Temporary Associate Managing Editor: Administrative Science Quarterly, SC Johnson College of Business

Cornell University • Ithaca, NY

12d • Remote

About The Position

The Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ) is a top-ranked academic journal seeking a Temporary Associate Managing Editor. This role co-manages the journal’s online peer-review process, requiring engagement with advanced-level research to assess submissions and communicate initial assessments to the editor in chief. The position involves strict confidentiality in support of an anonymous review process. In collaboration with the managing editor, the associate managing editor provides developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading for all ASQ articles, understanding advanced theory and research methods. This role confers with authors to influence article content decisions and provides final approval for edits to ensure content is accessible to a global audience. Additional responsibilities include producing quarterly issues in partnership with Sage Publishing, ensuring the accuracy of the ASQ Sage website, and independently managing the journal’s book review program. This includes supervising the editorial book review team, leading editing of book reviews, managing communication with book reviewers, and overseeing publication production of book reviews. The associate managing editor also collaborates on developing and improving journal workflow processes, managing communications with authors and stakeholders to resolve sensitive editorial challenges. The role requires summarizing research articles for social media content, potentially developing content for social media and newsletters, and assisting with communications strategy. With the managing editor, this person helps develop and maintain the journal’s operating budget, understanding relevant contracts. The associate managing editor coordinates events such as online symposia, conference meetings, and paper development workshops. They also lead individual projects, collaborate with associate editors for online office hours, and guide the editorial team’s process for determining editorial board membership. Consultation and guidance are provided in the development of editing tools, manuscript tracking, editorial task management, and bibliographic citation management. The associate managing editor independently maintains ASQ’s Cornell web pages. Other administrative duties include contracting editors, working with Cornell’s procurement processes, generating performance reports, and supporting the journal’s editorial team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with at least 2-4 years of editorial experience
• Familiarity with academic research and ability to read and summarize an academic argument
• Exceptional editing and proofreading skills, including developmental and copy editing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to understand and practice complex procedures for maintaining strict confidentiality of unpublished manuscripts in the anonymous review process
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and to exercise discretion and good judgment in the context of a top-ranked publication
• A history of strong attention to detail and the ability to organize information for distribution and use by others
• Ability to assess problems independently and propose thoughtful solutions that preserve confidentiality
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with editing in Adobe Professional
• Comfort with learning new software and online platforms
• Experience modeling values that support inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing

Nice To Haves

• Academic editing and publishing experience
• Familiarity with social sciences research
• Familiarity with Chicago style and American Psychological Association style
• Master’s degree or higher

Responsibilities

• Co-manage the journal’s online peer-review process for manuscripts.
• Communicate initial assessments of submissions to the editor in chief, including information about potential conflicts of interest and the relationship between a submission and other academic publications.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in ongoing communication with peer reviewers and editorial team members.
• Provide developmental editing, copy editing, and proofreading for all ASQ articles in collaboration with the managing editor.
• Confer with authors to influence article content decisions and provide final approval for edits for accuracy, clarity, tone, length, and organization.
• Produce quarterly issues in partnership with Sage Publishing.
• Ensure the accuracy of the ASQ Sage website.
• Independently manage the journal’s book review program, including supervising the editorial book review team, leading editing of book reviews, managing and tracking book reviewers, and overseeing publication production of all book reviews.
• Develop, implement, and improve journal workflow processes with the managing editor.
• Manage communications with authors and other stakeholders, often to resolve sensitive, confidential editorial challenges.
• Summarize research articles for the journal’s social media content.
• Develop and write content for social media and newsletter platforms.
• Help develop communications strategy.
• Help develop and maintain the journal’s operating budget with the managing editor.
• Coordinate events, such as online symposia, conference meetings, and paper development workshops.
• Lead occasional individual projects, such as collaborating with associate editors for online office hour events and guiding the editorial team’s process for determining editorial board membership.
• Consult and provide guidance in the development of editing tools, process management of tracking manuscripts and editorial tasks, and bibliographic citation management.
• Independently maintain ASQ’s Cornell web pages.
• Contract editors.
• Work with Cornell’s procurement processes to secure payments.
• Generate performance reports.
• Provide other types of support to the journal’s editorial team.

Benefits

• Health Care – Several excellent plan options for medical, dental, prescription drug, and vision care coverage.
• Generous Paid Time Off & Leave Provisions– This includes vacation time, health and personal time, holidays, and parental leave among others.
• Retirement Plans – Employees are eligible for the 403(b) Cornell University Retirement Plan (CURP) which offers superior retirement savings benefits.
• Education – Options include the Employee Degree Program, taking classes to enrich your career skills, New York’s 529 College Savings Program, and Cornell Children’s Tuition Scholarship.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees