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Production Editor
Location: London, UK – Hybrid Model Working
Full-time, Permanent
Closing date: 19th March 2024
This Production Editor role is a fantastic opportunity to work on a highly regarded group of Nature Reviews Journals. The journals are presented in both print and online formats, providing a variety of aspects to the role. You will be working with highly experienced and creative individuals and will also work with a wider network of Editorial, platform and project management teams, as well as external vendors.
As a Production Editor you will be coordinating and managing workflows of print (if applicable) and online scientific/medical journals to agreed deadlines.
Responsibilities:
- Quality check editorial supplied content prior to delivery to vendor
- Coordinate the workflow of accepted content through to agreed publication deadlines using production tracking and content management systems as appropriate
- Quality checks all content prior to publication, ensuring content is approved by all stakeholders, feeding back quality issues to the relevant teams
- Coordinate publication schedules for press/priority content
- Maintain journal style and provide advice/information to staff and typesetters on house style
- Compile issues for online/print publication
- Generate run lists and article data for production controllers and other departments
- Processing and publication of post-publication corrections, alongside reporting and advising on workflows
- Support the launch of new titles and the transition of existing titles
- Provide on the job training and support for Production Editors and provide feedback and support for the creation of training documents
- Identify quality issues, take appropriate action and feedback errors to the relevant teams to help improve the quality of content and service provided
- Lead and administrate production meetings with editorial teams (if applicable)
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential
- A degree or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated ability to achieve weekly/monthly deadlines
- Planning and organisation skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload and manage time efficiently
- Collaboration and communication skills
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Ability to work individually or as part of a team
- Broad interest in production and publishing
Desirable
- Knowledge of production workflows
- Experience of tracking and content management databases/systems
- Print publishing experience
- Computer literate with intermediate knowledge of GSuite
- Web publishing experience and/or familiarity with XML
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