Editorial Assistant

Job Title:    Editorial Assistant 

Location:   Nanjing, China

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About the Role

Nature Research is seeking to appoint an Editorial Assistant to manage the processing of manuscripts from submission to acceptance as well as support the standardisation of workflows, improve efficiencies, data collection, and support authors, editors, and reviewers. This position is key to assisting the internal and external editorial teams with the processing of manuscripts and ensuring content is processed within suitable timeframes.

The ideal candidate will be able to prioritize their workload and work to tight deadlines but will also ensure that tasks are performed with speed and accuracy. This is an administrative position which would be ideal for someone with some office experience wishing to start a career in a fast-paced publishing environment. Excellent communication skills are key to this role – both written and verbal. Building key relationships with Editors and Chief Editors is essential for this role, as is working alongside other publishing departments including production and the wider Editorial Support team. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude to their work.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the flow of manuscripts from submission to acceptance through the manuscript tracking system (MTS) - performing quality checks on manuscripts and ensuring all legal forms are collected and stored
• Providing MTS support for Authors, Reviewers and internal & external Editors - troubleshooting and assisting with system issues and escalating to the relevant teams if needed
• Liaising with Authors, Reviewers and internal & external Editors via email and telephone – ensuring your manner is always polite, professional and helpful
• Maintaining correct information within the databases – updating person records within the MTS and ensuring manuscript information is correct
• Assisting with editorial reports
• Assisting with other ad hoc tasks associated with the editorial workflow of manuscripts
• Providing team cover during periods of absence 

Experience, skills and qualifications:

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
• Experience working in a fast-paced office environment is preferred 
• Microsoft Office suite and database management experience
• Working within a team and meeting daily deadlines

Our Editorial Assistants play an important role in managing an efficient editorial process and standardising workflows. The nature of the role is administrative and career development in a role such as this might see you develop through different levels of editorial administration and operational management. It should be noted that this role does not include writing or editing content. If appointed, you will gain great insights into the scientific operational editorial and peer review process and how it works.

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

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