Editorial Coordinator

2 months ago


Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom Springer Nature Full time
Job Description

At Springer Nature, we are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Editorial Administrator to join our team in Chester, UK. As a key member of our Adis Rapid+ Journal Publishing team, you will provide essential scientific administrative support to ensure the successful and timely online publication of clinical journals.

Responsibilities:
  • Scientific Administrative Support: Provide administrative support to the publishing team, including managing article workflow, coordinating projects with internal departments and external authors/clients, and ensuring timely publication of journal articles.
  • Peer Review Coordination: Coordinate the peer review process for articles submitted to the journals, researching and allocating appropriate peer reviewers for manuscripts.
  • Author Support: Assist authors with all stages of the publication process, ensuring adherence to journal guidelines and requirements.
  • Editorial Support: Assist Editors with journal development tasks, such as Editorial and Advisory board development, email campaigns, researching new client contacts, and maintaining the current client contact database.
  • Financial Support: Coordinate invoicing and financial support for articles published in the journals.
  • Process Improvement: Work closely with the team to improve workflows and processes, providing novel publishing solutions and a quality service to authors/clients.
Requirements:
  • Education: BSc or equivalent in a scientific discipline.
  • Skills: Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and meet strict deadlines; excellent oral and written communication skills; exceptional attention to detail; effective problem-solving skills; high level of computer literacy; ability to proactively and calmly identify and address problems quickly; adaptable to change and willing to take on new and different responsibilities as they arise; keen interest in scientific publishing.
What We Offer:
  • Core Benefits Package: A comprehensive benefits package, including a flex fund to put towards financial, health, and wellbeing benefits of your choosing.
  • Support Networks: Support networks that focus on fostering dialogue around diversity, community building, advice, and advocacy.
  • Wellbeing Initiatives: Wellbeing initiatives to support maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
  • Learning and Development: 24-hour access to our learning and development platform Leap to help develop your skills.