Publishing assistant / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Training

Your organisation and the broader publishing business

• Your organisation’s technique and publishing programme by style and who your goal customers are.
• The broader publishing business

Publishing techniques and software program

• How one can learn and apply info/information utilizing publishing techniques equivalent to Biblio and Stison that are used to supply and promote books, journals and many others
• The significance and threat to the enterprise concerned in sustaining and managing information
• The vary of requirements and mark-up languages eg XML, LaTEX, HTML utilized in publishing for modifying
• Content material administration software program that helps the manufacturing course of eg digital, for the number of content material at your organisation

The important path and vary of publications

• The publishing journey from commissioning by to publication together with working with manuscripts, proofs and superior info sheets
• The vary of publications obtainable equivalent to illustrated books, tutorial publications, digital books, services together with the place acceptable apps and journals.

The editorial and manufacturing processes

• Key phases of the publishing course of, which is able to embody modifying, proof studying and briefing stakeholders
• How one can examine proofs the place obligatory and ensure printing matches the proof
• The costing ideas of latest titles and reprints to make sure price efficient manufacturing of books, to schedule
• How to make sure all info is updated on related databases, together with PDF information, utility information and pictures

The gross sales, advertising and marketing and publicity processes

• The necessities of your (goal customers) commerce companions equivalent to bookshops, libraries, colleges (academics and college students), universities, on-line distributors/gross sales.
• The totally different strategies used to attach and have interaction with influencers equivalent to bloggers and journalists.
• How one can make acceptable connections and have interaction with readers
• The choices concerning digital content material distribution and entry; advertising and marketing methods equivalent to search engine optimisation, insights from internet analytics; person expertise and internet optimisation

Rights administration, digital processes

• Deal constructions and Digital Rights Administration with authors together with charges, advances, royalties, licensing copyright, protecting territory copyright, translation rights, and serial rights.
• Firm insurance policies concerning copyright and permissions, together with acceptable digital rights to make sure compliance.

Information Administration

• Enter and preserve information to supply publications that meet firm, gross sales channel and viewers necessities
• Frequently enhance the standard of knowledge/information in-line with greatest apply

Publishing Journey and the place acceptable Editorial course of

• Comply with publishing/editorial pointers related to their position to supply publications that meet budgets, are on schedule and meet firm and business requirements
• Guarantee acceptable adjustments are highlighted and agreed with stakeholders
• Apply rigour and a spotlight to element
• Escalate points and considerations, in-line with firm course of, to make sure the publication is delivered to time and funds constraints and your agreed milestones are achieved

Stakeholder Administration

• Clearly establish stakeholders and handle their expectations, presenting acceptable info to them clearly and concisely
• Escalate points and considerations concerning stakeholders as acceptable

Rights Administration and Contracting

• Be certain that publications meet digital rights administration and/or deal constructions agreed with authors
• Utilizing templates, draft contracts as required by your organization

Drawback fixing

• Assume laterally and supply wise options to sudden challenges

Communication

• Talk clearly with inside and exterior stakeholders.
• Present confidence and adaptability when speaking with totally different stakeholders, guaranteeing an acceptable use of language and terminology

Crew working

• Show a robust skill to work as a part of a workforce, taking over duties with enthusiasm and dealing cooperatively with others (in a well timed vogue).
• Show a transparent understanding of the position you play in relation to different workforce members
• Undertake duties confidently and resourcefully, supporting the workforce and/or line supervisor as required

Working independently

• Be pro-active and purposeful when working in your actions, apply the suitable information and search assist when it’s wanted
• Show good time-management

Discretion and confidentiality

• Present discretion when coping with stakeholders, together with colleagues, authors, clients and customers, and preserve confidentiality when wanted.

Consideration to element

• Apply rigour and a spotlight to element in all duties.

Dedication to succeed

• Constantly obtain private and organisational targets
• Take motion to resolve day after day points
• Receptive to new concepts and reply nicely to day-to-day challenges
• Resilient and decided to beat obstacles

Inquisitive

• A willingness to study and develop, embracing new challenges after they happen.

Ardour

• Demonstrates enthusiasm of their actions