Our client, a leading STM Publisher, requires a Publishing Editor with expertise in medicine to form part of a new team in London.
You will be responsible for the success of a defined set of journals within a broad discipline group and you must be comfortable in handling topics outside of your specialism. The primary goal of this role will be to develop a close working relationship with members of the academic editorial boards to further develop the journals within the portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
Portfolio Management:
- Be the key point of contact for your Academic Editors and build a close working relationship with them
- Prioritise journals for development and create as well as implement a strategy plan
- Ensure journals are represented in relevant indexing services and prepare journals for acceptance by additional services
- Develop knowledge of the research areas of your portfolio and use this knowledge to actively identify journal development opportunities
- Work alongside your Academic Editors to increase journal visibility, submissions, and reputation within the field
- Increase visibility and citations through commissioning and appropriate marketing
Special Issue Development:
- With the assistance of the Editorial Board, assess special issue proposals submitted to the journals within your portfolio
- Give guidance to the lead guest editors to refine their call for papers
- Support the lead guest editors in promoting their call for papers to prospective authors
- Compile reports on the status of the special issues within your portfolio
- Explore and implement methods to promote special issues once they are published
Skills & Experience:
- A minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in the publishing industry
- Degree in a relevant scientific discipline, ideally Medicine or Biomedicine.
- Knowledge of peer review and the publishing process
- An interest in Open Access publishing
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong organisational skills, with attention to detail
- A positive and proactive approach to problem-solving in daily tasks
- Able to work cooperatively with colleagues at all levels
- A high level of computer literacy
- Experience of working in a start¬up and/or tech environment desirable