Editorial Assistant / Administrator – Academic Global Publisher

Editorial Assistant / Administrator – Academic Global Publisher
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Excellent Salary + Company Benefits Package

The Opportunity:

Global publisher with a heritage spanning over 200 years is hiring!

We're currently looking to recruit a skilled Editorial support administrator / assistant to provide front-line support to our editorial team within the field of veterinary medicine and dentistry. The opportunity would suit a candidate with strong administrative and organisational skills and those with an interest or academic background within veterinary medicine and dentistry.

About us:

We are a global publisher of print and electronic products and services for scientific, technical, medical, scholarly educational, professional and consumer markets. Our success of over 200 years is founded on our ability to build enduring relationships with our employees, our authors and our customers. It is by attracting and retaining skilled individuals and top-quality authorship, and by providing exceptional service to our customers, that we sustain our position as ‘the place to be’.

Key Tasks:

> The role of an Editorial Assistant is to support the commissioning staff in the development of their publishing programmes.
> This role is primarily focused on books programmes in the fields of veterinary medicine and dentistry.
> The Editorial Assistant will be required to maintain contact with authors, tracking the progress of book projects which includes updating all internal databases as necessary.
> The role also includes supporting the book manuscript development process, advising authors during the writing process, preparing manuscripts for handover to production, commissioning cover designs and writing back cover copy.
> The Editorial Assistant role will assist with market research, supporting the commissioning staff to expand their publishing programmes.
> General secretarial and administrative duties are also a requirement, including arranging travel for the commissioning staff, photocopying, filing, preparing reports, distributing information, and other such tasks.

Selection Criteria:

> Strong academic achievement or relevant equivalent experience
> Previous administrative experience within a busy office environment and experience of working with customers and liaising with colleagues are essential for the role.
> A high standard of computer literacy including in Microsoft Word & Excel is also a must, with the ability to prioritise workload and work independently.
> Also essential is a good standard of written and spoken English.
> Experience within an academic or professional publishing organisation and an understanding of publishing processes and the role of the commissioning editor would be advantageous.

Compensation & Benefits:

> Competitive Salary
> Performance Related Incentive Scheme
> Defined contribution pension scheme
> Attractive Company Benefits including 25 days holiday, 50% staff discount, support towards professional qualifications , employee assistance programme

Other Info:

> Should have the right to live and work within the UK
> Travel Requirements - using the ‘other requirement of the role' section from the position description
> The closing date for this role is 25th May 2012
> Applications for this role should be submitted with a covering letter and CV

You may have worked in the following capacities:
Editorial Support Administrator, Publishing Assistant, Publishing Administrator, Assistant Editor, Scientific Journals Administrator, Scientific Journals Editorial Assistant

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