Managing Editor Temp

Job Title: Managing Editor (Temporary)

Location(s): Mexico City

About Springer Nature

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About the Brand

Macmillan Education provides world-class content in the most relevant, engaging and flexible formats to support students, teachers and institutions in lifelong learning. Visit macmillaneducation.com and follow @MacmillanEducation / @MacmillanELT

About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of high-quality print and digital ELT (English Language Teaching) course materials, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and to specification. You will work across multiple projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to manage content from final manuscript through to publication and release.

You will play a key role in coordinating workflows, managing schedules, and ensuring all project components meet agreed quality standards. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a collaborative, fast-paced publishing environment and is passionate about delivering high-quality educational content.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of course components from approved manuscript through publication, demonstrating strong project management, operational excellence, and an action-oriented approach to ensure deadlines, quality standards, and business objectives are consistently achieved.
• Prepare and manage manuscripts, design files, media, and digital assets for production, leveraging knowledge of publishing workflows and systems while maintaining a focus on quality management and process efficiency.
• Support copyediting and proofreading stages, including the review of artwork briefs and audio scripts, applying rigorous quality management practices and attention to detail to ensure accuracy and consistency across all content.
• Coordinate proof circulation and digital releases, effectively directing work across multiple stakeholders, managing competing priorities, and ensuring timely feedback collection, issue resolution, and successful delivery milestones.
• Collaborate closely with Publishing, Digital Operations, and cross-functional stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to balance stakeholder needs, build trust, and communicate effectively to drive alignment and achieve shared project goals.
• Track project progress, analyze project metrics, identify risks and dependencies, and proactively propose solutions, utilizing strong data analytics and quantitative skills to support informed decision-making and keep delivery on track.
• Maintain and continuously improve project documentation, including style guides, page plans, templates, and workflow processes, contributing to operational excellence, knowledge sharing, and consistency across projects.
• Manage communication with external suppliers and vendors where required, fostering productive partnerships through clear expectations, effective collaboration, and the ability to build trust while ensuring adherence to project briefs, quality standards, and timelines.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance workflows, systems, and production processes, demonstrating an action-oriented mindset and commitment to operational excellence that supports scalable and efficient publishing operations.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable

• Experience in ELT publishing or education sector.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience working with editorial processes such as copyediting and proofreading.
• Knowledge of publishing workflows, particularly print and digital production.
• Experience working with external vendors or suppliers.
• Willingness to learn new systems and processes.

At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture, and develop the very best talent.

Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here: https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion

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