Publisher - Social Science Journals

1 month ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Elsevier Full time

Publisher - Social Science Journals

Are you an experienced publisher?

Do you enjoy building and maintaining high level relationships ?

About our Team

At STM Journals, we collaborate with researchers to facilitate the publication of their impactful scientific discoveries, with a focus on rigorous peer review, ethics, and reproducibility. In support of our portfolio of 2700+ hybrid and open access scientific journals, you will actively contribute to advancing science, improving health outcomes, and fostering equitable participation in publishing.

About the Role

The Social Sciences team seeks a Publisher to oversee international journals in tourism, hospitality management, and information science. The Publisher will ensure our journals grow with the research community, expanding networks, partnerships, and output, especially from underrepresented regions. Success in this role requires maintaining a excellent network with Elsevier editors, authors, and societies.

Local and international travel is part of the role, and yow will attend relevant international conferences and visit academic institutes to meet with and expand your network.

Responsibilities

  • Staying up to date with market developments, to identify and map market needs and business opportunities.
  • Combining market knowledge and data analysis, develop a portfolio strategy that will deliver on targets
  • Managing content growth organically and by (title) acquisition
  • Managing innovation of content formats and content extensions and channels.
  • Working closely with team members and other publishing colleagues to help deliver on collaborative projects and goals.

Requirements

  • Have a Degree/PhD; in a Social Sciences discipline is desirable, but not essential.
  • Have relevant publishing experience or experience in a related role
  • Have excellent networking and communication skills, in English.
  • Have the ability to adapt to change, handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously
  • Able to work unrestricted in the UK

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

  • Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive. We do expect attendance in the office once per week.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

  • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
  • Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Life assurance
  • Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Save As You Earn share option scheme
  • Travel Season ticket loan
  • Electric Vehicle Scheme
  • Optional Dental Insurance
  • Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
  • RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
  • Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
  • Access to extensive learning and development resources
  • Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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