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Publishing Assistant | Uitgewersassistent (NB Publishers) - Cape Town City Centre

Media24

Position: Publishing Assistant, Fiction & Children’s Books Reports to: Head of Publishing: Fiction and Head of Publishing: Children & Youth Location: Cape Town NB Publishers has a permanent position available for a Publishing Assistant to the Fiction and Children’s Books departments. Part of Media24, NB Publishers is a leading local publishing house dedicated to creating books that are relevant, entertain and inspire, and educate and inform. We publish books for children and young adults, adult fiction and nonfiction, dictionaries and educational books, and are proud to work with many of South Africa’s most widely read authors. We offer market-related salaries and benefits, and a stimulating, supportive environment where team work is encouraged and excellence is recognised. The Publishing Assistant's key responsibilities are: handling all administrative functions regarding manuscript submissions, payment of freelancers and competitions restructuring and reformatting manuscripts checking page proofs general support to editorial staff, also with regards to e-book publications general administrative support, including reception and general enquiries liaison with authors and freelancers Requirements: a B degree or relevant general administrative/secretarial experience computer literate (MS Word, MS Teams, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) an interest in the local publishing industry fluent in Afrikaans and English with excellent written and verbal language skills excellent organisational abilities and keeps to deadlines a team player with good interpersonal relationships energetic, flexible, a problem-solver experience of the book industry and knowledge of the editorial process, as well as Bookmaster, will be an advantage The company offers a market-related remuneration package. For more information about NB Publishers please visit our website: www.nb.co.za. Please apply via the following link: https://nbpublishers.simplify.hr/vacancy/kinxc3 Applications close at 17:00 on Friday 15 March 2024. Every application must be accompanied by a separate cover letter explaining why the applicant is suitable for the position, as well as details of three referees. Salary expectations should be clearly stated. Applicants who have not received a reply within two weeks of the closing date may assume that their application has been unsuccessful. NB Publishers reserves the right not to fill this position at this time should a suitable candidate not be found. Given the employment equity policy of Media24, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups. Posisie: Uitgewersassistent, Fiksie en Kinder- en jeugboeke Rapporteer aan: Uitgewershoof: Fiksie en Uitgewershoof: Kinder & Jeug Plek: Kaapstad NB-Uitgewers het ’n permanente posisie beskikbaar vir ’n Uitgewersassistent wat ondersteuning verskaf aan die redaksionele personeel van die Fiksie- en Kinder- en Jeugafdelings. NB-Uitgewers is deel van Media24 en ’n toonaangewende plaaslike uitgewer. Ons wy ons daaraan toe om boeke te skep wat relevant is, wat vermaak en inspireer, en wat opvoed en inlig. Ons publiseer boeke vir kinders en jong mense, volwasse fiksie en niefiksie, woordeboeke en opvoedkundige boeke, en is trots om met baie van Suid-Afrika se gewildste skrywers te werk. Ons bied markverwante salarisse en voordele, en ’n stimulerende, ondersteunende omgewing waar spanwerk aangemoedig, en uitnemendheid erken word. Die Uitgewersassistent se verantwoordelikhede is: administratiewe funksies rondom manuskripvoorleggings, vryskutterbetalings en wedstryde herstrukturering en formatering van manuskripte nagaan van bladproewe algemene steun aan redaksionele personeel, insluitende e-boekproduksie algemene administratiewe ondersteuning, insluitende ontvangs en algemene navrae skakeling met skrywers en medewerkers. Vereistes: ’n toepaslike B-graad of relevante administratiewe ervaring rekenaarvaardig (MS Word, MS Teams, Outlook, Excel en PowerPoint) belangstelling in die plaaslike uitgewersbedryf vlot in Afrikaans en Engels met uitstekende taalvaardighede goeie organisasievermoëns en hou by sperdatums ’n spanspeler met goeie interpersoonlike verhoudings energiek, buigsaam, ’n planmaker ondervinding van die boekbedryf en kennis van die publikasieproses sowel as BookMaster sal voordelig wees. Die maatskappy bied ’n markverwante vergoedingspakket. Besoek asseblief ons webwerf vir meer inligting oor NB-Uitgewers: www.nb.co.za. Doen asseblief aansoek via die volgende skakel: https://nbpublishers.simplify.hr/vacancy/kinxc3 Aansoeke sluit om 17:00 op Vrydag 15 Maart 2024. Elke aansoek moet vergesel wees van ’n afsonderlike dekbrief waarin verduidelik word waarom die aansoeker geskik is vir die posisie, met die besonderhede van drie referente. Salarisverwagtinge moet duidelik vermeld word. Aansoekers wat twee weke ná die sluitingsdatum nog nie ’n antwoord ontvang het nie, kan hul aansoek as onsuksesvol beskou. NB-Uitgewers behou die reg om die vakature nie nou te vul indien ’n geskikte kandidaat nie gevind word nie. Ingevolge Media24 se diensbillikheidsbeleid word voorkeur gegee aan geskikte kandidate uit die aangewese groepe. Apply Now
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