Associate Project Manager

Role:

Why HarperCollins:

• Putting

  our

  authors

  at

  the

  heart

  of

  everything

  Their success is our first concern.

• Working

  together

  Sharing responsibility, helping colleagues, listening well, embracing difference, and enjoying what we do.

• Learning

  &

  adapting

  Taking smart risks, learning from experience without blame and being both curious and willing to change.

• Looking

  out

  as

  well

  as

  in

  Understanding the consumer, the marketplace, and the competitive environment.

• Leading

  not

  following

  Staying ahead, looking to the future, being bold and always aiming to be the best.

• Integrity

  in

  all

  we

  do

  Timely, open, and honest communication, being fair, principled, and respectful.

Job Description:

Typesetting:

• Good verbal and written communication
• Manage book schedules/reports.
• Good knowledge of Adobe (Indesign, illustrator, and Photoshop) and should be able to mark corrections proficiently in the Open files.
• Collation and incorporation of final corrections
• Good Knowledge of XML and styles
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet Deadlines

Project Management.

• Oversee the entire production process from Manuscript stage to delivery of final files to production for the projects assigned.
• Coordinating and overseeing all or part of the publication process for all or part of a publication
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office(Word, Excel) and Adobe PDF
• Facilitating communication among editors and vendors involved in the project
• Supervising and sometimes selecting other contractors to carry out such functions as copyediting, proofreading, illustrating, indexing, typesetting, and printing
• Facilitating communication among authors, editors, and others involved in the project

Proofreading.

• Comparing the latest stage of text with the preceding stage, marking discrepancies in text, and, when appropriate. Proofreading may also include one or more of the following:
• checking proof against typesetting specifications
• querying or correcting errors or inconsistencies that may have escaped an editor or writer
• Attention to detail

Next steps

If you are confident, you have it in you, please send your resume to Monika.Miglani@harpercollins.co.in & Osheen.Patel@harpercollins.co.in