Publishing Editor, STM Journals

Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge, one of the world’s leading research institutions.

Due to the expansion of our list, Cambridge University Press is seeking an Editor to join our Journals team to manage a list of prestigious STM research journals. The Editor will work as part of a transatlantic team based in New York, US and Cambridge, UK. New York.

* Manage day-to-day operations of a portfolio of research journals by being the key contact at the Press for the journals’ external editorial offices. * • Drive the growth and development of the journals by working with the journals academic editors, editorial boards, and Cambridge marketing, sales and production colleagues. * • Support the external editors, editorial boards, and editorial offices to increase the output of the journals in terms of both quality and quantity of research articles. * • Ensure peer review processes are managed efficiently and fairly * • Ensure timely publication to the required production quality * • Maintenance of systems and processes for the journals to ensure that all aspects of publishing proceed to plan and within budget. * • Produce reports on the journals performance; attend editorial board meetings and present reports; assist in the promotion of the journals by attending conferences and other meetings. * • Monitor publishing industry developments, market requirements and competing journals and act upon this information as appropriate. * • Maintain effective global communications with colleagues in the UK, Asia and Australia in marketing, sales, finance, production, book publishing and technology.

* • 1-3 years of experience working on scientific research journals (preferably the physical sciences); knowledge of the business of research journal publishing: peer review, Open Access, subscription business models, digital content, usage data, citation analysis etc.; * • Ability to work independently as well as part of the team and excellent communication skills (verbal and written); organizational, interpersonal, and time-management skills is required; * • Strong financial awareness and budgeting skills; * • Good working knowledge of digital platforms, product development, and publishing content in a digital sphere; and * • Experience of working with academic or professional scientific societies a plus.