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Associate Managing Editor

Employer
Wiley
Location
AU - Melbourne
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Oct 8, 2020

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Sector
STEM Publishing
Organization Type
Corporate

Job Details

Associate Managing Editor
Research Division
Full-time ongoing position (Richmond, Victoria - Currently Remote)

Learning is for everyone and we empower all knowledge seekers to achieve their goals in an ever-changing world, wherever they are in their education and professional careers. It's a promise our company was built on.

About the role
We are looking for an Associate Managing Editor to join our team. This role is a full-time permanent position based in our Richmond, Melbourne Office (once we can safely return to the workplace, currently from home). It will provide the right candidate with the opportunity to be an integral part of a valued team, providing essential support to academic editors by assisting them to manage the peer review of articles submitted to the scholarly journals Wiley publish.

Your main responsibilities will include:
  • Overseeing a portfolio of journals through the submission and peer-review stages of the publishing process
  • Managing a team of vendor partners
  • Establishing and maintaining strong internal and external working relationships with journal contributors to drive innovation and support editors and publishing managers to achieve strategic journal development goals
  • Monitoring and reporting on the implementation and success of editorial office-based strategies to achieve journal and business objectives
  • Contributing to Wiley projects to drive continuous improvement within the Global Content Review team and Research business
  • Contributing to editorial meetings, including preparation of materials, attendance and presentation
You will report to the Managing Editor, Content Review Australia who is based in the Melbourne Office.

About you
  • Bachelor's degree qualification minimum, preferably in the sciences
  • Five or more years of relevant industry experience
  • Exceptional project management skills, preferably with related qualifications
  • Ability to work collaboratively, flexibly and virtually with clients, contributors, vendors and colleagues
  • Exceptional communication skills and a high level of professionalism when dealing with clients
  • Ability to manage the performance of vendor partners
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office suit, high-level Excel skills and Power BI experience desirable
  • An aptitude for learning new systems and data interpretation
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
  • Past use of an electronic editorial office application, preferably ScholarOne or Editorial Manager
Why should you join Wiley?
  • Advance your project management skills in an innovative publishing environment.
  • Wiley values a culture of creativity, collaboration and high performance.
  • The team environment is friendly, with many social events throughout the year.
  • Wiley is committed to attracting and retaining a talented and diverse workforce and fostering a work environment in which all colleagues are valued and can enjoy professional success.
  • You will be eligible to participate in our Incentive Scheme to reward performance.
  • Work remotely from your Home Office until our Richmond Office re-opens.
At Wiley, we welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and embrace individuals who get excited about learning whether online or by book. Learning is for everyone, and so is our workplace. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion. It's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

Wiley is a diverse, global organization and we areproud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applications should include a resume and a cover letter.

Company

Wiley's mission has always focused on helping our customers succeed, wherever they are in their education and professional careers.

We are bridging the higher education gap by delivering content solutions in new and innovative ways to enrich the learning experience. We are a proven leader in strategic higher education consulting and partnering with educators and institutions globally to achieve success, and our print and digital solutions enable students and instructors worldwide. We encourage learning to be a continuous, lifelong experience – an integral, essential part of every stage of building a career.

We are closing the talent deficit by supporting employers, helping them find and retain top talent, assess their employees’ skill sets, and implement training in order to transform company cultures. For decades we’ve helped people learn; today we’re showing them new ways to achieve, get certified and advance their careers.

We are strengthening the research community by partnering with learned societies and supporting researchers to communicate discoveries that make a difference. We collaborate with authors, societies, libraries, and other members of the research community to generate, communicate, and enable access to the scientific and scholarly insights that are helping to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Our commitment to partnership helps us advance innovation and connect researchers, learners, and professionals with the content, platforms, and tools they need to be successful.

To view some of our brands and imprints, click here.

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