The essentials …
* Permanent, full-time (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm).
* £27,000 per year.
* Hybrid working with 2 days a week in our Bath office.
The Geological Society Publishing House has an exciting opportunity within our publishing team to provide wide-ranging administrative support for editorial development team activities and project work. Utilize Editorial Manager and online content platform systems to support provision of guidelines for contributors and setting up of new titles and collections.
Overall responsibilities / requirements …
Editorial development:
Wide-ranging support for staff and activities, to include:
* Support for commissioning processes, to include:
o Research and data collection
o Profiling online sources such as conference schedules, departmental websites …
o Identifying and collecting contact details for potential leads
o Use of bibliographic databases such as Dimensions (for data collection)
o Reporting (data collection and compilation): annual reports, reports for partners, read and publish usage, Top Reviewers, and others
* Support for meetings of Editorial Boards and Publication and Information Committee: coordinating meeting dates, compiling meeting papers and resources, recording meeting minutes
* Gathering feedback from external collaborators, including administration of editor surveys
* Proposal review process for new books and thematic collections: researching and inviting reviewers and collating comments from reviewers and editors
Editorial projects and resources:
* Coordinating the process for contracting new book volumes, in collaboration with Books Commissioning Editor
* Setting up new book volumes and journal thematic collections via Editorial Manager system and Lyell Collection online platform
* Support the provision of editor training on use of EM, in collaboration with Publishing Coordinators and Journal Development Editor / Commissioning Editor
* Support maintenance of online guidelines for editorial contributors via Publishing Support Hub, in collaboration with Pub Hub Advisory Group
* Ad hoc support for copyright permissions process, including liaising with authors towards clearing figure and personal communications, as required
* Market research and data collection for editorial projects. Examples may include AI for publishing, research integrity, tenders and proposals, new partnerships (books)
General:
* Support for Editor and Authors newsletters – coordinating schedule and content, liaising with editorial and marketing colleagues
* Any other tasks that can be reasonably requested.
What we’re looking for …
* Educated to A-level or degree level
* Good IT proficiency (particularly spreadsheets) and full familiarity with the normal range of office software
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills
* Some general knowledge of, and interest in, the publishing process would be helpful
Benefits
* 25 days basic holiday entitlement, increasing up to 30 days with continued service (pro-rated for part-time staff)
* Option to purchase up to 2 days extra holiday days per year
* Contributary pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
* Access to 24/7 online GP with mental health & wellbeing counselling
* Free premium Headspace account for you and 2 members of friends/family
* Discounts and recognitions scheme
* Cycle to Work schemeSeason Ticket Loan scheme
* Life Assurance and Income Protection schemes
* Free access to Royal Academy exhibitions
* Free Geological Society Fellow membership for qualified staff
The Society is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a harmonious inclusive environment in which the rights and dignity of all its members visitors and staff are respected. We are an equal opportunities employer and the post-holder will be expected to adhere to and support the Society’s commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
#J-18808-Ljbffr