Editorial Assistant Production Assistant for Publishing Company (Harriseahead)

Editorial Assistant Pa Required. Sunpenny Publishing is embarking on a rapid expansion plan and we are taking on various freelance staff in order to undertake this growth. We have four imprints at the moment and are looking to introduce more see our web site at w.sunpenny.com Although you will work mostly from your own Home Office you will need to come to our office once every week or so and in the beginning more often for orientation and training. We are moving to Harriseahead north of Stoke-on-Trent in October so you need to be situated in easy reach. This advert is for a freelance editorial assistant (if you arent sure what this is please google to be sure but in short its the first rung of the ladder into the publishing world on the editorial side. You should be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative have good English language skills fast and accurate typing computer skills and good organisational admin abilities. You will be trained into production-managing book projects starting with the basics and working into more challenging work according to your abilities. Duties will include (but not be confined to) general office work controlling the office systems pulling together freelancers and schedules and authors liaising with authors and others working with production and marketing teams doing manuscript reading assessments pre-editing editing writing blurbs and other materials anything goes really. Preference will be given to applicants who have at least a basic idea of desktop layout work. You must have your own Home Office set up with all you need this is a freelance position and you are expected to have all you need to carry out the work. You need Ms Office or compatible on your computer and be able to work with basic Excel or compatible spreadsheets. I look forward to receiving your applications. Please Quote At Your Hourly Rate bearing in mind we are looking to pay based on your experience and that we are a small company just beginning to grow and our budgets are similarly small to start with. Thank you.

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