Publishing Ops Specialist — Open-Access Pioneer

Frontiers Careers; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Frontiers in Warsaw is seeking a Production Specialist to oversee the final stages of publishing, ensuring articles meet style guidelines and are ready for online publication. You will coordinate with publishing managers and production teams to deliver high-quality outputs.

The role requires experience with mark-up languages and design software, strong English communication, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage all phases of the production process (copyediting, formatting, proofing, validating online PDF and XML/HTML formats) or willingness to learn.
• Understanding of the Open Access publishing landscape.
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
• Time management skills.
• Organisational skills.
• Proactive attitude to problem solving and daily tasks.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to quickly and accurately manage large volumes of information and to take timely corrective actions to resolve bottlenecks.
• Experience in mark-up languages (Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and InDesign) and experience working with CRMs such as Salesforce would be an advantage.
• Publishing experience would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the entire production process, ensuring that each article is meticulously formatted according to our style guidelines, formats, and policies.
• Reviewing the final versions of papers to ensure that they meet our requirements for publication.
• Providing ongoing and continuous feedback to typesetters, where necessary, to improve typesetting processes through thorough root cause analysis.
• Engaging with authors to find solutions to their needs and requests while ensuring publisher policies, industry best practice, and technical requirements are adhered to.
• Publishing articles online and in repositories, ensuring their discoverability.
• Working towards their individual KPIs, with their managers, to support continuous professional development.
• Continuous work on Production and Typesetting guidelines to ensure optimal and streamline results.
• Responsible for journal publication success – publication speed, quality of final production and publication volume.

Job description

Frontiers in Warsaw is seeking a Production Specialist to oversee the final stages of publishing, ensuring articles meet style guidelines and are ready for online publication. You will coordinate with publishing managers and production teams to deliver high-quality outputs.

The role requires experience with mark-up languages and design software, strong English communication, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.