Publications Manager

Our prestigious client is seeking a Publications Manager on a 12 month fixed-term maternity contract (from mid-October 2024 to late November 2025) to deliver and develop an ambitious publishing programme encompassing a variety of publications across both online and print.

Generous Benefits (including but not limited to):

• Salary: £46,253
• Holiday: 27 days annual leave plus 10 closure days and bank holidays
• Pension: 10% employers' pension contribution
• Location: London - flexible, hybrid or remote working pattern. We welcome applications from those interested in part-time or full time working arrangements - let us know what works for you.

About you

The ideal Publications Manager will have a thorough understanding of education / professional / academic publishing, and the changing publishing environment, ideally from having worked in an editorial role, and will have a proven track record of having written, edited and published for different audiences. Experience of having managed a publications process including tendering, commissioning and overseeing production would be highly valuable. Excellent time management and organisational skills, as well as strong communication and stakeholder management skills are all a must.

The Role:

As Publications Manager your main remit will be to oversee four peer-reviewed journals, a member's magazine, blog, book series and research reports; you will also look to support editors and editorial boards and develop the publications portfolio and processes; and importantly, you will manage day-to-day relationships with publishing partners. The Publications Manager has a varied role which involves acting as a commissioning, desk and production editor across a variety of projects, overseeing relationships with external freelancers and partner publishers, providing practical support to journal editors, and to other committees and groups, developing new publishing solutions, both print and online, for reaching different audiences including academics, teachers and policy makers, and providing specialist publishing advice and services to the organisation as a whole.

Company

Our client is a leading educational membership organisation based in London. The company offer an excellent salary, generous benefits and a flexible, hybrid or remote working pattern. We welcome applications from those interested in part-time or full time working arrangements.

How to apply

We are looking for applications ASAP, click the link to apply and attach your CV!

Closing date: 13th August 2024 (early applications may be prioritised)

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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