Job: Production Editor at Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Music and Dance Culture (Deadline: 22.06.2026)

Production Editor at Dancecult

This is a call for a suitably qualified person to assume the role of Production Editor at Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Music and Dance Culture. The successful candidate will join the Dancecult Editorial Board and will be responsible for producing one issue of Dancecult per year (Dancecult is published in mid November each year). The work of the Production Editor is performed each year in Oct-Nov, and the successful candidate will commence their role this year (producing the Nov 2026 issue). The Production Editor works as a consultant compensated £1,500 per year by the University of Huddersfield, the publisher of Dancecult.  

Interested applicants should email Dancecult Executive Editor Graham St John @ g.stjohn[at]dancecult[dot]net with their letter of application and CV by no later than 22 June. (direct position inquiries to Graham at the above email). 

Responsibilities:
- oversee production of Dancecult web (HTML) and print (PDF) issues
- undertake HTML/CSS and InDesign layout/design and publication of content
- oversee and scan all HTML/CSS content for Production code compliance
- update and ensure implementation of Dancecult HTML & PDF Production Guide
- oversee and scan all Word content for Dancecult Style Guide compliance
- ensure organised environment, properly packaged files, code compliancy

Publishing & Design:
- InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Word, Acrobat
- HTML & CSS proficiency
- detail-oriented attention to design, text, code
- font management
- Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition

Desirable:
- some Python skills (hands-on experience)

- familiarity with the Dancecult Style Guide

- experience publishing with Dancecult