Editorial Project Management

Editorial project managers make publications happen, taking raw content through quality control and design processes to produce a finished product. This guide outlines the key concepts of editorial project management, including briefing, scheduling and budgeting. It highlights the importance of communication, and other soft skills, in guiding a project through its production while meeting stakeholders’ requirements and getting the best out of suppliers. This guide is for you if:

• you want to know what editorial project management is
• you are thinking about adding editorial project management to your skillset
• you are considering taking on editorial project management responsibilities.