Editor Position in Seoul, Korea
Oxford University Press, one of the world’s leading educational publishers, is looking for an Editor of English Language Teaching (ELT) materials to join a small editorial team providing custom publishing for Asia. Based in Seoul, Korea, the position involves work on Korea-specific publishing.
Candidates must have ELT experience (teaching or sales & marketing) in Korea as well as editorial experience.
Main areas of activity
- Helping develop the shape of new market-specific publishing
- Project managing several local projects (budgets, schedules)
- Managing freelance staff
- Content editing, copy editing, proof-reading
- Researching and understanding the market and customer needs and trends
In addition to project management, the position will involve a significant amount of translation review and copy editing and the editor should be able to switch easily between project management and “hands-on” editing work.
Conditions
- Basic working hours: Mon-Fri, 9:00-18:00
- Occasional weekend work; some domestic and international business trips
Candidate profile
- Fully bilingual (Korean and English) or native Korean with advanced level English
- ELT experience (teaching and/or sales & marketing)
- Work experience in publishing
-Editorial experience (preferably with experience of translation review and editing)
- Cross-cultural sensitivity and excellent communication skills
- Able to demonstrate initiative and work independently (there will only be one editor in Korea)
- Computer literate and quick with new software
To apply, please provide the following: Korean CV; English CV; covering letter (English) including salary expectations. People who have already applied need not apply again.
Please send these documents to: recruit.japan@oup.com with “ELT Editor, Korea” in the subject line.
More information here.
Candidates must have ELT experience (teaching or sales & marketing) in Korea as well as editorial experience.
Main areas of activity
- Helping develop the shape of new market-specific publishing
- Project managing several local projects (budgets, schedules)
- Managing freelance staff
- Content editing, copy editing, proof-reading
- Researching and understanding the market and customer needs and trends
In addition to project management, the position will involve a significant amount of translation review and copy editing and the editor should be able to switch easily between project management and “hands-on” editing work.
Conditions
- Basic working hours: Mon-Fri, 9:00-18:00
- Occasional weekend work; some domestic and international business trips
Candidate profile
- Fully bilingual (Korean and English) or native Korean with advanced level English
- ELT experience (teaching and/or sales & marketing)
- Work experience in publishing
-Editorial experience (preferably with experience of translation review and editing)
- Cross-cultural sensitivity and excellent communication skills
- Able to demonstrate initiative and work independently (there will only be one editor in Korea)
- Computer literate and quick with new software
To apply, please provide the following: Korean CV; English CV; covering letter (English) including salary expectations. People who have already applied need not apply again.
Please send these documents to: recruit.japan@oup.com with “ELT Editor, Korea” in the subject line.
More information here.
