Academic Team Leader

Do you have strong editorial and leadership skills? We have an amazing new opportunity with a provider of editorial services to the academic publishing industry, looking to appoint a Team Leader for their Academic division.

This client is a fast-growing company responsible for the project management of academic and educational resources and they are looking for someone with good commercial knowledge to understand the demands of publishers and suppliers, and lead a small team. They are based in Gloucestershire, but happy to consider remote or hybrid working.

The Academic Team Leader will be responsible for:

• Managing a small team working on a number of editorial and production projects for academic accounts
• Acting as point of escalation for issues within the team or with the publishing clients
• Assigning KPI's and ensuring delivery against team targets
• Owning budget for assigned accounts
• Collaborating with a Production Manager to identify and develop workflows for new clients
• Overseeing a team of freelance and in-house project managers
• Conducting monthly account reviews

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of editorial workflows (print and digital) and be familiar with the key players in the academic publishing scene. Previous line management experience is preferable, though we are open to consider someone looking to step up into a leadership role.

For a full description of the role, please send your CV with a brief paragraph outlining your relevant skills.

Closing Date: Early applications may be prioritised.

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