Publisher and Scientific Editor - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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Salary:
£32,100 - £41,700


Location:
Cambridge UK, hybrid working


Contract:
Permanent


We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.


We are seeking an experienced and proactive Scientific Editor to drive the growth and development of a new series of open access STM journals.


About the role


We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven Scientific Editor to launch and manage open access titles in a new series of STM academic journals: the Cambridge Prisms.

This is an excellent opportunity to take full responsibility for exciting new journal titles and shape their success from day one

Key responsibilities for this role include:

  • In collaboration with senior editorial boards, refine the topic map for each title and plan invited content for launch that fulfils the interdisciplinary nature of the Cambridge Prisms.
  • Lead the management and drive the acquisition of journal content, discussing individual manuscripts with editors and stepping in as handling editor where appropriate, identifying and managing delays on manuscripts, and enforcing procedures to resolve peer review issues if necessary.
  • Identify opportunities to promote the journals under your management and ensure received submissions and published papers appropriately map the full scope of each journal.
  • Create and implement journal development strategies in line with Cambridge Prisms philosophy, aims and targets.
  • Establish and build excellent lines of communication with authors and standards of author service.
  • Support, engage with and motivate editorial boards, leading quarterly meetings to discuss journal development strategies and maintaining regular contact with individual senior board members.
  • Represent your journals and the Cambridge Prisms series at conferences and other relevant events.
Please see the attached job description for further responsibilities of the role.


About you


Ideally you will have experience in implementing strategies to meet content growth targets and other KPIs associated with academic journal success.

It is desirable that you have experience in article-level or collection-level commissioning for open access titles. An understanding of open access publishing and the open research landscape is essential.


This position is wide-reaching and there will be additional learning opportunities and support to strengthen your academic publishing career path.

Editor and author engagement is a crucial aspect of the role.

You will be proactive and confident in initiating and leading communications with senior editors, external editorial boards, as well as prospective authors.

You will be experienced at working towards tight and strict deadlines and comfortable with working under pressure.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following additional skills and knowledge:

  • Strong organisational skills with an ability to prioritise personal workload
  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
  • A supportive and collaborative approach to working
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills


We are a friendly and organised team with a passion for open access publishing and publication of high-impact interdisciplinary STM research.

If you would like to be part of our team, we would love to hear from you


Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it.

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:


  • Group personal pension scheme
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
  • Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
  • Green travel schemes
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.


Why join us

  • Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. _
  • Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet. _
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