Publishing Development Assistant

Publishing Development Assistant

Department: Publishing

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote, UK

Compensation: circa £23,000

Description

Reporting into the Content Acquisition Director, the role will involve providing administrative support to a team of Publishing Development Managers. You will spend time conducting market research to support the evolution of our Gold open access and new launch programmes, as well as stakeholder mapping and deputising for the Publishing Development Managers as required. There will also be an opportunity to build deeper engagement with particular authors, editors, institutions or segments of the researcher community as this role develops to explore alternative forms of content.

Location: We perform at our best when we feel trusted and are able to choose an approach to working that suits us best, which is why we are a remote-first company. However, we also believe in face to face collaboration, and our UK colleagues meet once a month for team time and quarterly for company get togethers in our Leeds office, so we ask that you be within a commutable distance that you are comfortable with in order to attend the office on those occasions. 

Day to day we’ll trust you to:   

• Provide administrative support for the Publishing Development Managers, including desk research to support Goals, mission campaigns and new journal launches
• Create stakeholder maps and identify opportunities for collaboration and partnership
• Provide support for editor payments and contracting
• Support marketing and social media, arrange conference materials
• Support internal and external award programmes
• Contribute to the management of budgets
• Provide support for project work and effective cross-functional working to help to achieve department targets
• Ensure a great experience for our authors, editors and reviewers is at the centre of our work.

You’ll need to have:   

Skills:

• Good written and interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills
• Problem solving skills
• Desk research, data analysis

Knowledge:

• An overview of Emerald’s products
• Publishing experience, marketing experience or work experience within a commercial environment is advantageous
• Developing an understanding of publishing ethics and open research
• Willingness to acquire depth knowledge and familiarity with Emerald and third-party systems (Emerald Insight, Cognos, Power BI, RUBI, CRM, ScholarOne, Altmetric, and Dimensions, etc.)
• Working towards an understanding of the academic publishing environment

Behaviours & Attributes:

• Team player with ability to work to own initiative
• Desire to learn about open research, our subject communities, and broader publishing practices as part of personal/career development
• Actively seeks opportunities to be involved in projects as part of personal/career development
• Regularly seeks, gives and acts upon feedback
• Curiosity and attention to detail

What’s in it for you?

At Emerald, we value our people. Becoming a part of our team means you’ll join a trusting and flexible environment and we've been flexified so you can trust that we're a truly flexible workplace. All we ask is that you attend the office once a month to come together with work colleagues. You'll also have numerous opportunities to progress your career, as well as access to professional development and the opportunity to learn new skills.

You’ll receive a wide range of benefits, such as 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays, remote flexible working, a discretionary performance bonus, 6% pension contribution and various benefits aimed at supporting your wellbeing and work-life balance such as a working from home allowance. You can check out a full list of our benefits here.

Roles are advertised at a benchmarked market median rate. Offers will be made within a range of the median, depending on skills and experience.

Please note - Applicants must be authorized to work in the UK without restrictions or sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Emerald Group is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our applicants. If you would like to request any accommodations/adjustments from application through to interview stages, please complete the relevant section within the application or contact us at peopleteam@emerald.com and let us know. Apply