Editorial Assistant Supervisor - Springer Nature Group | The Bookseller Careers & Jobs

"Nature Research is seeking to appoint an Editorial Assistant Supervisor to manage a subset of the Editorial Administration team, manage the editorial administration processes, support the standardisation of workflows, improve efficiencies, data collection, and support Authors, Editors, and Reviewers.  

You will support the Head of Editorial Administration on editorial processes in the most professional and cost-effective manner.  This opportunity will see you liaise closely with the HoEA and with counterparts in other departments to ensure policies are consistent.  You will be key in assisting the editors with manuscripts, and ensuring content is processed within suitable timeframes. Given the nature of the role it is essential that you are able to prioritise your workload and work to tight deadlines but also ensure that tasks are performed with speed and accuracy.   

Excellent communication skills are key to this role – both written and verbal. Building key relationships with Editor in Chiefs and Editors is essential, as is working alongside other publishing departments including Production and the Publishing Team.  You will have a positive attitude to work as you will be working within a team and meeting daily deadlines.  Ideally you will be educated to degree level (or equivalent).  You should also come with experience in STM publishing and Open Access policies and be adept at using Microsoft Office software."