Publishing Business Development Coordinator

IOP Publishing; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary starting from £30,000

Excellent pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

33+ days holiday

Flexible hybrid working environment

Job summary

IOP Publishing is seeking a Publishing Business Development Coordinator for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role involves significant research, coordination, and stakeholder engagement to support business growth.

The ideal candidate should have a degree in a physical science (not essential) and possess strong organisational skills, communication abilities, and a proactive mindset. Benefiting from a competitive salary starting from £30,000 and a flexible hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• A degree (ideally in a physical science or related discipline, but not essential).
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis to identify trends and opportunities.
• Assist in developing proposals, bid documents, and presentations.
• Act as a key point of contact for external stakeholders.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Proactive mindset

Research skills

Digital tools confidence

Education

Degree in physical science or related discipline

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Role Summary

We’re looking for a curious, organised and proactive person to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract in a brand new Publishing Business Development Coordinator role. This is a fantastic opportunity to support the growth of our business by helping identify and win new partners, explore innovative licensing models and bring new ideas to life.

Working closely with the Head of Publishing Business Development and Conference Proceedings, you’ll play an important role in research, coordination and stakeholder engagement—helping to turn insight into action and opportunity into success.

What you’ll be doing

• Carry out research and analysis to identify trends and new opportunities
• Help develop proposals, bid documents, presentations and marketing materials
• Support RFP responses, including organising meetings and tracking progress
• Act as a key point of contact for external stakeholders
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date prospect data

Contribute to AI and licensing opportunities

• Research new licensing models and emerging opportunities
• Support engagement with prospective customers
• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, Legal and Technology teams to assess and deliver opportunities
• Help coordinate contract preparation and content delivery

Provide essential coordination and admin support

• Maintain internal systems, trackers and databases
• Organise meetings, workshops and events
• Support cross‑functional teams to stay aligned and informed

About you

We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic about publishing, data and collaboration. You’ll bring:

• A degree (ideally in a physical science or related discipline, but not essential)
• A proactive mindset with a natural curiosity to explore and learn
• An interest in how scientific research is created and shared
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confidence working both independently and collaboratively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confidence using digital tools, including MS Office and research information platforms

Who We Are

IOP Publishing is a society-owned scientific publisher, providing impact, recognition and value for the scientific community. As the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, 100% of our profit goes towards public and scientific good.

Why work with us at IOP Publishing

We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community – working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.

We offer a truly international culture with offices in Europe, Asia and the US and our reach is global. Our culture is the perfect blend of dedicated and intelligent professionalism, informal, friendly collaboration and authenticity with a social conscience.

A competitive salary starting from £30,000 (Band C) depending on experience, an excellent pension scheme, a discretionary annual bonus scheme and a range of other useful and cost‑saving benefits available through our benefits platform.

33+ days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an extra day’s leave to use for a moment that matters to you, a 35‑hour working week, life assurance, cycle‑to‑work scheme, dental insurance, health‑care cash plan, and a great positive working environment in our brand new office in central Bristol – modern airy and designed with all of our colleagues in mind – for work and social time.

A flexible hybrid working environment to suit everyone’s needs – we don’t need you in the office every day so we can consider applicants from further afield who can travel to Bristol likely once or twice per week, depending on when face‑to‑face time is needed (any travel to the Bristol office is at the employee’s own expenses).

IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities and candidates. We particularly welcome applicants from under‑represented backgrounds.

We make recruitment and workplace adjustments wherever we can, so please let us know if there’s anything that we can do to support you.