Springer Nature
ManagingEditor-CollectionsManagementandAcquisition
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“Managing Editor - Collections Management and Acquisition at Springer Nature. Skills: Collections management, Publishing workflows, Project management. Project management of live collections. Support Commissioning Editor/Guest Editor and Authors”
What You'll Achieve.
Maintain excellent level of quality; Maintain excellent author service
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree minimum, Solid experience journal publishing workflows, Good understanding publishing ethics, Good administrative and organisational skills, English skills in written and spoken language, Ability to multi-task, Sound understanding operational efficiency editorial rigour
What You'll Do.
Project management of live collections
Support Commissioning Editor/Guest Editor and Authors
Engagement with the Marketing department
Contact point for Guest Editor
Reporting on Performance of Collection
Contact point for Guest Editor and operations
Monitoring of content flow and delivery
Enhanced oversight to ensure service and quality
Filtering of MS and general oversight
Assign new submissions to assistant editor
Monitor turn around times
Contribute to robust workflow documentation
Point of contact for production and other queries
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Operational partners; Commissioning editors; External editors; Marketing department; Editorial Support Advisor team; Production teams
Communication Scope
Written communication; Spoken communication
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
**Job Title:** Managing Editor - Collections Management and Acquisition **Locations:** Shanghai, Beijing, or Nanjing (hybrid) **About Springer Nature** Springer Nature is one of the leading publishers of research in the world. We publish the largest number of journals and books and are a pioneer in open research. Through our leading brands, trusted for more than 180 years, we provide technology-enabled products, platforms and services that help researchers to uncover new ideas and share their discoveries, health professionals to stay at the forefront of medical science, and educators to advance learning. We are proud to be part of progress, working together with the communities we serve to share knowledge and bring greater understanding to the world. For more information, please visit [about.springernature.com](https://group.springernature.com/gp/group) and @SpringerNature. **About the Role** The Content Acquisition Team is a division within the Publishing Performance & Intelligence group providing expertise and dedicated resources to support the growth of commissioned content across the SN Journal portfolio. The Managing Editor will work with commissioning editors, publishers, external editors and our operational partners to organise and manage collections on behalf of key parts of the SN Journals portfolio. They will be responsible for the project management of multiple live collections and will work closely with our operational teams to provide an enhanced level of oversight for commissioned articles. Increasing commissioned content is an essential part of our strategy to grow our Springer Nature journal portfolios and this role ensures we can do this at scale while maintaining an excellent level of quality and author service. **Responsibilities:** ● Project management of live collections ● Support Commissioning Editor/Guest Editor and Authors with queries ● Engagement with the Marketing department ● Contact point for Guest Editor throughout the collection ● Repo
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