Editorial Operations Specialist (Hybrid)

Elsevier; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private medical benefits

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Travel Season ticket loan

Job summary

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

You will deliver editorial administration, manage submissions and reviews to shorten lead times, and generate reports for editors and board meetings. The role offers hybrid working and a collaborative team focused on integrity.

Qualifications

• Excellent administration skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to engage and build relationships.
• Ownership of problems and ability to implement solutions.
• Experience collaborating with teams to deliver projects.
• Data analysis skills and ability to create and generate reports.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and learn new systems.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Deliver editorial administration services to editors, authors and reviewers to ensure journal needs and service levels are met.
• Manage the editorial, submission and review process to reduce lead-time from submission to decision.
• Generate journal and ad-hoc reports for editors and publishers for board meetings.
• Identify and implement workflow changes to optimise journal performance and policy.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for the submission system.
• Communicate with the journal community and cross-functional teams on queries.
• Provide cover for other journals when team members are absent.

Skills

Administration skills

Attention to detail

Written & verbal communication

Problem solving

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Organisational skills

Customer-focused

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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

You will deliver editorial administration, manage submissions and reviews to shorten lead times, and generate reports for editors and board meetings. The role offers hybrid working and a collaborative team focused on integrity.