Salary for editorial assistant

Average salary

2000 £

Basic salary	1400 £
Maximum Wage	2700 £

1400 £
Lowest

2050 £
Average

2700 £
Highest

editorial assistant - How much money do you make working at this position?

The average salary for the editorial assistant position is 2000 £

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SYNC RECRUITMENT	2500 £	1400 £ 3333 £
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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
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
experience using the Scholar One submission system, Google Workspace, and Trello would be beneficial, but not essential
meticulous attention to detail and the ability to engage with medical content
confidence in communicating with external clinical experts
proven ability to work under pressure to deadlines and to confidently juggle multiple tasks
writing
journalism Education
research
writing Skills
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

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
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
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
handling pre-submission enquiries and article proposals
you will also help to support the commissioning process for Best Practice content
managing the conflicts of interest process
dealing with technical issues related to our submission and production systems
contributing to the improvement and implementation of systems and processes
you will be involved in various stages of the publication process, including identifying relevant clinical guidelines and liaising with our expert medical contributors
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
preparing editorial material for the sales, communications and rights teams
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

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