Editorial Manager

About the Role

Mystic Publishing Co provides professional publishing, editorial, content development, book production and author support services to individuals, organisations and institutions across Qatar and the wider region.

We are seeking an experienced Editorial Manager to oversee the quality, consistency and timely delivery of our publishing projects. The successful candidate will manage editors, proofreaders and freelance contributors while working closely with authors, designers, production teams and client service professionals.

This role requires strong editorial judgement, excellent project-management skills and the ability to maintain high publishing standards across print and digital content.

Key Responsibilities

Editorial Leadership: Lead the editorial function and maintain consistent standards across books, reports, educational materials and digital publications.

Content Review: Review manuscripts and other written materials for structure, clarity, accuracy, tone, grammar and suitability for the intended audience.

Project Management: Plan editorial schedules, assign resources and ensure projects are completed within agreed deadlines and budgets.

Team Management: Supervise in-house editors, proofreaders, copywriters and freelance contributors.

Author Relations: Work closely with authors and clients to understand their objectives, provide constructive feedback and guide manuscripts through the publishing process.

Editorial Planning: Develop editing plans, style guidelines, production schedules and approval workflows for assigned projects.

Quality Assurance: Conduct final editorial reviews before content proceeds to design, production or publication.

Copy Editing: Ensure all content meets professional standards for grammar, punctuation, spelling, consistency and readability.

Developmental Editing: Assess manuscript organisation, narrative flow, argument structure and overall content effectiveness.

Fact Checking: Coordinate fact-checking and source-verification activities for publications requiring factual or technical accuracy.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with design, production, marketing, sales and client service teams to support successful publication launches.

Freelancer Coordination: Recruit, brief and evaluate freelance editors, proofreaders, translators and specialist contributors.

Budget Monitoring: Track editorial costs, freelance expenses and resource requirements for active projects.

Workflow Improvement: Review editorial processes and introduce improvements that increase efficiency and consistency.

Publishing Compliance: Ensure content respects copyright, permissions, confidentiality and applicable publishing requirements.

Performance Reporting: Prepare regular reports covering project status, editorial quality, resource utilisation and delivery risks.

What We Are Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Publishing, Communications, Literature or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in editing, publishing, content management or editorial operations.
• At least 2 years of experience supervising editors, writers or freelance contributors.
• Strong knowledge of developmental editing, copy editing and proofreading.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Strong editorial judgement and attention to detail.
• Experience managing multiple publishing projects and competing deadlines.
• Ability to communicate constructive editorial feedback professionally.
• Strong planning, organisation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Knowledge of print and digital publishing workflows.
• Familiarity with copyright, permissions and content-quality standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and editorial collaboration tools.
• Arabic language proficiency is an advantage.
• Experience in the Qatar or GCC publishing market is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in Publishing, Journalism or Communications
• Professional editing or publishing certification
• Experience with book publishing and manuscript development
• Experience managing bilingual English and Arabic publications
• Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat, InDesign and content-management systems
• Experience working with educational, corporate or academic publications

الراتب المدفوع: QAR٩٦٬٠٠٠٫٠٠ لكل عام

موقع العمل: بشكل شخصي