Skills, Qualifications and Experience

● Two years back of the book indexing experience (essential)

● Experience in indexing at least one of the following types of book: humanities, social sciences, law (including legal tables), science, engineering, medicine (essential)

● Impeccable editorial, organisational and communication skills (essential)

● Experience in producing linked indexes (through Word and or unique ID method) (desirable)

● Experience in using indexing software (for example Macrex or Cindex) (desirable)

● An understanding of editorial and production processes (desirable)

Responsibilities

● Produce back of the book indexes for titles from the UK & US onshore Production teams, working across a range of subjects according to your specialism/training.

● Support the onshore team with ad hoc indexing tasks, including re-pagination, index evaluation and rework.

● Work as part of a team,



helping to evaluate the work of colleagues and to provide support to others when required.

● Work to tight deadlines, often being responsible for several projects at once.

● Communicate clearly to your colleagues about schedules, identifying risks of any delay.

● Respond to and act on feedback promptly.

● Establish Newgen as a centre for indexing excellence by contributing to development and improvement of workflows and processes.

● Take part in continuing career development and training opportunities as required

Activities

1. Indexing (conventional and embedded/linked)

2. Index rework

3. Index evaluation and QC

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to ₹35,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Health insurance
- Provident Fund
- Work from home

Work Location: Remote

📌 Indexer - Epublishng (India)
🏢 Newgen KnowledgeWorks
📍 India