Senior Team Lead - Copyediting

Macmillan Publishers India Pvt Ltd.; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Publishers India Pvt Ltd. seeks an experienced Senior Team Leader Copyediting to lead the copyediting unit in Chennai. You will guide editorial quality, oversee workflows, and ensure timely project delivery across academic and e-publishing domains.

The role requires strong leadership, deep editorial knowledge, and the ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining client standards and deadlines.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in copyediting/editorial services, preferably in academic, scholarly, STM, or e-publishing.

Responsibilities

• Lead copyediting team to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Monitor productivity, quality, turnaround time, and performance metrics.
• Allocate work and manage project schedules and resources.
• Review complex editorial issues and resolve client queries.
• Ensure compliance with client style guides and guidelines.
• Mentor and train copyeditors to improve performance and quality.
• Coordinate with Production, Project Management, and Quality teams.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Team management

Workflow management

English grammar & punctuation

Editorial standards

Multitasking

Education

Undergraduate degree (any discipline)

Tools

MS Word

Editorial tools

Job description

Senior Team Leader Copyediting

Location: Chennai
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Team Leader Copyediting to lead our copyediting team, ensure high editorial quality, and drive timely project delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong editorial expertise, proven team leadership skills, and experience managing workflows, productivity, and quality standards in academic, scholarly, STM, or e-publishing environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the copyediting team, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Monitor team productivity, quality, turnaround time, and performance metrics.
• Allocate work and manage project schedules and resource utilization.
• Review complex editorial issues and resolve client-specific queries.
• Ensure compliance with publisher-specific style guides and editorial guidelines.
• Mentor and train copyeditors to improve performance and quality.
• Coordinate with Production, Project Management, and Quality teams for smooth workflow execution.
• Identify recurring quality issues and implement corrective and preventive measures.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and knowledge transfer.
• Drive process improvements and ensure consistent adherence to client requirements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in copyediting/editorial services, preferably in academic, scholarly, STM, or e-publishing.
• Candidates with an undergraduate (UG) degree in any discipline can apply.
• Proven experience in a senior editorial or team leadership role.
• Excellent command of English grammar, punctuation, style, and editorial conventions.
• Strong knowledge of publisher-specific style guides and copyediting standards.
• Good understanding of e-publishing workflows and production processes.
• Experience handling STEM and/or Humanities content.
• Strong leadership, team management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in MS Word and commonly used editorial tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines.

Preferences

• Immediate joiners preferred.
• Local Chennai candidates preferred.
• Candidates who can work from the office and join at short notice will be given preference.