09/09/2015
Editorial Assistant Vacancy
Function Editorial
Job Type Contractual/Part Time
Positions Three vacancies
Experience Early Career
Job Description Editorial Assistant
Global Academy of Training and Research is a registered publishing firm in Malaysia that provides platforms for academics to excel. It publishes journals, books, and provides research services in a wide range of disciplines. The academic outfits also organizes seminars, workshops, conferences, symposiums, world forum and academic tours. Because of current status of Malaysia as an emerging global educational hub. GATR Enterprise has initiated the Journey from Malaysia and has an ambition to serve humanity around the Globe.
Editorial assistants provide support at all stages of the publication process for journals, Indexing, books, website content and online newsletters. If you have excellent written and spoken English skills, and want to take the first step into a career in publishing, this job could be ideal for you. In this job it is essential that you have a high level of accuracy and the ability to spot mistakes. You will need determination, resilience and good time management skills in order to meet strict deadlines.
Key responsibilities:
Liaising with authors and tracing royalty recipients
Liaising with colleagues in different departments
Preparing Journal and books for production
Writing book blurbs
writing and editing copy
Proofreading and checking the accuracy of articles
Researching images
Providing general administrative support
Participation in our events, networking with IR scholars and practitioners
Organizing events, conferences, and panels. Innovative ideas will be backed by the organization
Qualifications:
• Graduate student/Graduate in Business Administration, English, Marketing and related field
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Proficiency with IT packages like Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, outlook and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Enthusiasm
Application instructions:
Please send a 1-2 page CV at [email protected]
