Art History Editor (m/f/d)
Art History Editor (m/f/d)
- Art der Beschäftigung: Vollzeit
- 38.000 € – 46.500 € (von XING geschätzt)
- Hybrid
- Zu den Ersten gehören
Art History Editor (m/f/d)
Über diesen Job
Art History Editor (m/f/d)
Permanent employee, Full-time · Cologne HQ, Office Milan
Your tasks
- Development of new titles with a focus on art history
- Independent and timely project management for multilingual book publications, from budgeting and scheduling to printing
- Close collaboration with authors, translators, freelancers, and editors from Germany and abroad, as well as international institutions and image agencies
- Handling image, text, artist, and photographer rights, including image procurement
- Proofreading and editing of texts
- Internal coordination with the graphics, production, press, and sales departments
- Supporting the editorial director in projects and tasks
Your profile
- Several years of professional experience as an editor in the field of art history, particularly for illustrated books
- Completed Master’s degree in Art History or a comparable humanities discipline
- Excellent communication skills in German and English; additional language skills are an advantage
- In-depth expertise in clarifying text and image rights as well as copyright law
- Strong affinity for text and confident stylistic sense in editorial work
- Pronounced visual understanding of image and text composition
- Broad international network in publishing and the art sector
- Negotiation skills and confident demeanor
- Flexibility, resilience, and solution-oriented teamwork
- International experience and intercultural competence
- Very good knowledge of MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, and InDesign
A list of your own relevant publications
We offer
- A creative, international work environment with diverse tasks in a dynamic, steadily growing family-owned company
- An open corporate culture with flat hierarchies and fast decision-making processes
- Flexible working hours and the option for partial remote work
- A permanent full-time position
- Affordable, varied, and freshly prepared lunch in our in-house cafeteria (when based in Cologne)
About us
TASCHEN is the world’s leading art-book publisher, headquartered in Cologne with teams in Berlin, Brussels, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Milan, New York, Paris and Tokyo. For more than 40 years, we have been on a mission to publish innovative illustrated books on art, architecture, design, fashion, film, lifestyle, travel, photography and pop culture and to bring them to the world.
We’re looking for bright, driven, and inspiring individuals to join our international team. At TASCHEN we foster an inclusive culture where diversity and the human factor truly matter. Regardless of origin, belief, or cultural background, every perspective is valued, independent thinking is encouraged, and we inspire one another to grow every day.
We’re looking for bright, driven, and inspiring individuals to join our international team. At TASCHEN we foster an inclusive culture where diversity and the human factor truly matter. Regardless of origin, belief, or cultural background, every perspective is valued, independent thinking is encouraged, and we inspire one another to grow every day.