VACANCY
Publishing Assistant (Grade 2)
Company: Noisy Streetss Publishing
Reports to: Editor-in-Chief
Location: Lagos, Nigeria (Hybrid/Physical as per office policy)
Application Deadline: January 12, 2025.
Note: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We will close the vacancy as soon as we find the ideal candidates, so we encourage early applications.
Role Overview: The Publishing Assistant is a vital engine room role at Noisy Streetss Publishing. You will provide direct editorial and administrative support to the Editor-in-Chief, ensuring that our manuscripts, author relationships, and inventory are managed with excellence. This is an entry-level position designed for someone who is eager to learn the “how-to” of the African publishing industry from the inside out.
Send your CV and a Cover Letter to admin@noisystreetss.com.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Associate Editor & Editor-in-Chief with proofreading, copy-editing, and formatting manuscripts.
- Monitor the submissions inbox, log new entries, and conduct initial vettings for the editorial team.
- Maintain an up-to-date directory of authors, managing correspondence and ensuring all contact data is accurate.
- Assist in tracking book inventory, managing distribution logs, and ensuring orders are fulfilled accurately.
- Organise meetings, take minutes, and manage the editorial calendar to ensure all project deadlines are met.
- Act as the primary monitor for all publishing social media accounts, ensuring we engage with our audience and respond to queries.
- Along with the digital manager, draft engaging captions, monitor literary trends, and ensure our digital presence reflects the Noisy Streetss Publishing brand.
- Participate in work training sessions to master publishing software, industry trends, and the specific “Noisy Streetss Publishing” service model.
Requirements:
- Minimum of a 2:1 (Upper Second Class) degree from a reputable university. First Class graduates are strongly preferred.
- Degree in Literature, English, Mass Communication, or Law preferred.
- A demonstrable interest in African literature and the contemporary publishing market.
- Impeccable command of the English language (written and spoken).
- Good with social media platforms (Instagram, Twitter, TikTok) and an understanding of how to engage a literary community online.
- Exceptional organisational skills
Someone with a strong interest in publishing, reads African literature books, reads and reviews books online but graduated with a second class lower degree can’t apply?
Someone with a strong passion to work in publishing, reads African literature, has a bookstagram and booktok page, but graduated with a second class lower degree can’t apply?