Production Lead

About us: Crimson Interactive

We are a technology-driven scientific communications & localization company. Crimson offers a robust ecosystem of services with cutting-edge AI and learning products for researchers, publishers, societies, universities, and government research bodies worldwide. With a global presence, including 9 international offices, we cater to the communication needs of the scientific community and corporates.

What's in it for you

Global exposure: Crimson has employees belonging to more than 125 countries. Opportunity wot work with different Talent with different expertise and backgrounds under one roof. There is always something new to do and something challenging to work on. Hard work, perseverance, and the eagerness to learn are all that our Crimsonites need to flourish at Crimson!

Growth & Benefits: Growth to us is learning something new every day. We not only provide role-specific grooming and training but also various opportunities and platforms for our people to develop their skill and personalities, personally and professionally

Culture & Diversity: Our team comprises Fresher's and experienced professionals from India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, USA, UK, Colombia, Italy, Kazakhstan, etc. Crimson's culture helps each one feel a valuable part of a bigger team, while retaining their individual beliefs and culture.

Our Ideologies, Our Beliefs: To us, growth is synonymous with progression, and our efforts are kindled to offer empowerment and flexibility to each one of us to share, learn, and grow. Our programs and culture assure our Crimsonites of all elements required to build a strong and successful long-term career. In all that we offer to our Crimsonites, there are four main ideologies and beliefs that form the framework to the benefits we provide

FLEXIBILITY | COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION | JOB SECURITY | PROFESSIONAL & FINANCIAL GROWTH

If efficient management skills are your forte and you wish to work closely with clients from all over the world, we have the perfect opportunity for you. We give you an opportunity to manage projects for clients across 89 countries including Japan, China, Korea, Turkey, Germany, and Brazil.

We provide language services to both individual and corporate clients from the world over. Having made our mark in the academic publishing industry with our elite translation and transcription English language services, we are currently at the apex of the pyramid, proving English language services to research scholars, academicians, and the intelligentsia of the academic world.

If you wish to be part of a progressive organization that believes in constant growth, innovative strategizing to build its client base, and sharing its success with its dedicated employee base, then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

Job Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced academic editor with project management experience to join our team. This role involves in-depth knowledge and understanding of publication cycles, post-acceptance journal production, academic editing and formatting, and project management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in copy editing and language polishing, organization, decision-making, and a passion for continuous learning and development.

Key Responsibilities

Academic Editing & Formatting (Mandatory)

• Perform formatting and copy editing for academic post-acceptance manuscripts
• Ensure and application of customized style guides
• Effectively meet all publication workflow deadlines

Quality Assurance (Mandatory)

• Quality check edited manuscripts for clarity, style, and grammar
• Work with Production Editor to maintain and regularly update internal client-specific style guides via feedback and discussions with relevant stakeholders
• Maintain quality benchmarks of edited files via audits, quality checks, feedback, discussions, and other relevant steps
• Actively evaluate editorial and production output and proactively identify opportunities to clarify, document, improve, or optimize editorial and formatting styles and workflows to strengthen editorial quality and improve efficiency
• Adapt to project changes, ensuring smooth workflow and problem-solving

Communication & Stakeholder Management (Mandatory)

• Communicate and coordinate effectively with authors, clients, and all internal and external stakeholders
• Simplify complex topics and ensure everybody associated with the project is aligned on project status and expectations
• Proactively identify areas requiring clarification or standardization

Project Management (Mandatory)

• Oversee and track editing and production workflow for manuscripts across multiple journals, demonstrating full ownership (including, but not limited to, style updates, quality, strategy, deadline adherence, workload management, client satisfaction, and training and future hiring)
• Monitor progress and proactively flag risks, bottlenecks, or scope deviations
• Identify gaps and participate in continuous improvement initiatives
• Work with senior management for budgeting, pricing, and establishing workflows and processes for any new projects

Documentation and reporting (Mandatory)

• Maintain accurate documentation of styles decisions, communications, workflow updates, and client-specific instructions
• Prepare various scheduled an ad hoc reports on project status and progress

Other requirements

Adaptability & Continuous Learning (Highly Preferable)

• Stay updated with editorial tools, scientific publishing trends, and manuscript production technologies
• Be adaptable in a fast-paced environment and willing to take on new challenges
• Proactive engagement and problem-solving mindset in process and quality improvement strategies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex style discussions
• Experience effectively managing multiple projects and deadlines

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