28.1990, Jobs: English; General Linguistics; Asian Studies: Assistant Editor, Brill

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Subject: 28.1990, Jobs:  English; General Linguistics; Asian Studies: Assistant Editor, Brill

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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:15:29
From:  Luongo [Hrjobs at brill.com]
Subject: English; General Linguistics; Asian Studies: Assistant Editor, Brill, Massachusetts, USA

University or Organization: Brill 
Department: Editorial
Job Location: Massachusetts, USA 
Web Address: http://www.brill.com/
Job Title: Assistant Editor - Asian Studies & Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Editor; Other

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Asian Studies

Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      English 

Description:

BRILL 
2 Liberty Sq., 11th Floor
Boston, MA 02109

Position: Assistant Editor, Asian Studies & Linguistics (Full-Time – 40 hours
per week)

General Overview:

Founded in 1683 in Leiden, the Netherlands, Brill is a leading international
academic publisher in 20 main subject areas, including Middle East and Islamic
Studies, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, History, Biblical and Religious
Studies, Language & Linguistics, Biology, and International Law. With offices
in Leiden, Boston (MA) and Singapore, Brill today publishes 270 journals and
about 1,000 new books and reference works each year, available in both print
and electronic form. Brill also markets a large number of primary source
research collections and databases. The company’s key customers are academic
and research institutions, libraries, and scholars. Brill is a publicly traded
company and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam exchange.

The Assistant Editor will serve as assistant to the Senior Acquisitions Editor
and the Publishing Director in the areas of Asian Studies and Linguistics. and
support the development of these publishing programs. The Assistant Editor is
responsible for the organization and project management of these active and
growing programs. Responsibilities also include liaising between production,
finance, and marketing.  

Qualifications:

- College degree required; advanced degree relevant to the fields preferred
- Excellent written and spoken English; knowledge of Chinese or another major
Asian language preferred
- Proficiency at Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Punctuality and ability to meet deadlines
- Previous editorial experience strongly preferred
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Goal and results-oriented

Responsibilities:

- Correspond and maintain relationships with authors, journal editors, and
series editors regarding their projects
- Maintain publishing schedules for all works, pre-production through
publication
- Assist with book acquisitions, proposal, and manuscript reviews
- Assist with proofreading covers and front matters
- Update database with latest contact information, project data, and schedules
- Order free copies for authors, journal editors, and series editors
- Request and monitor payments for reviewers, authors, and editors
- Prepare manuscripts for production, including consent to publish forms and
permissions when necessary
- Cooperate with colleagues in the Leiden and Singapore offices
- Coordinate with the marketing department the preparation of e-bulletins,
forthcoming publication announcements, catalogs, flyers, information for the
company web site, Twitter and Facebook posts, and conference participation
- Assist with conferences from the planning stage through post-conference
reports (which may include some travel both nationally and internationally)

Please email CV and application letter to Human Resource Managers at the email
address or Fax number below (see contact information).

Full time - 40 hours - 30 minute lunch
Full Benefits - Health, Dental, 401K, etc.
No Phone call please

Application Deadline: 31-May-2017 

Email Address for Applications: HRjobs at brill.com 
Contact Information
	Luongo 
	Email: Hrjobs at brill.com 
	Fax: 617-263-2324 

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