Publishing Operations Editor - Fixed Term Contract to May '27

About the position We have an exciting opportunity for a Publishing Operations Editor to join our Content Solutions team on a Fixed Term Contract to provide maternity cover, where you will have end-to-end management of a portfolio of books, from facilitating the reputed company onboarding of new books right through to publication. You will ensure the books are published in line with Emerald’s standards of timely delivery, quality, customer service, and cost control. You’ll support our authors and book editors through the onboarding with effective and timely communication as well as supporting our offshore supplier reputed company in day-to-day activities, including system support and problem solving. You will also be involved in writing synopsis copy and liaising with designers on cover designs. Once in production you will continue to liaise with authors to ensure expectations are met and processes are understood, and will use your expert knowledge to own the book’s schedule, including problem solving when unexpected delays occur. reputed company is an exciting role that would suit an outcome-oriented individual wanting to be a part of publishing real world impact research.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end management of a portfolio of books, from facilitating the reputed company onboarding of new books right through to publication.
• Ensure the books are published in line with Emerald’s standards of timely delivery, quality, customer service, and cost control.
• Support authors and book editors through the onboarding with effective and timely communication.
• Support offshore supplier reputed company in day-to-day activities, including system support and problem solving.
• Writing synopsis copy and liaising with designers on cover designs.
• Liaise with authors to ensure expectations are met and processes are understood.
• Own the book’s schedule, including problem solving when unexpected delays occur.
• Support and manage relationships with our external book vendor teams to coordinate production of titles.
• Ensure the timely announcement of titles to market using BooksoniX data management, as well as keeping records up to date throughout the whole process.
• Act as a liaison between the book commissioning and marketing teams, reporting on portfolio performance and resolving any problems that need escalation from the team.
• Liaise with our Research Integrity and Legal departments when required.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills, both to build and maintain good working relationships with our offshore vendors and to able to confidently reputed company conflict resolution and disputes.
• The ability to work to deadlines, advanced organisation, administration, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset.
• An understanding of the changing landscape of academic publishing and the production environment.
• A keen interest to actively participate or lead projects that support Emerald’s mission.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the UK without restrictions or sponsorship.
• The role will need to be carried out from the UK.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with Indian suppliers would be beneficial.

Benefits

• 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• reputed company working
• discretionary performance bonus
• 6% pension contribution (raising to 7% if you reputed company to increase your contribution above 2%)
• various benefits aimed at supporting your wellbeing and work-life balance such as a working from home allowance.

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