Production Editor - Hybrid (Maternity Cover)

Informa Group Plc.; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £33,500–£36,500pa + 5% bonus

Work-life balance and flexible culture

25 days annual leave

Discretionary holiday days—seasonal

Job summary

Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business, is recruiting a Production Editor on a maternity cover basis to project manage books production across Routledge and CRC Press imprints. The role is based in Milton Park, Oxfordshire, with three days in-office and options to work remotely.

You’ll handle supplier commissioning, queries, data accuracy, budgets and deadlines, with training provided. Applicants must have UK work rights and knowledge of the publishing process is a plus.

Qualifications

• You must have the right to live and work in the UK.
• Experience in production/editorial environments is preferred.
• Attention to detail and ability to identify errors are essential.

Responsibilities

• Commissioning suppliers and preparing materials, managing relationships with suppliers.
• Handling incoming queries from authors and editors.
• Maintaining up-to-date information on the database.
• Quality control of final content.
• Controlling schedules and budgets, and coding invoices for payment.
• Completing multiple tasks to deadlines in a process-driven environment.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Database familiarity

Problem solving

Team player

Customer service

Adaptability

MS Office basics

Budget experience

Publishing process knowledge

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Job description

Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business, is recruiting a Production Editor on a maternity cover basis to project manage books production across Routledge and CRC Press imprints. The role is based in Milton Park, Oxfordshire, with three days in-office and options to work remotely.

You’ll handle supplier commissioning, queries, data accuracy, budgets and deadlines, with training provided. Applicants must have UK work rights and knowledge of the publishing process is a plus.