Editorial and Project Delivery Manager (Custom Publishing)

Job Title: Editorial and Project Delivery Manager (Custom Publishing)

Locations: London, Madrid or Warsaw - Hybrid working model  

Application Deadline: 3rd August 2025

About Springer Nature Group

Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visit group.springernature.com and follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup

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About the Role

As Editorial and Project Delivery Manager, you will participate in and drive forward the end-to-end process of Custom Publishing projects, from the evaluation of new proposals and opportunities, scoping and costing solutions, preparation and submission of business cases to setting up, running and delivering of projects on time and to budget.

This role can be located in our London, Madrid or Warsaw offices on a hybrid working model. The position is offered on a full-time, permanent basis. 

Role Responsibilities:

• Work with global stakeholders (sales teams/third-party customers) to identify the best fit solutions and to ensure that projects are delivered meeting quality, schedule and budget requirements
• Support, guide and direct the Custom Publishing delivery team as they work to deliver individual projects
• Contribute to the development of the Custom Publishing Delivery Strategy to address market needs and opportunities including the need to scale up or down in response to business requirements
• Manage supplier relationships, including packagers/ outsourced service providers, and actively expand resource network to enable the Delivery Strategy goals

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

Essential 

• Extensive experience of project managing multiple complex publishing projects concurrently
• Proven editorial skills, ideally within an ELT context
• Demonstrable experience of scoping publishing projects to satisfy a market or customer brief
• Proven experience of estimating costs and of effective budget management
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of publishing development processes for print and digital
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Desirable 

• A recognised ELT/EFL qualification and/or teaching experience would be an advantage
• A recognised project management qualification is a bonus
• Proven experience of matrix managing cross functional teams and ideally some line-management experience
• Demonstrable experience of working in and adapting to a fast-paced, changing environment

At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent.

Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion

If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation.

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