Senior Scholarly Publishing Editor & Acquisitions Lead

Persona Staff; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Persona Staff is seeking a senior editorial professional to lead scholarly publishing projects, from proposal through to publication. You will oversee peer review, ensure ethical and quality standards, and manage relationships with authors, editors, and institutions.

The role emphasizes editorial judgement, strategic development of open-access publishing, and maintaining scholarly integrity across commissions and series development.

Qualifications

• Excellent editorial judgement and decision-making capabilities.
• Proven track record managing scholarly book projects from proposal through publication.
• Experience evaluating publishing proposals and manuscripts.
• Experience overseeing scholarly peer review.

Responsibilities

• Take editorial ownership of assigned scholarly book projects.
• Guide authors and editors from proposal through peer review and final approval.
• Define reviewer requirements and approve selections.
• Evaluate manuscripts and peer-review reports; decide on revisions or acceptance.

Skills

Editorial judgement

Acquisitions

Scholarly publishing

English communication

Peer review oversight

Open access

Education

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

Persona Staff is seeking a senior editorial professional to lead scholarly publishing projects, from proposal through to publication. You will oversee peer review, ensure ethical and quality standards, and manage relationships with authors, editors, and institutions.

The role emphasizes editorial judgement, strategic development of open-access publishing, and maintaining scholarly integrity across commissions and series development.