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Job Summary: This role is responsible for managing a portfolio of journals through the editorial/production process, by effectively using a combination of external and internal editorial resources to ensure cost‑effective processing of content. The incumbent oversees the training and monitoring of external editorial resources employed by vendor partners from manuscript acceptance to publication online and/or print, and advises EICs about IEEE policies, processes, and product‑management concerns. A high level of experience with publications, strong editing and project‑planning skills, high productivity, and good judgment are required. The role typically reports to a Managing Editor and has supervisory responsibility for the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of work performed by external editorial resources.
This position is available for in‑office, hybrid, or full‑time remote arrangements.
Key Responsibilities
Through quality checks and feedback at various stages of production, ensure quality of all material by reviewing content edited by external editorial resources for accuracy and consistency; manage the process and relationship between IEEE and external editorial resources on the assigned portfolio of journals.
Monitor skill level of external editorial resources and provide efficient education and knowledge to improve their performance.
Communicate effectively with volunteer EICs, editorial offices, and Guest Editors about receipt of materials or special instructions.
Assist authors with every aspect of the production process, including use of IEEE’s Digital Tools.
Ensure complete delivery of final publication materials from external editorial resources (e.g., XML meta‑data, print PDF, IEEE Xplore PDF) and multimedia files (handled in‑house).
Manage production schedules and prioritize workload to meet timeliness metrics, ensuring all steps in the production process are completed on schedule.
Work with Managing Editors to ensure a high level of quality of publications.
Provide status information to department management, other staff, volunteers, and authors as required.
Assist Managing Editors in training and development of external editorial resources, including education of IEEE house editorial style and editorial quality checks at article and issue levels.
Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in English, journalism, or communications.
Experience:
4–7 years technical editing experience, including managing external editorial resources.
Skills and Requirements:
Strong communication and grammatical skills.
Capability to exercise sound judgment when interfacing with authors, editors, society officers, and other members of IEEE staff.
Excellent organizational and time‑management skills; ability to edit and manage a large volume of pages per year on one or more publications and meet tight/multiple deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with volunteers, vendors, and external editorial resources, and to enforce appropriate quality levels in editorial products; this may include working with authors and other volunteers who have ESL challenges.
This position is classified under [Category I—Office Position].
For information on work demands and conditions required for this position, please consult the reference document, “Physical, Mental, and Work Environment Standards for IEEE Positions.”
Disclaimer: This job description outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or re‑assign duties to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons.
A non‑profit organization, IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.
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We require all applications online, if you require assistance contact .talent@ieee.org
Job Summary: This role is responsible for managing a portfolio of journals through the editorial/production process, by effectively using a combination of external and internal editorial resources to ensure cost‑effective processing of content. The incumbent oversees the training and monitoring of external editorial resources employed by vendor partners from manuscript acceptance to publication online and/or print, and advises EICs about IEEE policies, processes, and product‑management concerns. A high level of experience with publications, strong editing and project‑planning skills, high productivity, and good judgment are required. The role typically reports to a Managing Editor and has supervisory responsibility for the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of work performed by external editorial resources.
This position is available for in‑office, hybrid, or full‑time remote arrangements.
Key Responsibilities
Through quality checks and feedback at various stages of production, ensure quality of all material by reviewing content edited by external editorial resources for accuracy and consistency; manage the process and relationship between IEEE and external editorial resources on the assigned portfolio of journals.
Monitor skill level of external editorial resources and provide efficient education and knowledge to improve their performance.
Communicate effectively with volunteer EICs, editorial offices, and Guest Editors about receipt of materials or special instructions.
Assist authors with every aspect of the production process, including use of IEEE’s Digital Tools.
Ensure complete delivery of final publication materials from external editorial resources (e.g., XML meta‑data, print PDF, IEEE Xplore PDF) and multimedia files (handled in‑house).
Manage production schedules and prioritize workload to meet timeliness metrics, ensuring all steps in the production process are completed on schedule.
Work with Managing Editors to ensure a high level of quality of publications.
Provide status information to department management, other staff, volunteers, and authors as required.
Assist Managing Editors in training and development of external editorial resources, including education of IEEE house editorial style and editorial quality checks at article and issue levels.
Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in English, journalism, or communications.
Experience:
4–7 years technical editing experience, including managing external editorial resources.
Skills and Requirements:
Strong communication and grammatical skills.
Capability to exercise sound judgment when interfacing with authors, editors, society officers, and other members of IEEE staff.
Excellent organizational and time‑management skills; ability to edit and manage a large volume of pages per year on one or more publications and meet tight/multiple deadlines.
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with volunteers, vendors, and external editorial resources, and to enforce appropriate quality levels in editorial products; this may include working with authors and other volunteers who have ESL challenges.
This position is classified under [Category I—Office Position].
For information on work demands and conditions required for this position, please consult the reference document, “Physical, Mental, and Work Environment Standards for IEEE Positions.”
Disclaimer: This job description outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or re‑assign duties to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons.
A non‑profit organization, IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.
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