World Scientific Publishing since its inception in 1981, the Group has grown to establish itself as one of the world’s leading academics publishers and the largest in the Asia-Pacific. With its headquarters in Singapore and offices in New Jersey, London, Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai and Chennai, it now publishes about 500 titles a year and 120 journals in various fields. Prestigious universities, such as Caltech, Cambridge, Cornell, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, Princeton, Stanford and Yale have adopted many of our titles as textbooks. WSPC is also the publisher of choice for several Nobel Laureates. The company is searching for a talented, result oriented and innovative individual to join a dynamic team in our corporate HQ in Singapore:
Responsibilities:
- Understanding the workflow of book and journal production; from receive of manuscript, EA check, copy editing, type setting, working with authors on proof reading, mark up for correction, checking of blue print
- Organizing meetings with writers and artists to discuss ideas for artwork, layout and features;
- Working with authors in promoting their books in the form of flyer and poster design
- Working alongside staff in Engineering Team to generate ideas for new acquisition; which includes
1. Research into key researchers in the areas identified by the Engineering team, and organize them into database for book acquisition
2. Send out invitation letters to write for us
Requirements:
- Able to start work immediately
- Able to work for at least 6 months
- Experience in journalism and/or academic publishing
- Must be academically oriented with excellent command of English
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd - Designation:
Editorial Assistant - Profession:
Editorial / Linguist / Writing - Industry:
Creative / Media