Job Description

Date Posted: 2009-11-01 Ref. JB1343869

Editorial Assistant (Middle East and Africa)
McGraw-Hill Higher Education

McGraw-Hill Education is looking to appoint an Editorial Assistant in its Higher Education Division.

The Role
• Researching specific projects according to tight deadlines
• Supporting the Publishing Manager and other editorial staff, as required, in specific activities leading to a publication
• Liaising with other in-house teams, writers, photographers, printers, designers and production staff to negotiate and monitor set schedules for different stages in the publishing process
• Based flexibly in the Middle East, and travelling in the area responsibility is needed.

Skills

The Candidate
• University degree (preferably a Business or Humanities/Social Studies degree) and computer literacy essential
• Excellent command of written and spoken English; Fluency in Arabic would be an advantage
• Self motivated individual with analytical mindset, able to work under strict deadlines and to meet revenue-oriented targets
• Highly developed interpersonal skills
• Previous experience in the publishing industry, or the higher education market will be considered a strong advantage

Salary and package commensurate with experience.