Journals Publishing Assistant

At Wiley, we welcome you for who you are and the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion. It's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

This Journal Publishing Assistant role provides administrative support and editorial assistance to Journal Publishing Managers (JPMs) in the day-to-day management of Wiley's neuroscience and related portfolios, including partner-owned and proprietary journals, many of which are published on an Open Access basis. This is a dynamic subject area, and the cutting-edge research we publish will have a positive impact on our world and our lives.

You'll need to be well-organised, independent, and able to quickly learn new systems and processes. A flexible, collaborative approach is essential - both for team efficiency and to deliver excellent service to Wiley's clients.

This is a great opportunity to get a ground-level view of the academic publishing industry and build a successful career in publishing. Wiley is a global organisation which offers international exposure, career progression and personal development.

Please note: The Editorial Team is a client-facing team, handling administrative and strategic aspects of publishing related to journals, and does not include copyediting nor hands-on peer review.

How you will make an impact:

• Work with Journals Publishing Managers, conduct research and analysis of key markets and trends and prepare reports that provide information to support internal and external strategy decisions.
• Provide regular data and analytics using the various databases available (QlikSense, Web of Science, InCites). Liaise with editors and societies and communicate the context and information to external stakeholders.
• Work with other departments (Content Management, Marketing and Sales, Finance, Customer Services) to ensure proper editorial management and excellent client service
• Ensure journal homepages on Wiley Online Library are kept up to date, making monthly website updates, entering any new data, amending features, analysing usage, creating special features pages, linking to social networking sites, editing podcasts, and compiling virtual issues.
• Maintain and update data in central information systems, and take overall responsibility for the integrity of editorial data in the Wiley systems for those journals with which you work.
• Work with the Accounts Payable team to ensure payments and invoices are made according to schedule.
• Organize meetings, attending and taking minutes where appropriate, supervising catering arrangements, processing payment of expenses.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• University degree or equivalent experience
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills
• Good Numeracy skills for data analysis
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Interest in collaboration and working within a team, someone who is personable and able to form relationships
• Good MS Office skills, and are comfortable with learning new systems and processes

About Wiley: We are in one of the most dynamic periods in our history as technology, globalism and economic diversity create far-reaching changes in the world. As a learning business, Wiley makes meaningful contributions to research discovery and lifelong learning by helping organizations achieve their goals and people achieve success from education through their career. We may have been founded over two centuries ago, but our secret to success remains the same: change with the times and adapt to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers. The company's headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia, and Canada. When applying, please send a covering letter and attach your resume/CV to be considered

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