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Editorial Production Assistant
🏢 bmj-group
📍 London, England
💼 Company - Private
Currency:
£31,814 - £31,814
£2,651 - £2,651 / mo
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Transatlantic Cost of Living & Purchasing Power Benchmark
Location Base
London, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
Single tax filer baseline
Transatlantic Parity
1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
Direct corporate benchmark
Position Overview & Specifications
Overview:
BMJ seeks an enthusiastic individual to join its flagship publication, The BMJ, as an Editorial Production Assistant. This is a great opportunity to work with editors, authors, reviewers, and the wider department on the submission and peer review process of an international journal.Responsibilities:
Why should you apply?
BMJ is a global healthcare knowledge provider with a vision for a healthier world. We share knowledge and expertise to improve healthcare outcomes.
You may know us as the publisher of one of the world’s most cited general medical journals, The BMJ. We also publish over 70 specialty journals, many of which are the most influential titles in their field.
We also offer digital professional development courses and clinical decision support tools to help medical institutions and clinicians tackle today’s most critical healthcare challenges.
Evidence underpins everything we do – it’s what makes us one of the world’s most trusted knowledge providers. And the figures speak for themselves. More than 50 million users from over 150 countries access our websites every year.
BMJ is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association (BMA), with nearly 500 employees worldwide. Our head office is located within the Grade II listed BMA House in Euston, London, with more offices in China, India, North America, and Wales.
At BMJ we take equal opportunities very seriously; diversity and inclusion are more than just words, they are an organisational priority. We are building a culture where everyone feels able to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We encourage applications from under-represented groups and we are a Disability Confident Committed employer.
You will be able to join any of our employee-led networks focusing on: Gender, Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Well-being, Parents and Carers, and Age.
We offer flexible work arrangements to all our employees.
Those who come to work with us are assured of a rewarding career in an increasingly global company. In return, we offer a great place to work with a wide range of benefits, including:
Job Title: Editorial Production Assistant
Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £31,814 (per annum)
Location: BMA House, London - UK (Hybrid)
Application Closing Date: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
BMJ seeks an enthusiastic individual to join its flagship publication, The BMJ, as an Editorial Production Assistant. This is a great opportunity to work with editors, authors, reviewers, and the wider department on the submission and peer review process of an international journal.
- Providing an excellent service to prospective and submitting authors from around the world, helping them navigate the submission process and ensuring they receive timely decisions on their manuscripts.
- Updating section and technical editors on article status, and following up with authors and peer reviewers as necessary.
- Working with and supporting the editors on various projects, such as organising manuscripts in the submission system for themed issues.
- Liaising with authors and commissioning editors regarding article guidelines, deadlines, conflicts of interest, transfers, appeals, APC payments for accepted articles, and ad hoc journal policy queries.
- Preparing accepted articles for additional production work by technical editors in readiness for publication.
- Working with colleagues in the BMJ Journals’ Operations team on ScholarOne system updates, internal alignment and day-to-day process improvements.
- Overseeing the publication of prepublication history files for published articles.
- Providing data and reports and attending meetings as needed, and, as part of the Publishing Services editorial production team, assisting team colleagues as needed.
- Previous experience in a publishing office environment
- Intermediate or above in Excel, Word and use of Google tools
- Experience with ScholarOne or a similar submission system would be an advantage
- Excellent organisational, customer service, communication, and reporting skills
- Excellent time management/prioritisation skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team (hybrid working environment)
Why should you apply?
BMJ is a global healthcare knowledge provider with a vision for a healthier world. We share knowledge and expertise to improve healthcare outcomes.
You may know us as the publisher of one of the world’s most cited general medical journals, The BMJ. We also publish over 70 specialty journals, many of which are the most influential titles in their field.
We also offer digital professional development courses and clinical decision support tools to help medical institutions and clinicians tackle today’s most critical healthcare challenges.
Evidence underpins everything we do – it’s what makes us one of the world’s most trusted knowledge providers. And the figures speak for themselves. More than 50 million users from over 150 countries access our websites every year.
BMJ is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association (BMA), with nearly 500 employees worldwide. Our head office is located within the Grade II listed BMA House in Euston, London, with more offices in China, India, North America, and Wales.
At BMJ we take equal opportunities very seriously; diversity and inclusion are more than just words, they are an organisational priority. We are building a culture where everyone feels able to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We encourage applications from under-represented groups and we are a Disability Confident Committed employer.
You will be able to join any of our employee-led networks focusing on: Gender, Cultural Diversity, Sexual Orientation, Mental Health and Well-being, Parents and Carers, and Age.
We offer flexible work arrangements to all our employees.
Those who come to work with us are assured of a rewarding career in an increasingly global company. In return, we offer a great place to work with a wide range of benefits, including:
- Twenty-five days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays, a BMA Day and the opportunity to gain more holiday entitlement through long service employment
- Additional days’ leave for moving house, volunteering or getting married
- Onsite gym, fitness classes and subsidised canteen and cafeteria
- Double matching employer pension contribution, up to 12%
- Multiple discounts through MyReward employee benefits platform.
- Season ticket loan, gym membership and cycle to work scheme
- Seven times salary life assurance cover
- Regular social events, diversity and inclusion groups, and charity fundraising initiatives to get involved in
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