Project Manager (Academic Book Production)
Posted 1 day ago by Integra
£32,000 Per year
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The Project Manager (Academic Book Production) is responsible for overseeing the entire lifecycle of academic book production, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards. This role involves coordinating with various teams and managing relationships with freelancers and stakeholders. The position requires extensive experience in academic publishing and strong communication skills. The role is full-time and offers a fixed-term renewable contract with remote working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the full lifecycle of academic book production – from receipt of manuscript to final delivery.
- Plan schedules, allocate freelance resources and monitor progress to ensure timely completion.
- Coordinate with editorial, production and quality teams to maintain accuracy and consistency.
- Carry out quality checks on proof deliverables to ensure adherence to client and academic standards.
- Manage relationships with freelancers, vendors and internal stakeholders to meet project requirements.
- Communicate regularly with clients and authors to provide updates, address queries and ensure a high level of service.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience managing academic book production.
- Strong understanding of book publishing production workflows and processes.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications.
- Based in the UK and able to work remotely.
Salary (Rate): £32,000 yearly
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Key responsibilities:
- Manage the full lifecycle of academic book production – from receipt of manuscript to final delivery.
- Plan schedules, allocate freelance resources and monitor progress to ensure timely completion.
- Coordinate with editorial, production and quality teams to maintain accuracy and consistency.
- Carry out quality checks on proof deliverables to ensure adherence to client and academic standards.
- Manage relationships with freelancers, vendors and internal stakeholders to meet project requirements.
- Communicate regularly with clients and authors to provide updates, address queries and ensure a high level of service.
Qualifications and experience:
- Extensive experience managing academic book production.
- Strong understanding of book publishing production workflows and processes.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications.
- Based in the UK and able to work remotely.
Role: Full-time (fixed-term renewable contract).
Remote.
Salary range: £30,000 – £32,000 a year