Editor Luxury for Less

TASCHEN; Köln; Vor Ort; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join TASCHEN, the world’s leading art-book publisher, as a Project Manager in our Cologne office. You will oversee multilingual book publications, ensuring quality and timely releases, while collaborating with artists and experts across various fields. This full-time role offers the opportunity to thrive in our inspiring international environment, highly esteemed in the publishing world.

Leistungen

Book discount of 40%

Annual allowance for TASCHEN books

Home office opportunity (one day per week)

Cafeteria with varied lunch options

Inspiring work atmosphere

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in project management within the publishing industry.
• Strong interest in art, photography, and design.

Aufgaben

• Manage multilingual book publications from budgeting to printing.
• Coordinate reprints and collaborate with international partners.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Communication

Organizational talent

Attention to detail

Language proficiency

Ausbildung

MA in Humanities, Book Studies, or Languages

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Jobbeschreibung

Your tasks

• Project management of multilingual book publications on topics from the fields of art, architecture, design, film, photography, and pop culture, from budget and schedule preparation to printing.
• Timely and efficient revision of titles for new editions.
• Reprint coordination of our extensive backlist catalogue.
• Close collaboration with international authors, translators, freelancers, typesetters, designers, museums, picture agencies and printers in Germany and abroad.
• Clarification of image, text and artist rights, as well as image procurement.
• Internal coordination with the graphics and production departments.
  
  

Your profile

• Strong interest in and knowledge in editorial tasks, as well as art, art history, photography, architecture, design, pop culture, travel, and fashion – the foundations of our publishing program.
• Completed studies (MA) in Humanities, Book Studies, Languages or similar.
• Proven experience in project management within the publishing industry.
• Confident with Microsoft Office, databases, Adobe Acrobat, and InDesign.
• Organizational talent with an eye for detail and strong sense of precision.
• Enjoy working with language and perfect knowledge of spelling and grammar.
• Proficiency in excellent written and spoken German and English, any other language is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Independent, structured and team-oriented way of working and strong interpersonal skills.
• Open-mindedness and a passion for the range of our program.
  
  

We offer

• An inspiring and international atmosphere working with some of the world’s most important artists and pop-culture icons.
• Daily exposure to high quality imagery on a wide range of subjects in a growing family business.
• Work with our dynamic, highly professional, and dedicated team.
• An open culture with flat hierarchies and fast decision-making processes.
• One day per week home office opportunity.
• A permanent, full-time position.
• An office in the heart of Cologne, located in a listed Art Nouveau building, offering a great atmosphere, as well as inexpensive, fresh and varied lunch options in our on-site cafeteria.
• Book discount of 40% and an annual allowance to spend on your favorite TASCHEN books.
  
  

About Us

We are looking for bright, driven and inspiring individuals to join our international team.

TASCHEN is the world’s leading art-book publisher, headquartered in Cologne with teams in Berlin, Brussels, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Milan, New York, Paris and Tokyo. For more than 40 years, we have been on a mission to publish innovative illustrated books on art, architecture, design, fashion, film, lifestyle, travel, photography and pop culture and to bring them to the world. We aspire to be inclusive, independent, inspirational.