Editor / Project Manager
TASCHEN (location: Cologne)
To strengthen our team of editors at our headquarters in Cologne, Germany, we are looking for a full-time
Editor / Project Manager
Key responsibilities:
- Independent project management of multilingual book publications, from the preparation of budgets and schedules to printing
- Punctual and efficient revision of our titles for new editions
- Coordination of reprints in our extensive backlist program
- Close cooperation with international authors, translators and freelancers, typesetters, designers, and printers in Germany and abroad
- Clearance of image, text, and artist copyrights, as well as the procurement of image material
- Internal coordination with the graphic and production departments
Candidate’s profile:
- Degree in the humanities or media sciences, preferably art history
- First professional experience in the publishing or media industry
- Ideally project management skills and experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluency in German and English, ideally also with a good command of French or Spanish
- Independent, structured, and precise, with a team-oriented approach to work
- Flexibility, ability to work under pressure, and a pragmatic, solutions-based approach
- Adherence to deadlines and ability to deal with time pressure
- Good computer skills (Acrobat, MS Office, InDesign)
- Interest in the subjects on which we publish
What we offer:
- A diverse and demanding job within a creative and international working environment
- An open business culture with a flat organizational structure and rapid decision-making processes
- A variety of tasks in a committed, dynamic team
- Flexible working hours as well as the possibility of combining remote and on-site work
- A competitive salary
- A permanent full-time job
Interested?
Please send us your resume and cover letter in either English or German, including your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date, by e-mail to jobs@taschen.com