CDD - Éditeur multimédia (H/F)

JR France; Paris; Hybride; EUR 35 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading research institute in Paris seeks an editor for its Publications Department. The role involves editing journals, defining editorial policies, and ensuring consistency between English and French publications. Candidates should be bilingual, possess excellent writing skills, and have experience with relevant software. This position offers a full-time, fixed-term contract with options for remote working.

Prestations

32 days of annual leave

10 RTT days

Options for remote working

Travel expenses covered

Qualifications

• Bilingual English–French skills required.
• Knowledge of social science research standards essential.
• Experience with editing and production processes.

Responsabilités

• Editing of English versions of journals.
• Defining editorial policy and ensuring consistency.
• Preparing content for digital publications.

Connaissances

Bilingual English–French

Excellent writing and editing skills

Knowledge of social science research standards

Command of translation techniques

Proficiency in relevant software

Outils

InDesign

XML-TEI

Word

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Location:

Paris, France

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

18250977763550822432761

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Posted:

15.05.2025

Expiry Date:

29.06.2025

Job Description:

INED’s mission is to conduct research on various demographic issues (fertility and family, health and mortality, migration, etc.) and to keep the general public and the research world informed about trends and developments. Around 250 people work for the Institute (permanent staff, contract staff, doctoral students, etc.); INED forms the hub of a network of national and international research partnerships.

The Publications Department works with the Institute’s management and editorial committees to define INED’s editorial and commercial policy on publishing books and journals. It comprises a team of 11 people (one department head, four editors, including an English-speaking translator/editor, two graphic designers/typesetters, two documentalists who manage the open archive, a department assistant, and a sales and subscriptions manager).

The Department publishes and markets books, the quarterly bilingual journal Population, a monthly newsletter entitled Population & Societies, also published in both French and English, and an online publication called Sound Archives. The publications are distributed in bookstores by FMSH Diffusion and made available to institutions, libraries, and individuals via various digital platforms.

The editor will help implement the editorial programme by producing printed and/or digital publications and making them available to the public. They will work closely with the editors-in-chief of the journals and other department members, particularly French-speaking graphic designers and editors.

Responsibilities include:

1. Editing of English versions of journals:
2. Helping to define the editorial policy (international positioning, open science standards, dissemination strategies, scientific integrity policy)
3. Responsibility for editorial production to press proof/digital proof stage, including working on mockups in InDesign
4. Ensuring consistency of English and French versions
5. Editing the English translation of books (maximum 1 per year)
6. Preparing content for digital publications (XML-TEI workflow)
7. Involvement in publication promotion and representation at events
8. Monitoring journal publication on Cairn
9. Updating related webpages on the INED website

Requirements include knowledge of social science research standards, bilingual English–French skills, excellent writing and editing skills, command of translation techniques, and proficiency in relevant software such as Word, XML-TEI, and InDesign.

This is a 36-month fixed-term contract or secondment, full-time (37 hours 55 minutes/week), with 32 days of annual leave and 10 RTT days. Options for remote working and travel expenses are available.