Assistant Editor

Springer Nature • New York, NY

22h • $55,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Assistant Editors play a critical role in ensuring a seamless and efficient peer review process through active pipeline management. Their skills and experience will ensure they are best placed to identify any potential challenges, and will be able to identify solutions, working alongside the journal Editors, to ensure peer review is conducted efficiently and to the highest quality and integrity. They will work in collaboration with Editors to ensure the journal brands and reputations are upheld, through high level policy adherence throughout key stages of the workflow.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 1 year within Scientific Publishing (desirable)
• Good understanding of Publishing process and Peer review systems
• Excellent communication Skills (written and verbal English)
• Subject matter expertise (STEM)– Medicine/Life/Physical Science (desirable)
• Strong analytical and logical reasoning ability
• Customer service and business communication experience
• SN-Interpersonal Awareness
• SN-Collaboration
• SN-Action Oriented
• SN-Resourcefulness
• SN-Process Optimization
• SN-Decision Quality
• SN-Manuscript Assessment
• SN-Writing Skills
• SN-Editorial Skills
• SN-Publishing Workflows & Systems
• SN-Adaptability

Nice To Haves

• Experience in manuscript handling will be an added advantage

Responsibilities

• Work with Editors to ensure Authors are supported to meet the publishing needs of the journals, and authors can adhere to editorial policy and compliance.
• Responsible for managing journal pipelines, by processing manuscripts from submission through to final decision.
• Support Editors throughout the process, creating excellent working relationships.
• Act as a point of contact for authors throughout the manuscript journal, building relationships and trust in our processes, striving to improve author satisfaction.
• Collaborate and build rapport with Journal editorial staff for continuous improvement/updates and new initiatives in the process.
• Handle email correspondence between the various parties involved in the publication process; (Authors, Reviewers, Editors, Guest editors, Readers, etc. for the assigned manuscript).
• Mentor and support new team members.
• Provide inputs on improving the process to reduce TAT and manage pipeline at various stages of the editorial process.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401(k) with company match and contribution
• Hybrid office working policy, Summer Hours, and paid time off
• Flexible Spending and Commuter programs
• Multiple Life insurance options
• Disability coverage
• Tuition Assistance
• Voluntary benefits: Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, and Legal Assistance Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Family friendly benefits and a variety of employee discounts
• An array of Employee Social Networks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level