Editorial Assistant (History & Asian Studies) (2903) Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
Salary: £23,000-£29,501
Location: Cambridge & hybrid working
Contract: Permanent
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
An opportunity has arisen for an Editorial Assistant to work within its Academic and Professional books editorial department in the History team. Your role will be to work closely with a team of Executive Publisher and Commissioning Editors (CE) to provide editorial and administrative support. This will include assisting in list management & development, to deputise in their absence where appropriate and ensure smooth running of the list by organising several key areas of content workflows for titles (such as sourcing covers/writing blurbs).
About the role
You will communicate daily with both external contacts (Academic authors, contributors, volume/series editors) and a broad range of internal colleagues beyond the immediate commissioning/content teams i.e. (Finance, Legal services, Content Operations, Marketing & Sales). Accuracy & ability to facilitate efficient co-ordination & evaluate content before handover to achieve the best results for Cambridge and the Academic community are key for this role, as you will be working on a high number of projects at any one time and on your own initiative, so flexibility & juggling changing priorities are essential skills.
You will also work closely & coordinate daily with our ‘Indian operations coordinators (IOC)' on a variety of administrative tasks i.e contracts/review copies/payments/fees/3rd party permissions to ensure efficient & timely arrangements are in place.
You will be responsible for updating missing or incorrect data on our internal database, as well as covering all aspects of the editorial process to ensure delivery dates & metadata is maintained accurately and carry out any other duties which may be reasonably expected of you by your immediate manager or a senior director
You will be provided with ongoing training to support our products and your own career goals.
About you
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational & time management skills with attention to detail.
- Should ideally have some office or administrative experience. Good bachelors/first degree an advantage but not essential.
- Proficient IT skills in the use of word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and e-mail.
- Showing initiative to pick-up editorial operational challenges and troubleshoot them with relevant colleagues in other departments.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- Group personal pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Green travel schemes
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all application being 26/01/23 and interviews are scheduled to take place on 02/02/23 and 03/02/23. However, we reserve the right to close this campaign early should we get an influx of applications, therefore please do not delay submitting your application.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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