Publisher

Job description

About the Role

As a Publisher in our Journals Editorial team, you will manage and develop society owned journals to a degree of excellence that enhances OUP's standing in the learned society and publishing landscape. You will be the main contact for the medical societies on your list and will advising on and implementing strategies to ensure the successful development of the journals in the changing landscape.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

About You

You will have experience working with journals (ideally society journals in the medical science area). You will be an excellent communicator, enjoying managing relationships with editors and society contacts. You will have strong organization skills and be a good team player as you will be working with a variety of functional groups within OUP.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Journals publishing experience, ideally with medical and/or society owned journals
• Good understanding of journals publishing, including editorial processes, production processes, marketing, industry trends, systems, competitors, and technology
• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to influence, persuade, and negotiate with both internal and external parties
• Analytical and forecasting ability to review trends and align journal development appropriately
• Strong business skills to enable tracking of profitability and initiate remedial actions where necessary
• An entrepreneurial mindset, particularly in relation to digital developments

Benefits

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

This role comes with a discretionary annual bonus.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.

Queries

Please contact [email protected] with any queries relating to this role.

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.