Journal Production Coordinator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Supervise the production performance of an assigned portfolio comprising around 70–80 journals.

• Track publication timelines, copy flow, and overall portfolio health.

• Recognize delays, low copy counts, pipeline challenges, and other risks, collaborating with internal teams and supplier partners to address them.

• Serve as a primary point of contact and escalation for production-related concerns.

• Collaborate closely with external supplier project managers to uphold agreed-upon schedules, quality standards, and consistency.

• Ensure accurate journal, article, and issue information is maintained across relevant systems.

• Foster effective working relationships among peer review, commissioning, publishing, authors, and editors.

• Identify opportunities for workflow and process enhancements and engage in continuous improvement initiatives within the production team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong organizational abilities, capable of managing a substantial portfolio, competing priorities, and multiple deadlines.

• Proficient problem-solving skills, with the confidence to take ownership of challenges and collaborate with others for resolutions.

• Exceptional communication and relationship management skills, including the capacity to work effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Keen attention to detail along with the ability to grasp the broader performance of a portfolio.

• Ability to analyze data and reports to pinpoint issues, trends, and priorities.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and open to learning new systems and processes.

• Experience in publishing, journal production, content operations, or a similar field.

• Background in managing a portfolio of publications, projects, or other time-sensitive tasks.

• Experience collaborating with external suppliers, vendors, or outsourced teams.

• Experience in supporting or mentoring colleagues or external partners.

• Proven track record of identifying or contributing to workflow and process enhancements.

• Familiarity with academic or scholarly publishing.

🏝️ Benefits

• Meeting-free Friday afternoons.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Employee programs that promote community engagement, learning, and personal growth.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Commitment to equal opportunity/affirmative action employment.

• Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

• Opportunities for internal mobility.