Production Editor - 6 months

We are looking for a Production Editor for a fantastic scientific membership society in London, to look after a busy portfolio of journals and carry out day-to-day production responsibilities. This role is an initial 6 months contract, with potential to be extended.

This client offers hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days a week in the office.

Key responsibilities:

• Liaising with authors, copy-editors, typesetters and other parties involved to ensure article content goes through production process in a timely and accurate way
• Carrying out final proofreading and checks, making corrections and processing supplementary information

• Providing advise and production support to colleagues, contributors, and board members

• Checking press files and liaising with printers
• Ensuring all processes are reviewed regularly and adhere to industry standards and best practice
• Managing Article Processing Charges
• Collaborating with colleagues from other teams on cross-departmental projects

If you have some journals experience in an editorial or production capacity and are looking for a step up, this could be an amazing opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team and take on a more hands-on role. You should have strong proofreading skills, great organisation ant time management, and the ability to remain calm under pressure, especially when dealing with complex journal query or supply issues.

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