Editorial Operations & Data Coordinator

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Private medical benefits

Contributory pension

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking a Publishing Administrative Editor in Oxford to coordinate peer review, manage editorial workflows and uphold quality and ethical standards with editors, reviewers and authors.

You will play a key role in ensuring timely publication of leading journals, generating reports, and improving workflows while collaborating with internal teams in a hybrid office/remote setup.

Qualifications

• Excellent administration skills with a real eye for detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to engage and build relationships.
• Ability to take ownership of problems and implement solutions.
• Enjoy collaborating with teams to deliver successful projects and initiatives.
• Strong data analysis skills and the ability to create and generate reports.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to learn new systems.
• Excellent organisation, multi-tasking, and adaptability to changing priorities.
• Motivated self-starter with a customer-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Delivering editorial administration services to editors, authors and reviewers to ensure journal needs and service levels are met.
• Managing the editorial, submission and review process to reduce lead-time from submission to decision.
• Generating journal and ad-hoc reports for editors and publishers for board meetings and strategic planning.
• Identifying and implementing workflow/configuration changes to optimise journal performance and publishing policies.
• Providing support and troubleshooting advice for the submission system to editors, reviewers, authors and teams.
• Communicating with the journal community, publishers and cross-functional teams on submission/publication queries.
• Providing cover for other journals in the team during absence.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Multi-tasking

Customer-focused

Self-motivated

Tools

Submission system

Job description

Elsevier is seeking a Publishing Administrative Editor in Oxford to coordinate peer review, manage editorial workflows and uphold quality and ethical standards with editors, reviewers and authors.

You will play a key role in ensuring timely publication of leading journals, generating reports, and improving workflows while collaborating with internal teams in a hybrid office/remote setup.