Junior Journal Production Editor (On-Site)

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd.; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. in Durbanville, South Africa, is seeking a highly organised Junior Journal Production Coordinator/Editor to join our publishing team.

The role supports the production process from manuscript acceptance through to publication, coordinating activities, managing schedules, liaising with external service providers, and ensuring quality and metadata standards. This on-site position is ideal for a recent graduate or early-career publishing professional who enjoys complex workflows,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Journalism/Publishing or similar).
• Recent graduates or early‑career publishing professionals welcome.
• Strong proofreading, copyediting and formatting skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate manuscripts through copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, author corrections, and publication.
• Maintain publication schedules and monitor production progress against deadlines.
• Communicate with authors, editors, proofreaders, typesetters, and other production partners.
• Track manuscripts and production milestones using workflow management systems.
• Verify publication metadata for completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare routine reports on publication progress and production status.
• Process and track production-related invoices and purchase orders.

Skills

Organization

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism

Bachelor's degree in Language Publishing

Bachelor's degree in English

Bachelor's degree in Communications

Bachelor's degree in Information Science

Bachelor's degree in Humanities

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. in Durbanville, South Africa, is seeking a highly organised Junior Journal Production Coordinator/Editor to join our publishing team.

The role supports the production process from manuscript acceptance through to publication, coordinating activities, managing schedules, liaising with external service providers, and ensuring quality and metadata standards. This on-site position is ideal for a recent graduate or early-career publishing professional who enjoys complex workflows,