Permanent

The Role:

Working for a not-for-profit society publisher based in central London, you will be responsible for managing the peer-review process of a group of international journals. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate an interest in academic journals and has experience of working in an office. The successful candidate will deliver journal issues on time and on budget and, over time, improve the journal titles that they manage.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that journals publish on time and to budget
• Overseeing peer review and themed journal issues
• Provide Panels and freelance staff with a high level of support
• Work with the author community and ICE contacts to invite new material
• Ensure appropriate quality control procedures are in place

What we are looking for:

This role provides an excellent first step in a journal’s editorial role, or career progression for someone who can demonstrate relevant journal-publishing transferable skills. The successful applicant will demonstrate excellent customer service and communication skills, as well as an understanding of journal publishing. This is not a writing or public relations role, but applicants should be used to working as part of a team and be able to organise their time effectively. A high level of computer literacy, attention to detail and excellent numeracy skills are also required.

ICE Group benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Shutdown over Christmas period
• Annual £100 allowance towards your well-being
• Up to eight per cent of salary contributed to a personal pension scheme
• 24-hour employee support line
• Death in service benefit equivalent to one year’s salary
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Big Gym membership savings with the Gymflex scheme
• Your Rewards discount scheme

To apply please email a CV and cover letter to buildyourfuture@ice.org.uk