Editor sought for The Picture Restorer

Editor, The Picture Restorer
BAPCR, London, UK

Two-year term, freelance

Honorarium UKP1500 per issue (2 issues per year)
Start: August 2016
First issue - Spring 2017.

Job Description: The Editor assumes overall responsibility for
producing The Picture Restorer journal twice a year in spring and
autumn.  This stimulating and challenging role requires exceptional
organisational and communication skills.  It has flexible working
hours, and provides the opportunity to produce, direct and develop a
well-established and widely-circulated publication while engaging
with the painting-conservation community in the United Kingdom and
beyond.  It is anticipated that the Editor will be a paintings
conservator themselves.  More specifically, the editor will:

    Produce and manage the schedule for the publication of each
    issue

    Manage and motivate the Picture Restorer team, a sub-committee
    of the BAPCR Council, who are made up of volunteers from the
    painting-conservation community

    Work with the Picture Restorer team to generate ideas for
    articles, with the freedom to create themes for issues

    Commission and organise the submission of articles to meet
    deadlines

    Share the tasks of initial editing and proof reading with the
    feature editors and complete a second overall edit of all
    articles in order to ensure consistency of style and the high
    quality of submissions

    Coordinate and manage the work of feature editors to ensure all
    text and images conform to The Picture Restorer standards and
    style guides

    Liaise with the layout designer and ensure that all material is
    complete and properly formatted before passing on for layout.

    Write introductory passages and the Editorial column

    Report to, and maintain, regular contact with the BAPCR council

    Promote and champion the journal on behalf of the BAPCR within
    the field of conservation

    Manage the budget to ensure that the costs of producing the
    journal are balanced by revenue from advertising (with the
    support of the advertising manager) and subscriptions

The BAPCR Council and Secretary will support the Editor in their
role.

Hours: As a guideline, it is estimated that the work involved will
entail approximately one full working day per week (this will not be
spread evenly throughout the year as more work will be required in
the run up to layout and less at other times).

Skills and Experience

Essential:

    Ability to lead a team and act on own initiative

    Excellent written English

    Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet strict
    deadlines

    Excellent communication skills

    Excellent computer literacy Excellent knowledge of painting
    conservation terminology and practice

Desirable

    Previous experience of editing/publishing.

To apply please email your up-to-date CV and supporting statement to
Gemma Collins <bapcrsecretary<-at->gmail<.>com>.

Supporting Statement: please explain in writing why you are
interested in applying for the post, and in what way your skills,
knowledge and experience match the requirements as set out above.
Please write no more than 800 words.

Please provide contact details of two referees (we will not contact
them without your permission).

Application deadline: July 1, 2016.

Interviews:  It is anticipated that interviews will be held w/c 11
July 2016 in central London.

Gemma Collins
BAPCR secretary


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