Would you like to contribute operational activities on a range of Cell Press Journals?
Would you like to be a part of the team that produces journals ready for production?
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 Production Editor oversees and participates in the operational activities of running a journal or journals. This includes scheduling articles, online publication activities, copyediting, monitoring the quality and quantity of copyedited material, producing cover designs and advertising layouts, and adhering to style, standards, and schedules. You align with departmental and company strategy.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing and participating in operational activities of running proprietary and/or society journals. Including scheduling of articles, online publication activities, copyediting, monitoring the quality and quantity of copyedited material. You'll produce cover designs and advertising layouts (adhering to style standards) and schedules.
- Providing exceptional customer service and building effective relationships with colleagues and customers. Through clear, polite communication, efficient response times, clear expectations, and respect.
- Taking on additional responsibilities that may include management of additional journals, and/or other departmental responsibilities. Others may include technical support and development of production-critical tools. (such as proofing or manuscript-processing software) or may focus on substantive improvements to workflows.)
- Showcasing expert level skills in production workflows and act as an antenna for the organization. Building connections to relevant industry organizations and bringing in insights and ideas from the wider publishing and online world.
- Innovating journal workflows and helps to drive innovation and operational efficiency throughout the Publishing Operations department.
- Expecting responsibilities will vary. Taking into account elements such as specific skillsets, interests, and journal needs.
- Assisting with onboarding and training activities. This includes creating staff goals to align with departmental and company strategy. (Where applicable).
Requirements
- Be detail oriented, with strength in quality, thoroughness, and accuracy
- Have web-editing capabilities
- Have exceptional leadership capabilities. Paired with the ability to identify problems and solutions; engages in analytical thinking.
- Display expertise in and knowledge of Cell Press systems, workflows, and infrastructure
- Be organized with concern for order and follow-up
- Have technical facility with Office and ability to quickly learn complex production systems and workflows
- Display exceptional communication, verbal & written. Paired with effective interpersonal skills.
- Able to flexibly handle a multitude of tasks and prioritize successful
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. 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
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:
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
- Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
- Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
- Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice
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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