Senior Indexer

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Indexer to join our Content team. The role is responsible for creating, reviewing, and managing high-quality indexes for academic, scientific, technical, and professional publications.

The Senior Indexer will play a key role in ensuring accuracy, consistency, and usability of indexes while mentoring junior team members and supporting process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Create comprehensive and accurate indexes for books, journals, reference works, and other scholarly publications.
• Review, edit, and quality-check indexes prepared by junior indexers and external vendors.
• Analyze complex manuscripts and identify key concepts, terminology, names, and subjects for indexing.
• Ensure adherence to publisher-specific indexing standards, style guides, and best practices.
• Collaborate with editorial, production, and project management teams to resolve content and indexing-related queries.
• Manage multiple indexing projects simultaneously while meeting quality standards and production deadlines.
• Provide guidance, training, and mentorship to junior indexers and new team members.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to the development of indexing workflows and quality frameworks.
• Support resource planning, workload allocation, and project tracking activities as required.
• Maintain documentation of indexing standards, procedures, and quality benchmarks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in English, Library Science, Information Science, Publishing, Journalism, or a related discipline.
• Excellent command of written English with strong comprehension and analytical skills.
• Advanced understanding of indexing principles, taxonomy, metadata, and information organization.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and indexing tools/software.

Experience

• 5–8 years of experience in indexing, editorial, content management, or scholarly publishing.
• Proven experience in creating and reviewing indexes for academic, STM, professional, or educational publications.
• Experience in mentoring or leading small teams is preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of scholarly publishing workflows and production processes.
• Familiarity with indexing software and content management systems.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Key Competencies

• Subject Matter Analysis
• Quality Assurance
• Leadership & Mentoring
• Attention to Detail
• Analytical Thinking
• Project Management
• Communication & Collaboration
• Process Improvement

Interested candidates please share your updated cv at [email protected]