Join the Ubiquity team!

Ubiquity is more than a publisher – we're also engineering new technology that will change and improve the future of research communications worldwide. We're a dynamic and idealistic company and can offer the combined excitement and advantages of working on difference-making and ethical products in open science, and of working for a rapidly-growing company.

We have a wide focus: from supporting open access university publishing and infrastructure, including research data and software, to solutions for the developing world. Headquartered in London, with a distributed workforce in North America and Europe, Ubiquity offers an open and supportive environment where staff are encouraged to grow and develop. We are part of the Paradigm Publishing Services arm of De Gruyter Brill.

Editorial Account Manager

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Location: UK-based (Hybrid - London office OR remote)

Salary: £29,000 - £33,000

Description:

The Editorial Account Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that all publishing activity on the Ubiquity platform develops in a positive manner. This role involves the management of Ubiquity Press publications as well as helping to manage partner presses, as part of the Ubiquity Partner Network.

The role includes assisting library and society presses in growing their publication platforms, via supporting external Press Managers and ensuring a smooth interoperation with the Ubiquity team. Journal & book project management will play a key role, with journal development and engagement with each editorial team essential to success.

The Editorial Account Manager will be expected to deliver a high-quality service as each publication platform grows, ensuring editors provide a streamlined flow of articles/books through peer review, maintaining quality standards, promoting published content and developing editorial policy. The Editorial Account Manager is the central point of contact throughout the press, journal and book workflow, from acquisition through peer-review until publication and post-publication review. Contact with external Press Managers, journal editors, authors and site users will be frequent. Customer service and project management will play a large part of the role, making communication, organisation and time management valuable attributes.

Responsibilities:
Press Management

Act as first point of contact for assigned partner presses and their products
Assist in the planning of both technical and policy development for the partner press
Provide editorial support to press journals/book projects
Negotiate contract renewals
Manage customer expectations

Journals

Set up and maintain journal platforms
Train editors to manage submission/peer-review/copyediting etc
Set and maintain quality standards & editorial policy
Host regular calls/meetings with editors; providing support, monitoring article processing, and planning journal development
Negotiate contract renewals

Books

Set specifications for new book projects & liaise with authors
Manage submissions through the peer review and editorial processes
Track projects through production and cover design
Send books for post-publication review/promotion

About you:
Desired qualifications/experience

Experience of journal and/or book publication; ideally in an editorial, online, environment
Experience of editorial processes and academic publication best practices
Understanding of how to develop publishing products over time
Experience of communicating with authors/editors, or established academics
Experience of setting up and leading projects
Knowledge of open access publishing

Personal attributes

Clear and confident communicator
Proactive attitude
Excellent time and workload management
Tech- and online-savvy
Passionate about open access
High standards and a great eye for detail
Honesty and integrity held in high regard

Application Process

Please send your CV and short covering letter to tim.wakeford[at]ubiquitypress.com. Successful applicants will be invited for interviews, with the aim to make a quick decision.