Busy is the new good, baby. With “busy” in our lives we eat less, shop less, and make more money. When you look at those graduate school loan statements something tells me eating less, shopping less, and making more money is where it’s at. To assist you in the making more money part – I brought you a little employment information from Grove Music/Oxford Music Online. It is often difficult to find a job in music that is not in education. I know that all you sybaritic faithful are tech savvy and know your stuff. So, take them up on their offer. It’s time to get busy…
Editorial Assistant, Grove Music/Oxford Music Online
Have a degree in music and tech-savvy? Are you analytically minded and do you enjoy untangling complex problems, finding efficient solutions, working with databases, and learning new skills? The world’s largest university press has an opening for an innovative and highly organized editorial assistant to support the Grove Music program.
The editorial assistant will play an essential role in the ongoing development of both our print program and Oxford Music Online. Specific areas of responsibility include administrating projects from acquisition to production, preparing content for publishing online, managing workflows and writing content for public pages, liaisons with individual scholars and academic editorial boards, editing content, research editing, and general administrative support.
Strong research and writing skills, ability to communicate diplomatically, a keen eye for detail, organizational skills, and the ability to multitask are essential. A degree in music is required. Familiarity with (or at least no fear of learning) HTML, XML, and image-editing software is a definite plus. 1 year minimum of work experience desired.
Submissions for advertised and posted positions should be sent to the email or street address below. Electronic mail responses to positions are also accepted.
Human Resources Representative
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Fax: 919-677-1177
Email: humanres at oup.com
When applying for any position, please state the position you are interested in, salary requirements and the source of the advertisement.
Please, no phone inquiries.
Oxford University Press is an Equal Opportunity Employer
