• Job Description

  Req#: R73177

  Managing Editor
  

  Are you ready for the next step in your editorial career?
  

  Are you a keen journalist looking for an editorial career move?
  

  About our Team
  

  The team oversees publication processes, delivering quality work on time. They collaborate with global colleagues, Editors, Authors, and Reviewers.
  

  About the Role
  

  The Publishing Administrative Editor oversees editorial tasks and serves editors, authors, and reviewers.
  

  Responsibilities
  

  • Delivering editorial administration services to editors, authors and reviewers to ensure journal needs and service level agreements are met.
  • Managing the editorial, submission and review process efficiently to reduce the lead-time from submission to approval.
  • Generating journal and ad-hoc reports for editors and publishers for board meetings and strategic planning.
  • Identifying and implementing changes to workflow and configuration to optimize the performance of journals, release initiatives and publishing policies.
  • Providing support and troubleshooting advice to editors, reviewers, authors and teams for our submission system.
  • Communicating with our journal community, publishers and cross-functional teams to provide updates and advice for submission and publication queries.

  
  Requirements
  

  • Have excellent administration skills and a real eye for detail and accuracy.
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills in Japanese & English and an ability to engage and build relationships.
  • Be able to take ownership of problems and implement solutions.
  • Enjoy collaborating with teams to deliver successful projects and initiatives that make a difference.
  • Show good data analysis skills and the ability to create and generate reports.
  • Have great computer skills in Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new systems.
  • Have excellent organisation skills and the ability to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Be a motivated self-starter with a positive attitude and a customer-focused approach.

  
  Work in a way that works for you
  

  We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. 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 well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
  

  • Dutch Share Purchase Plan
  • Annual Profit Share Bonus
  • Comprehensive Pension Plan
  • Home, office or commuting allowance
  • Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
  • Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Personal Choice budget
  • Variety of online training courses and career roadshows
  • Wellbeing programs and gym facility in the office
  • Internal communities and networks
  • Various employee discounts
  • Recruitment introduction reward
  • Work from anywhere
  • Employee Assistance Program (global)
  • Annual Event

  
  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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• About the company

  Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals progress science, advance healthcare and improve performance.

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