Project Coordinator (Journal Manager)

TN United Kingdom; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in academic publishing is looking for a Project Coordinator (Journal Manager) based in Exeter. This role involves managing the operational aspects of academic journals and fostering strong relationships with global stakeholders. With a supportive training program and a focus on work/life balance through hybrid working, you will thrive in a flexible environment designed to meet both your immediate and long-term goals.

Benefits

Wellbeing initiatives

Shared parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills for building relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience in managing deadlines and communicating problems.
• Ability to learn new systems and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of a portfolio of academic journals.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Ensure deadlines are met from submission to publication.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Technical articulation

Deadline management

Stakeholder management

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27.05.2025

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11.07.2025

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About the Role

In the Journal Manager role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of your own portfolio of academic journals.

You will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end publication process of these journals, becoming an operational expert in their workflows and processes, and a technical expert in the systems they use. You will be empowered to drive improvements on your journals by optimising journal configuration and workflows. You won’t need an understanding of the content of the publications, or a scientific background.

You will build and maintain trust and long-term collaborative relationships with global stakeholders via emails and virtual video calls with your external customers (Society partners, editors, authors and reviewers) and your internal stakeholders (Publishers and other teams).

To enable your success, a full training program will be delivered by experienced colleagues, plus continued mentoring support. If you are excited about working for Elsevier and feel your previous experience has given you transferable skills in at least some of the areas mentioned, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Become the operational expert for your portfolio so you can offer a first-class, personalised service to our Society partners and external customers (researchers/editors/authors/reviewers)

Support and work closely with the other key contacts responsible for the success of the journals (Societies, Editors, Publishers, third-party suppliers, and other internal teams)

Build and maintain strong working relationships with your internal and external stakeholders through trust, reliability, and expertise

Continuously monitor editorial and production processes, ensuring deadlines are met from submission to publication

Use reporting to spot trends in data and drive process improvements for maximum speed and efficiency

Requirements

You have excellent written and verbal communication skills that enable you to build strong relationships with customers/stakeholders

You can learn new systems and technical processes/workflows, and your communication skills allow you to articulate technical problems to a variety of stakeholders in an understandable way

You thrive on autonomy, and you’re comfortable driving results and change through virtual relationships

You have experience of managing deadlines, and you feel comfortable prioritising and communicating when problems arise

You can work in our Exeter office one day per week

How To Apply

Please include a cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the role. This is required as part of the application process.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working remotely from home and at our office in a hybrid working style

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive