Senior Publisher

Senior Publisher

JOIN THE COMMUNITY.  

Making science better, together.  

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Be part of a community working together to make science better. A society publisher with the perfect blend of not-for-profit purpose and commercial perspective. Here, we help each other be the best we can be: a team big enough to impact and small enough to care.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Publisher, Community Journals to join our Publishing team on a permanent basis. If you’re looking for the next step in your Publishing career, then look no further! 

Role Summary

You will be reporting to APAC Head of Publishing who always offers coaching and will inspire you to build your growth at IOP Publishing.

Role Overview

The Senior Publisher, Community Journals is responsible for the performance and day-to-day management of a portfolio of journals, managing and motivating the Publishing team, overseeing commissioning and managing resources and budgets. 

What will you be doing?

Key job accountabilities include:

• Responsibility for the day-to-day management of a portfolio of journals
  • Ensure that each journal within the portfolio is resourced appropriately.
  • Develop strategies and plans for all journals within the portfolio, which are commercial and in line with business strategy
  • Develop a portfolio strategy in line with market trends and business strategy and working with Head to identify new launch opportunities in line with this
  • Prepare and manage the financial budgets at portfolio and journal level.
  • Monitor progress of performance across the portfolio against agreed article targets and journal plans

•  Managing and motivating a Community Journal portfolio team
  • Provide effective line management of the Publishers, Associate Publishers and Assistant Publisher(s) within the portfolio.
  • Act as publishing expert for the portfolio and as the escalation point for the team for issues which require complex resolution.
  • Champion growth and innovation within the team.
  • Develop and mentor direct reports and develop talent within the portfolio and across Journals Development, in conjunction with the other Senior Publishers.
  • Deputise for the Head of APAC Journals.

• Implement the development strategies for the portfolio
  • Working with the Head of APAC Journals, ensure that the commissioning strategy at portfolio and title level is fit for purpose.
  • As commissioning expert, ensure that departmental commissioning processes are adhered to and troubleshoot commissioning issues with alternative solutions and tactics.
  • Develop and manage the portfolio’s Editorial Boards in line with journal strategic and operational requirements, and overarching diversity and inclusion goals
  • Establish strong links with the journals’ author communities through international conference and institutional visits

• Supporting projects and growth across Publishing Development.
  • Working in conjunction with Heads and the other Senior Publishers, share best practice information and resources across the group.
  • Deliver other key Publishing Development projects as agreed with the Head of APAC Journals
  • Forge relationships across the industry and scientific community, promoting IOPP and looking for new opportunities for partnerships.

About you:

Successful applicants should demonstrate the following:

• Educated to degree level (a Science degree is desirable)
• STM Publishing experience
• Previous experience as a Publisher
• People management experience
•  Financial budgeting experience

What we offer:

• Annual leave: 20m working days per year, increasing by 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 25 days per annum.
• Social insurance and housing fund: the company pays the social security and housing fund (at the highest rate) for the employee according to the relevant regulations of the PRC labour law and national labour insurance
• Business Travel insurance provided by IOPP
• Supplementary Medical Insurance (FESCO): includes medical insurance for employees’ children, maternity insurance for female employees
• Heating subsidies (FESCO)
• Recreational activities (FESCO): universal coupons, priority enrolment in various events of FESCO, mid-autumn festival gifts, employees may participate for free in cultural and sports activities such as the FESCO skiing festival etc.
• Welfare for children of employees (FESCO)
• Annual Health Checkup (FESCO)

About us:

Purpose: We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community - working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish. 

Culture: We offer a truly international culture with offices in Europe, Asia and the US and our reach is global. Our culture is the perfect blend of dedicated and intelligent professionalism, informal, friendly collaboration and authenticity with a social conscience.  

To apply, please submit your CV through our careers site.     

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.     

We make recruitment and workplace adjustments wherever we can, so please let us know if there’s anything that we can do to support you.