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Job Title: Publisher, Journals
Salary: £45,100 - £60,400
Location: Cambridge/Hybrid (2 days per week in the office minimum)
Contract: Permanent/Full Time (35 hours per week)
About The Role
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced academic publisher to take responsibility for a highly impactful portfolio of humanities and social science journals. Through the careful management, stewardship and strategic development of your list, you will play a key role in delivering Cambridge University Press and Assessment's mission to support the global dissemination of the highest quality academic research.
* Oversee the day‑to‑day management of your journals in collaboration with internal colleagues, external society partners and academic editors.
* Ensure internal and external teams uphold Cambridge's rigorous standards for journal peer review, content quality and publishing ethics.
* Use a thorough awareness of industry trends and active engagement with research communities to inform portfolio development and advise external stakeholders.
* Maximise the reputational and commercial success of the portfolio through sound recommendations for the future development of existing journals as well as proposals for new partnerships and new journal launches.
* As an experienced, senior member of the team, make a strong contribution to project work and strategic improvements impacting the whole journals list.
About You
You are an experienced individual who can hit the ground running, bringing demonstrable knowledge, creative energy and the proven capacity to provide reliable support to an important set of journals and associated relationships.
You will need a deep understanding of the latest developments in the journals market, likely from previous experience in academic publishing, ideally within a journals publishing environment.
* Excellent communicator – internal and external, written and verbal; able to build strong, productive relationships with a broad spectrum of academic stakeholders; able to convey complex messages clearly and concisely.
* Proactive, solutions‑focused approach; able to manage competing priorities, make authoritative decisions and take accountability for the contribution of your titles to the team's broader strategy.
* Commercial acumen; able to make robust financial recommendations, based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative factors influencing each journal's value and costs.
Rewards And Benefits
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Group personal pension scheme
* Life assurance up to 4 × annual salary
* Green travel schemes
Application Information
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being Friday, November 21. Interviews are scheduled to take place between Tuesday, November 23 and Friday, November 28.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We actively seek to employ people from a wide range of different communities and believe that better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach.
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