Commissioning Editor

Redwood; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious London-based publisher seeks a commissioning professional to enhance content quality for medical/healthcare journals. Responsibilities include conducting research, attending editorial meetings, and managing relationships with stakeholders. Ideal candidates have a life science degree and experience in journal publishing, with a focus on project management.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Professional development options

Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences or relevant experience in journal publishing.
• Strong project management experience.
• Ability to manage relationships and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bibliographic research and identify trending topics.
• Manage commissioning activities and set targets during editorial meetings.
• Monitor publishing landscape and competitor journals.

Skills

Project Management

Relationship Management

Presentation Skills

Education

Life Science Degree

Job description

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We are working on new commissioning role with a prestigious London based publisher of medical/healthcare publications, who are looking for a switched-on individual to take responsibility for supporting the development of high-quality content for their journals. The role will involve targeted commissioning of authors for a variety of content such as original research articles and reviews.

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

• Conducting bibliographic research, liaising with teams across the organisation to identify hot topics, trending authors and well cited papers for briefing Editors and the journal development team.
• Attending meetings to conduct commissioning activities
• Attending regular Editorial Board meetings and Editor meetings to set commissioning targets
• Monitoring the wider publishing landscape, including competitor journals and open research platforms.

The successful person will have a life science degree or relevant experience from a journal publishing background. You will have the ability to manage and build important relationships with key individuals and stakeholders at all levels and the ability to conduct presentations and influence a diverse range of stakeholders. Strong project management experience is crucial to this role as is the ability to work to tight deadlines. Some experience in journal development or commissioning is highly desirable as is a knowledge of scholarly communications.

This is a super role which offers career progression and development and the opportunity to put your stamp on the role.