Author Operations and Services Senior Specialist

Are you an editor or production professional looking for a different challenge? A world-leading Academic and STM publisher in Oxford needs a technologically savvy, customer-focused individual to help provide support for its author services platform. This role is maternity cover contract role for a period of up to 12 months and based in their Oxford office. This is an exciting time of development and an opportunity to gain new skills and develop in a varied publishing production role.

Key duties:

• Support the Author Operations and Services first level support team
• Collect, analyse and report on data related to Author Operations and Services support
• Apply expertise and knowledge to new process design
• Document any changed business processes
• Keep up-to-date with changes in the intellectual property environment

Experience / skills required:

• Experience of interacting with editors and authors and an understanding of the author experience
• Knowledge of traditional and emerging technology-based publishing production processes
• Strong communication and relationship management skills are essential
• An understanding of open access and STM/academic journals publishing

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to clairecs@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:        Claire Carrington-Smith         

Tel:               01865 339 532                   

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.