Editorial Coordinator

We have a lovely opportunity for an Editorial Coordinator to join the team of this  prestigious Scientific Membership Society. Reporting to the Journals Manager, you will be responsible for the peer review process  and providing support to the editorial team. You will also liaise with Editorial Boards, authors and reviewers, answering questions and resolving issues which arise. This role would ideally suit someone who has probably been an Editorial Assistant or Publishing Assistant within a journals environment and is looking for the next step. The position will also offer hybrid working.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Quality-control checks on new submissions
• Ensuring peer review is conducted in a timely manner
• Communicating information regarding process changes to Editorial Board as required
• Work with publisher operations and production teams
• Maintain journal performance spreadsheets
• Support the commissioning work of the Journals Manager
• Process honorarium payments for authors with the Finance Team
• Attend Society conferences and meetings

The ideal candidate will have some proven publishing administration experience and experience within journals publishing, plus, an understanding of the peer review process and open access publishing. You will have a high degree of IT literacy, strong attention to detail, exceptional organisational and time management skills.

The company offers an excellent range of benefits and a very attractive salary depending on experience.  This is an ideal role for a journals professional looking for more responsibility and more variety, where you will gain ,many new skills and develop your experience.

If you feel that your experience is a fit and would like further details, please forward your CV and a short cover note outlining your interest and key skills.