Content Growth Assistant, BMJ Journals

BMJ; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 24.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working

Pension contributions up to 12%

Dental and travel insurance discounts

Life assurance 7x salary

Income protection

Gym membership discounts

Cycle-to-work

Season ticket loan

Employee discounts

25 days holiday

Descripción de la vacante

The Content Growth Assistant at BMJ will support project management across Topic Collections and the Article Transfers Service, ensuring timely delivery through proactive administrative and operational support. You will help publish and update content, track submissions, and prepare performance reports for editors.

You will also coordinate cross-team workflows, onboarding for Editors-in-Chief, and maintain editorial cascade tracking, contributing to BMJ's mission to publish high-impact medical

Formación

• Proven experience working within a scholarly publishing or academic research environment.
• Educated to degree level, or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, including the ability to handle multiple projects.
• Strong computer literacy, particularly with spreadsheet software (e.g., Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and output-oriented.
• Familiarity with basic webpage editing tools (e.g., WordPress) and searching scholarly databases.

Responsabilidades

• Publish, update, and maintain Topic Collection webpages.
• Track and follow up on manuscript submissions, peer review timelines, and editorial correspondence.
• Compile ad hoc performance reports for Editors on individual Topic Collections.
• Conduct targeted desk research to assist Content Development Specialists to build the Topic Collection pipeline.
• Support operational delivery of cascading workflows, including execution of daily automated transfers.
• Coordinate author and editor feedback surveys, including mail merges, tracking responses, and chasing engagement.
• Maintain and update the organisation-wide editorial cascade tracking documentation.
• Log, track, and follow up cross-departmental tickets to ensure timely resolution.
• Manage team inbox query queues, ensuring cases are appropriately escalated, cascaded, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Coordinate onboarding for new and replacement Editors-in-Chief, including scheduling key introductory meetings.

Conocimientos

Scholarly publishing experience

Degree or equivalent

Organisational skills

Project management

Spreadsheet proficiency

Communication skills

WordPress basics

Scholarly databases search

Educación

Degree or equivalent

Herramientas

WordPress

Google Sheets

Microsoft Excel

Editorial workflow systems

Descripción del empleo

Job Purpose:

The Content Growth Assistant will support the project management of Topic Collections and the Article Transfers Service, ensuring smooth, timely delivery by providing proactive administrative and operational support.

Key Tasks:

Topic Collections

• Publish, update, and maintain digital content across Topic Collection webpages.
• Track and follow up on manuscript submissions, peer review timelines, and editorial correspondence.
• Compile ad hoc performance reports for Editors on individual Topic Collections.
• Conduct targeted desk research to assist Content Development Specialists to build the Topic Collection pipeline.

Article Transfers

• Support operational delivery of cascading workflows, including execution of daily automated transfers.
• Coordinate author and editor feedback surveys, including mail merges, tracking responses, and chasing engagement.
• Maintain and update the organisation-wide editorial cascade tracking documentation.
• Log, track, and follow up cross-departmental tickets to ensure timely resolution.

Cross-Team Operations

• Manage team inbox query queues, ensuring cases are appropriately escalated, cascaded, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Coordinate onboarding for new and replacement Editors-in-Chief, including scheduling key introductory meetings.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience working within a scholarly publishing or academic research environment.
• Educated to degree level, or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, including the ability to handle multiple projects.
• Strong computer literacy, particularly with spreadsheet software (e.g., Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and output-oriented.
• Familiarity with basic webpage editing tools (e.g., WordPress) and searching scholarly databases.

Applicants must be based in the UK and have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role

Why work for us

Help us create a healthier world. We are a global healthcare knowledge provider. We publish The BMJ, one of the world’s most impactful medical journals and over 70 influential speciality journals. We offer digital tools to help health professionals worldwide tackle critical healthcare challenges. Find out more about us here.

Flexible Work and Workplace Perks

• We’re committed to flexible working that supports both your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Generous double-matching employer pension contribution, up to 12%
• Discounted dental and travel insurance
• Seven x salary life assurance cover and a generous income protection package
• Discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work and season ticket loan
• Discounts for retail and leisure products through yourReward

Work-life balance and wellbeing

• Twenty-five days holiday + bank holidays + a BMJ Day off.
• Additional holiday through long service; buy up to 5 additional days
• Leave for moving house, volunteering or getting married
• Concierge service Seniorcare by Lottie

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are not buzzwords to us, but fundamental company priorities
• We believe that a diverse workforce brings unique strengths and insights, enabling us to better serve our customers and drive positive change in our industry.
• If you are from an under-represented or historically marginalised community, we are particularly interested in hearing from you.
• Join our employee-led networks focusing on Gender, Race and Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Well-being, Parents and Carers and Age.
• Disability Confident Committed employer

Learning & Development

• Career Coaching
• Opportunities to pursue professional development