Emerging Journal Production Editor

AOSIS; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

AOSIS in Durbanville, Cape Town, is seeking a Junior Journal Production Coordinator/Editor to support manuscript progression from acceptance to publication. You will coordinate editing, typesetting, proofreading and metadata checks, liaising with authors and service providers in a fast-paced publishing environment.

This onsite role requires strong attention to detail, organisation, and the ability to manage multiple projects.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years in publishing or editorial coordination.
• Recent graduates with internships or practical publishing experience encouraged to apply.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate manuscripts through copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, author corrections, and publication.
• Maintain publication schedules and monitor progress against deadlines.
• Liaise with authors, editors, proofreaders, typesetters and partners.
• Verify metadata, affiliations, ORCID, funding, references, and DOIs.
• Prepare routine reports and process invoices as needed.

Skills

MS Office

Proofreading

Digital publishing

Workflow systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism/Language Publishing

National Diploma / Publishing qualification

Tools

OJS familiarity

XML/HTML knowledge

Crossref/DOI knowledge

Publication workflow tools

Job description

AOSIS in Durbanville, Cape Town, is seeking a Junior Journal Production Coordinator/Editor to support manuscript progression from acceptance to publication. You will coordinate editing, typesetting, proofreading and metadata checks, liaising with authors and service providers in a fast-paced publishing environment.

This onsite role requires strong attention to detail, organisation, and the ability to manage multiple projects.