Major Duties:

The Chief of the Editorial Office must be a skilled and experienced copy-editor with a command of the rules of grammar and style; the ability to edit complex manuscripts in law and social sciences, sometimes under deadline pressure; knowledge and experience in typography, graphic design, and page layout of books, reports, articles, pamphlets, brochures, curriculum materials, and other print and online publications; proficiency with industry standard desktop publishing applications and the ability to train others; knowledge and experience with printing and binding processes and specifications; excellent at communicating with others, including Center senior staff, authors both inside and outside the Center, including judges, law and social science professors and other subject matter experts, other employees, and vendors; the ability to assign and manage the work of editorial staff, including establishing and modifying priorities and setting and meeting deadlines; and the ability to manage the Center's budget for printing and related supplies and equipment, and for contract editorial services.

Under the general supervision of the Deputy Director of the Center, specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Managing the workflow and output of the Center's Editorial Office;
• Managing the Center's budget for printing and related supplies and equipment and for contract editorial services;
• Assigning and supervising the work of the editorial staff;
• Developing and applying editorial and style guidelines and other publications policies for all Center print and online publications and webpages;
• Copy-editing manuscripts for publications and written materials including books, reports, articles, pamphlets, brochures, curriculum materials, handouts, webpages, and other print and online communications;
• Formatting and designing such publications using industry standard desktop publishing applications;
• Advising the Center senior staff and staff on design and printing options and costs; and
• Preparing printing and binding specifications for the Center's print jobs and serving as the Center's primary contact with the Government Printing Office and outside vendors to arrange for printing of Center publications.

Conditions of employment

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Qualifications

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in the humanities, communications, graphic design, or a related field plus at least 5 years of related experience as an editor working on publications in the law and/or social science field. Applicants must possess good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with Center management, staff, vendors, and others.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate the work of others; and completion of graduate-level courses that focus on graphic design, communication, or legal editing.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview.