Career

About Career

P ublishing companies offer various opportunities to people looking to pursue a career in the publishing industry. An overview of the different departments in a publishing house is given below:

• Editorial

  The editorial department acts as the backbone of any publishing house. All the book proposals are sent to the editorial department, which makes the pivotal decision of accepting or rejecting it. To do this, the editorial department should not only have excellent command over the language but also good awareness of the market. The editorial department has a role to play throughout, until the book is finally printed. It helps the author in shaping the final content of the book. The department also provides valuable suggestions and ideas for marketing and publicity of the book.

  

• Creative

  The editorial department acts as the backbone of any publishing house. All the book proposals are sent to the editorial department, which makes the pivotal decision of accepting or rejecting it. To do this, the editorial department should not only have excellent command over the language but also good awareness of the market. The editorial department has a role to play throughout, until the book is finally printed. It helps the author in shaping the final content of the book. The department also provides valuable suggestions and ideas for marketing and publicity of the book.

  

• Managing Editorial

  The work done by the managing editorial is to ensure the smooth functioning of activities until the manuscript is finally sent for printing. It supervises the work done by the proof-readers, copy-editors along with ensuring that all the work is completed by the deadlines. It acts as a common link of communication among the three departments: editorial, creative and production.

  

• Production

  After the book, has been proofread and edited, it goes for printing. The process of printing of the book is supervised by the production department. This department makes decisions related to the vendors to approach for printing of the book, the negotiations of the cost of printing, and is responsible for communicating to the vendor the desired print output.

  

• Marketing

  The marketing department acts as a communication bridge between the publishing house and the readers, making the readers aware of the organisation’s various publications. It creates various advertising campaigns which are implemented through print, broadcast and social media. It works essentially to promote the books of the publishing house and seeks to generate higher revenues via an increase in the sales.

  

• Publicity

  Closely linked with the marketing department is the publicity team. From announcing the release of a book to maintaining the interest of the readers in it, the job of the publicity department to is to build a curiosity for the books among the readers. It decides when and how various events such as releasing of the book, press release with the author, interviews etc. will take place.

  

• Sales Department

  The sales department works on making sure that the books are available to the target audience at the right time and the right place. It manages the distribution channel, making sure that the books are available at the various bookstores and in various regions across the country. It is responsible for collaborations with online bookstores so that the book is available both offline and online.

  

• Fulfilment

  This department is in-charge of the collection, storage, packaging and distribution of the books of the publishing house. It ensures that the books are ready for delivery to various outlets including the malls and separate bookstores.

  

• Contracts

  Right from acquisition of a book proposal to deciding the distribution channel, contracts play an important role. The contracts department is responsible for getting all the deals signed between the publishing house and the author or with any other organisation. To do this, it should ensure and cross-check that all the terms and conditions mentioned are correct. It tallies all the terms and conditions with the concerned department before the contract is finalised.

  

• Digital Development

  In the era of technology advancement, one of the ways of maintaining corporate communications is through the digital development of the publishing house. The role of the digital development team is to ensure that the publishing house has a strong digital presence. It develops, manages and maintains various websites related to the organisation, its authors and books, including posting press release, recordings of the interviews with the authors etc. on the website.

  

• Digital Production

  Just as the editorial works towards the publication of a hardcopy, the digital production deals in creation, editing and publication all the eBooks and other digital products such as audio, video, animation etc.