Editorial Operations Editor (Hybrid)

Elsevier; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Job summary

Elsevier in Oxford is seeking a Publishing Administrative Editor to coordinate peer review, manage editorial workflows, and uphold quality standards across leading journals. You will work with editors, reviewers and authors, generating reports and insights from data while delivering timely publications.

Proficiency in MS Office and strong organisational skills are essential, with a hybrid arrangement combining office and home working.

Qualifications

• Excellent administration skills and eye for detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Able to own problems and implement solutions.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver projects.
• Proficient in data analysis and reporting.
• MS Office skills and the ability to learn new systems.
• Excellent organisation and multi-tasking under changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver editorial administration to editors, authors and reviewers to meet journal needs and SLAs.
• Manage the editorial, submission and review process to shorten lead-time from submission to decision.
• Generate journal and ad-hoc reports for editors and board meetings.
• Identify and implement workflow and configuration changes to optimise journal performance and policies.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for the submission system.
• Communicate with the journal community and cross-functional teams about submissions and publications.
• Provide cover for other journals in the team during absences.

Skills

Administration

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Data analysis

Organization

Customer focus

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Elsevier in Oxford is seeking a Publishing Administrative Editor to coordinate peer review, manage editorial workflows, and uphold quality standards across leading journals. You will work with editors, reviewers and authors, generating reports and insights from data while delivering timely publications.

Proficiency in MS Office and strong organisational skills are essential, with a hybrid arrangement combining office and home working.