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Editorial Assistant
Springer
New York, NY, United States
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Nature Research is a flagship portfolio of journals, products and services including Nature and the Nature-branded journals, dedicated to serving the scientific community.
Guidelines
• Nature Research is seeking to appoint an Editorial Assistant to manage the processing of manuscripts from submission to acceptance as well as supporting the standardisation of workflows, improved efficiencies, data collection, and to support authors, editors, and reviewers.
• This position is key to assisting the editors with manuscripts, and ensuring content is processed within suitable timeframes. The ideal candidate will be able to prioritise 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 publishing team. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude to their work.
• The ideal candidate will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) and will be adept at using Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel, working within a team and meeting daily deadlines.
Structure - Summary
Editorial Assistant
Nature Research
New York
Editorial Administration Department
Editorial and Publishing
The Editorial Assistant role supports the Editorial teams with processing manuscripts from submission to acceptance
The main responsibilities for this role are:
• 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 Editors - troubleshooting and assisting with system issues and escalating to the relevant teams if needed.
• Liaising with Authors, Reviewers and 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
Experience working in a fast-paced office environment is preferred
Microsoft Office suite and database management experience
Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Life and AD&D
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit Accounts
• Tuition Assistance
• Summer Hours
Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher, home to an array of respected and trusted brands providing quality content through a range of innovative products and services.
Springer Nature is the world’s largest academic book publisher, publisher of the world’s highest impact journals and a pioneer in the field of open research. The company numbers almost 13,000 staff in over 50 countries and has a turnover of approximately EUR 1.5 billion. Springer Nature was formed in 2015 through the merger of Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Education and Springer Science+Business Media.