Production Specialist

Frontiers; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 40.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading research publisher is seeking a Production Specialist who will oversee the entire production process and ensure high quality in publishing articles. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, organizational skills, and experience in managing large volumes of information. This hybrid role is based in Madrid, requiring three days in the office each week, with flexibility for remote work.

Servicios

Additional wellbeing days

Learning platforms access

Wellbeing initiatives

Volunteering days

Formación

• Ability to manage phases of the production process.
• Understanding of the Open Access publishing landscape.
• Proactive attitude to problem solving.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee the entire production process for articles.
• Review final versions of papers for publication.
• Engage with authors to meet their needs.

Conocimientos

Production process management

Excellent communication skills in English

Time management skills

Organisational skills

Customer service skills

Herramientas

Adobe Acrobat

Salesforce

Photoshop

InDesign

Descripción del empleo

Who we are

We are on a mission to make all science open, enabling the research community to develop the solutions we all need to live healthy lives on a healthy planet.

Frontiers is one of the world’s largest and most impactful research publishers, dedicated to making peer-reviewed, quality-certified science openly accessible. Our articles have been viewed 4 billion times, reflecting the power of research that is open for all.

Follow the links below to learn more about our work.

www.frontiersin.org/about/annual-reports

www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ejFfnQzko

What 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

• Time management skills

• Organisational skills

• Proactive attitude to problem solving and daily tasks

• Excellent customer service skills

• 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.

Please inform us if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment experience. You can contact us at [e-mail] for any additional support.

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.