Intellect is an independent academic publisher of books and journals, focusing on areas of creative practice & popular culture. We have a vacancy for a Book Publishing Assistant to work within our books team.
Duties will include:
∝ Primarily book project management, including editorial, production and marketing
∝ Liaising with authors, editors, printers and distributors
∝ Copywriting and assisting with production of promotional material for books
∝ Supervising production and distribution of e-books
∝ Coordinating royalties
∝ Attendance at conferences and trade shows
As part of a small team, there will be some other areas of work to which you may be asked to contribute.
The successful candidate will either have a postgraduate degree in publishing, or have at least two years experience in the publishing industry. Excellent organisational and communication skills, initiative and ability to manage and prioritize multiple responsibilities are important in this role. Good computer skills required; experience with Macs and Adobe & Office packages a bonus. Starting salary of £14K plus optional employer contribution of up to 8% for pension scheme.
Please apply with a full CV and covering letter at the earliest convenience to Sam King sam@intellectbooks.com.
Deadline 28th May. Interviews will be held at Intellect offices in Bristol on 4th and 5th June.
Monday, 6 April 2009
Book Publishing Assistant vacancy
Journals Publishing Assistant vacancy
Journals Publishing Assistant
Intellect is an independent academic publisher of books and journals, specialising in the arts and humanities. We have a vacancy for a Journals Publishing Assistant.
Main Duties:
• Project management of a portfolio of journals including editorial, production and marketing
• Liaising with editors, copy-editors, printers and distributors
• Contributing to the growth of the journals portfolio, and to the development of business and marketing strategies
Qualifications
• The ideal candidate will either have a postgraduate degree in publishing, or at least two years experience in the publishing industry
Key Skills
• Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work on one’s own as efficiently as within a team
Starting salary of £14K, plus optional employer contribution of up to 8% for pension scheme.
Please apply with a full CV and covering letter to Intellect’s Journals Manager, Ravi Butalia: ravi@intellectbooks.com. The deadline for applications is 30th April 2009. Interviews will be held on 7th and 8th May. Candidates for interview will be notified by 1st May. If you do not hear from us after 1st May, your application did not make the short list. Due to the high number of applications we generally receive, we regret not being in a position to inform everyone in writing.
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
YouTube Interview with Intellect's Founder, Masoud Yazdani
You can also find it on YouTube by following this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38cA8-nh1O0
For more information and discussion visit Masoud's very own blog:
"A publisher's apology" in which Intellect's founder offers his reflections on what it is like being a publisher.
Recent topics covered in the blog include:
- What does a publisher do?
- Is there a future for an academic publisher?
- Why do academics need to publish?
- Why do artists want to publish?
- Why we need ‘peer review’?
Monday, 2 June 2008
YouTube Interview with Gabriel Solomons
We've conducted an in-depth interview with our designer, Gabriel Solomons, and posted it on YouTube!
Take a look at the video of Gabriel talking about his career as a designer and his thoughts on teaching graphic design. We ask him about his childhood inspiration drawn from comic books, as well as Intellect's visual and artistic future. A selection of his striking designs at Intellect are also included at the end.
See the short film in full here:
You can also find it on YouTube by following this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wdMXFCwmnY
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