Acquisitions Assistant

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Posting Summary

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Posting Number

Posting Number TMP
02313PO26

Job Code Title

Advertised Title

Advertised Title Acquisitions Assistant

Campus

Campus Columbia

College/Division

College/Division Division of Academic Affairs and Provost

Department

Department PROV University Press

Salary $20/hour

Location of Vacancy

Part/Full Time

Part/Full Time Part Time

Hours per Week 20

Work Schedule

• Monday through Friday
• 15-20 hours per week depending on need and availability, during the Press's business hours of 8:30 am - 5 pm

Job Search Category Communication Services

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Position Description Advertised Job Summary USC Press seeks a part-time temporary Acquisitions Assistant to support the Associate Editorial Director. The Acquisitions Assistant will:

• Prepare book manuscripts for transmittal to Editorial, Design, and Production by applying paragraph styles in Word, ensuring correct naming of image files, writing or editing alternative text for images, and completing provided checklists.
• Communicate formatting queries to authors and implement changes requested by Editorial, Design, and Production department.
• Prepare book proposals and manuscripts for peer review by researching appropriate expert reviewers, completing peer review letters based on templates, assembling project materials, and tracking reviewer outreach in Allbooks title management database.
• Maintain accurate title records in Allbooks.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications
-Bachelor’s degree in a job-related field, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job-related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with Allbooks or other title management system(s) is preferred.
• Proficiency using Styles in Microsoft Word is preferred.

Posting Detail Information Number of Vacancies 1 Desired Start Date 09/28/2026 Proposed End Date 01/15/2027 Job Open Date 09/16/2026 Job Close Date Open Until Filled Yes

EEO Statement The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.

Position Attributes Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing. Safety/Security Sensitive or Requires a CDL No Hazardous weather category Non-Essential

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