Project Manager, Editorial Services (d/m/w) - 50%

In-depth, expert information on business and tax topics.
As a renowned publisher of business literature within the Haufe Group, Schäffer-Poeschel provides in-depth expert information on all business and tax topics. Our passion and expertise are channeled into relevant digital media and print products that support our customers in their business development.
Shaping Change. Working at the Haufe Group.
Our work environment is diverse, complex, and constantly evolving. At the Haufe Group, you can actively help shape this change. You’ll be part of an innovation-driven family-owned company that uses content, software, and professional development to empower people to work successfully on their own terms. We support more than 1 million customers in their sustainable development and in shaping transformation processes. Would you like to grow with us into the future? Take a look around and become part of the Haufe Group.
Stuttgart: We’re experts in content.
The renowned specialist publisher Schäffer-Poeschel has been part of the Haufe Group since 2014 and is a key part of our location in the capital of Baden-Württemberg. Here, a team of over 30 colleagues develops, produces, and markets high-quality specialized content on business and tax topics. In collaboration with the Haufe book publishing unit in Munich, we form the Publishing division of the Haufe Group.
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Customer Focus
We work to ensure our customers’ success and focus on their needs. We are agile, passionate, and pragmatic in our approach to consistently finding the best solutions for them.
We are constantly developing new products and services that make work easier. At the same time, we monitor markets, case law, and legislation to identify and address relevant legal and trending topics early on.
We view technology as a driver of innovation and aim to inspire with technology. Our unique blend of content and technology enables us to provide our customers with comprehensive advice and support.

You will oversee our external editing service providers and ensure the quality of our editing services—without doing the editing yourself. You’ll oversee the entire production process, from manuscript receipt to print approval, ensure clear responsibilities and quality standards, and continuously refine workflows in collaboration with all stakeholders.
Your Responsibilities
Commissioning and managing external editing services based on clear performance, quality, and deadline requirements.
Serving as the central point of contact for external editors, authors, product management, and the typesetting department.
Overseeing the entire production workflow—which is handled entirely externally—from manuscript receipt through initial review, editing, author communication, typesetting, proofreading, and all the way to print approval.
Ensuring clear handoffs, responsibilities, and information flows, as well as tracking deadlines, capacities, and project progress.
Quality assessment of service providers based on defined criteria, structured feedback, and follow-up on agreed-upon improvement measures.
Maintenance and further development of editing guidelines, quality standards, and collaboration processes.
Technology

Several years of experience as an editor at a publishing house, ideally at a specialized publisher.
A solid understanding of traditional editorial and production processes, as well as experience managing external service providers.
A keen sense of language, style, structure, and how to address target audiences, as well as excellent written and spoken German skills (at least C1 level).
A completed degree in linguistics, such as German studies, linguistics, or a comparable field of study.
A structured, quality-oriented approach to work, strong organizational and communication skills, and a passion for the pragmatic improvement of processes.

Personalized Onboarding
Onboarding app, Welcome Days, Welcome Kit, campus tour, and your personal Welcome Buddy.
Innovative Work Model
A hybrid model combining in-office and remote work, with flexible hours, flat hierarchies, and a high degree of autonomy.
Learning & Development
A wide selection of professional development courses, e-learning modules, specialized literature, and software.
Sustainable Mobility
JobRad and JobAuto (electric car subscription via FINN), electric charging stations, bike inspections, bike-sharing stations, and a subsidy for public transportation.
Retirement Planning
An attractive value-based savings plan—e.g., for a sabbatical or early retirement—as well as a company pension plan.
Your Device, Your Choice.
State-of-the-art hardware and software—whether iOS or Windows.
Food & Services
Free coffee and tea, subsidized and multi-award-winning company restaurants, and a Packstation right on campus in Freiburg.
Health & Community
Epassi (formerly Hansefit), a health portal and health checkups, sports programs, common areas, and our annual Christmas party.
Hybrid Work
At the Haufe Group, teams decide together and independently how to shape their work environment. Our hybrid work model combines the benefits of mobile, independent work with in-person interaction. The offices serve as places for people to meet. You can flexibly determine your work hours and location: What matters in the end is the result.