Salary for editorial assistant

Average salary


2000 £

Basic salary 1400 £
Maximum Wage 2700 £
1400 £
Lowest
2050 £
Average
2700 £
Highest

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The average salary for the editorial assistant position is 2000 £

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Based on 3 job offers
3333 £
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Based on 3 job offers
2730 £
2648 £
SYNC RECRUITMENT
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SCHOLASTIC
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1400 £ 3333 £
BMJ 2730 £
1400 £ 3333 £
YORKSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM 2648 £
1400 £ 3333 £
SYNC RECRUITMENT 2500 £
1400 £ 3333 £
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE 2467 £
1400 £ 3333 £
GIVE-A-GRAD-A-GO 2333 £
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THE HOUSE GROUP 2291 £
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IMPACT CREATIVE RECRUITMENT 2250 £
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SCHOLASTIC 2239 £
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NFP PEOPLE 2210 £
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Comment on the job position of editorial assistant

Requirements


  • A degree level qualification in a bioscience or clinical/healthcare subject is essential
  • relevant editorial experience in a publishing office environment, ideally STM
  • A degree level qualification
  • A relevant postgraduate qualification and/or experience in an STM publishing environment would be an advantage
  • experience in an STM publishing environment
  • writing
  • journalism Education
  • research
  • writing Skills
  • demonstrable interest in Cornerstone, including an interest in non-fiction publishing
  • researching book ideas, talent scouting and sharing verbal and written feedback, including presenting in team meetings
  • demonstratable interest in Century and the books we publish
  • demonstratable interest in Lifestyle and Ebury
  • writing persuasive cover copy and keeping all title data up to date
  • proven written ability showcased through your application
  • acting as a point of contact for authors and agents
  • experience/ Knowledge of MS Office Excel/Word/ Outlook
  • demonstrable understanding of managing multiple stakeholders at varying seniorities
  • strong writing skills, with a keen grasp of grammar, punctuation, and spelling
  • great communication skills, familiarity with IT tools

Responsibility


  • consult editors, translators make proposals in the case of any omissions or discrepancies between the original and the translated text
  • being the key point of contact for all queries related to the Education team
  • tracking articles from submission to final decision; handling presubmission enquiries, identifying delays and contacting authors and reviewers to ensure timely publication
  • handling a range of queries from editors, authors, and reviewers, and escalating them as appropriate
  • you will be responsible for reviewing and editing Best Practice topic updates
  • work closely with the Editorial Coordinator to ensure journal workflows are efficient and tasks are prioritised effectively
  • overseeing and tracking manuscripts from submission to publication
  • you will play a crucial role in sourcing peer reviewers and ensuring the smooth running of our peer review process
  • provide support for manually intensive tasks as required until technological solutions can be implemented
  • handling pre-submission enquiries and article proposals
  • you will also help to support the commissioning process for Best Practice content
  • providing ScholarOne user support to authors, reviewers and editors on our article tracking systems and investigating improvements
  • managing the input and accuracy of data on our publishing systems
  • managing book and prize submissions
  • maintaining internal systems
  • proofreading book covers
  • providing general office administration e.g. booking meeting rooms, arranging couriers, minuting meetings, processing expenses, processing invoices, sending out proof mailings, arranging for author advanced copies
  • support the Senior Content Editors and Content Editor with recipe testing for key projects
  • act as the point of contact for all recipe usage queries, demonstrating a brilliant knowledge of our culinary back-catalogue
  • craft regular online features and newsletters under the guidance of the Senior Content Editors, overseeing the entire process

Current offers for the position


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