Publisher
Company : IOP Publishing
Location : Bristol, Hybrid
Closing Date : 3rd November 2023
Website : https://www.ioppublishingcareers.org/vacancy/publisher-540105.html
IOP Publishing are looking for a motivated Publisher to join our team on a permanent full-time basis. The role is to manage part of our materials science journal portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding Journals Development team. If you’re passionate about scientific publishing and its impact, then look no further!
Role Summary
Publishers are responsible for shaping the strategy for a portfolio of journals and lead on its development towards those goals. As a Publisher, you will develop and implement commissioning plans through desk-based and in-person author interactions, as well as engage and manage Editorial Boards at the journal-level. Reporting into the Senior Publisher, this role will require you to work with other Publishers and Assistant Publishers across the Journals Development team, as well as with other stakeholders across the business.
What will you be doing?
Key job accountabilities include:
- Working with the Senior Publisher to implement the portfolio and journals strategies;
- Develop and review commissioning plans in line with journal growth;
- Build new and develop existing relationships with potential authors and Editorial Board members through conference attendance and institutional visits;
- Working on product development for existing titles and new journal launches.
About you:
Successful applicants should demonstrate the following:
- STM publishing experience;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Demonstrable teamworking skills;
- Stakeholder management experience;
- A degree is essential and a PhD would be desirable.
We know it is unusual for someone to tick every box so, if you don’t meet all the criteria, but demonstrate most of the skills and experience we are looking for, and have the enthusiasm to work with us, go ahead and apply.
What we offer:
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees an excellent pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution), discretionary annual bonus scheme, 25+ days holiday (not including bank holidays), standard 35-hour working week, volunteering days, and a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, life assurance, and a range of flexible benefits such as cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, healthcare cash plan, and payroll giving.
Our modern and contemporary offices are based in the thriving city centre of Bristol, a stone’s throw from Temple Meads train station, and within walking distance of Cabot Circus shopping centre and numerous cafés and restaurants. Named on more than one occasion as the best city in the UK to live in, Bristol is a cosmopolitan and creative city boasting an historic harbour, internationally renowned cultural institutions and is home to world-class festivals and events.
The contractual location of this role is IOPP’s Bristol office but as there will not be a requirement for the person in this role to be in the office on a weekly basis, we are open to considering applicants from a wider geographical area who are happy to travel to Bristol for quarterly meetings, annual appraisals, one to one and team meetings, subject to business needs. IOPP has a flexible, hybrid working model in place, in which colleagues choose where they work the majority of the time.
To apply, please submit your CV and cover note through our careers site.
We aim to review applications soon after they are received, and will arrange interviews when there’s someone we’re keen to meet, so please don’t hold off applying until the closing date is approaching - we don’t want you, or us, to miss out!
About us:
IOP Publishing is an international scientific publisher, through which leading-edge research is distributed worldwide. Our rapidly expanding journals programme is published alongside other sources of scientific information in the form of ebooks, magazines and conference proceedings. Other publications include easily accessible community and regional websites. We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community and have offices in Europe, Asia and the US. Working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.
IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society. Any financial surplus earned by IOP Publishing goes to supporting science through the activities of the Institute. With a continuing focus on growth, we recognise that every single person has a real part to play if we’re to achieve our aim of becoming the world’s leading publisher in our field.
IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities and candidates. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented backgrounds.
Our vision is that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is both natural and sustainable and that is visible through the work we produce, our Ways of Being, our company branding, our professional networks and the colleagues and communities we serve and support.