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Job Title: Managing EditorLocation(s): London - Hybrid Working ModelClosing date: 18th April 2025About Springer Nature GroupSpringer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities xe2x80x93 enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow.About The RoleThe Managing Editor will work with commissioning editors, publishers, external editors and our operational partners to organise and manage collections on behalf of key parts of the SN Journals portfolio. They will be responsible for the project management of multiple live collections and will work closely with our operational teams to provide an enhanced level of oversight for commissioned articles.Increasing commissioned content is an essential part of our strategy to grow our Springer Nature journal portfolios and this role ensures we can do this at scale while maintaining an excellent level of quality and author service.Responsibilities:Project management of live collections, including performance reporting (content flow and delivery, turnaround times, general submission/publication performance)Support of Commissioning Editors, Guest Editors, and Authors with queries throughout submission, peer-review, and publication processesEngagement with the Marketing department, Production teams, Editorial, and other internal stakeholdersContact point for Guest Editors throughout the collectionMonitoring of content flow and delivery against collection submission windowResponsible for filtering of MS and general oversight that excellent peer review is in place for commissioned contentWith the Editorial Support Advisor team contribute to robust workflow documentation to be used across all portfoliosExperience:Experience of journal publishing workflows, specifically around submit to accept, is highly desirable, though graduates looking to begin their publishing career will also be considered and additional training/support givenGood understanding of open access publishing, academic journals, and publishing ethics & integrityStrong interpersonal and communication skills, including written and in-person/calls, with strong written & spoken English languageGood administrative and organisational skillsHas a sound understanding of the balance between operational efficiency and editorial rigour, and capability to multi-taskQualifications:Bachelor's Degree minimumThis role is based in our London King's Cross office on a hybrid working basis with 2 days a week in the office required.Applicants should send:A cover letter that conveys their interest and motivation for the role and indicates salary expectationsCandidates will be considered on an on-going basis. Early applications are encouraged.#LI-CE1Job Posting End Date: 19-04-2025

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