Production Specialist

Frontiers Media; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 30.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a leading publishing company as a Production Specialist in Madrid, where you’ll be responsible for overseeing production processes and ensuring high-quality article publication. This hybrid role offers the flexibility of working from home while collaborating with a diverse team. Candidates with excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving are encouraged to apply.

Servicios

4 additional wellbeing days

Access to learning platforms

Variety of wellbeing initiatives

Three dedicated volunteer days

Formación

• Managing phases of the production process (copyediting, formatting, proofing).
• Understanding of Open Access publishing landscape.
• Experience in publishing is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee production process ensuring articles meet formatting standards.
• Provide feedback to improve typesetting processes.
• Engage with authors effectively to resolve their requests.

Conocimientos

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Herramientas

Adobe Acrobat

Illustrator

Dreamweaver

Photoshop

InDesign

Salesforce

Descripción del empleo

At Frontiers we are on a mission to make all science open enabling the research community to develop thesolutions we need to live healthy lives on ahealthy planet.

Frontiers is one of the worlds most cited publishers. Our articles have been viewed more than 3.7 billion times reflecting the power of research that is open for all.

Join the publishing revolution.

Follow the links below to learn more about our work.

we can offer you

At Frontiers our working model for new roles is hybrid offering flexibility to work from home while staying connected through our office hubs in key locations. This approach reflects our commitment to productivity trust and a collaborative team culture.

We provide a range of benefits across our global locations including but not limited to :

4 additional wellbeing days in addition to existing annual leave allowance

Access to learning platforms and dedicated learning & development time

A range of wellbeing initiatives including free online yoga classes and an employee assistance plan

Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer

Additional benefits depending on your location (e.g. pension plan and private medical care)

The Role :

Production Specialists are experts in production with several sub-specializations to oversee the final stages of the publishing process delivering machine-readable online publications. They work with Publishing Managers Production to ensure high quality and the efficient publishing of articles accepted in peer review.

Key Responsibilities :

Overseeing the entire production process ensuring that each article is meticulously formatted according to our style guidelines formats and policies

Reviewing the final versions of papers to ensure that they meet our requirements for publication

Providing ongoing and continuous feedback to typesetters where necessary to improve typesetting processes through thorough root cause analysis.

Engaging with authors to find solutions to their needs and requests while ensuring publisher policies industry best practice and technical requirements are adhered to

Publishing articles online and in repositories ensuring their discoverability

Working towards their individual KPIs with their managers to support continuous professional development.

Continuous work on Production and Typesetting guidelines to ensure optimal and streamline results.

Knowledge Skills & Experience that will help you thrive in the role :

Ability to manage all phases of the production process (copyediting formatting proofing validating online PDF and XML / HTML formats)

Understanding of the Open Access publishing landscape

Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English

Organisational skills

Proactive attitude to problem solving and daily tasks

Ability to quickly and accurately manage large volumes of information and to take timely corrective actions to resolve bottlenecks.

Experience in mark-up languages (Adobe Acrobat Illustrator Dreamweaver Photoshop and InDesign) and experience working with CRMs such as Salesforce would be an advantage

Publishing experience would be a plus

This role is hybrid based in our Warsaw OR Madrid offices ; it is expected you must be in the office 3 days a week with working from home an option for the rest of the week.

Apply now

Please click the apply button on this page and submit your application in English.

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Equal opportunity statement

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination including based on race national or ethnic origin age religion disability sex gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1