Journals Publishing Assistant

Job description

Key Accountabilities
• To provide administrative support for the editorial team and ensure all work is carried out in a timely and efficient manner
• Compile information for publishing reports (including usage statistics)
• Schedule journal editorial board meetings and take minutes
• Manage abstracting and indexing arrangements
• Coordinate website and annual pricing updates
• Track author copyright forms and author data
• Service excellence and continuous improvement

We’d love it if you had…

We are looking for an organized, flexible and digitally literate Publishing Assistant to work 35 hours a week within the journals department of our Edinburgh office, on our full list of academic journals. The ideal candidate will have good numeric skills and excellent attention to detail. You will be comfortable using Excel spreadsheets to examine data and track your work, and will be comfortable in a digital environment. Some experience of working with HTML and office administration would be useful. However, this is an entry level position and direct experience is not essential.

Employer details

Edinburgh University Press is a thriving academic publisher, producing over 330 new books and 58 new journals each year, with an emphasis on the Humanities and Social Sciences.