Managing Editor (FTC 12 Months)

Join to apply for the Managing Editor (FTC 12 Months) role at EMJ. Shape your future: This is a high-impact role with opportunities for real progression and the chance to shape the future of the EMJ brand.

Comprehensive health coverage: You will receive Bupa medical cashback after probation, and Aviva private medical insurance kicks in after one year.

Generous time off: Start with 25 days of holiday, plus an extra day for each year of service, up to 30 days! We also offer enhanced maternity leave, so you have time to bond with your baby.

Stay active and save: Our Bike to Work scheme helps you stay active while saving money on your commute.

Celebrate with the team: We love bringing everyone together for our legendary Summer Ball, festive Christmas celebrations, and other company-wide events.

Expectations (must haves):

• This is a fixed-term maternity leave contract.
• Scientifically and ethically grounded: hands-on experience in scientific or medical publishing or communications, with a strong understanding of compliance, ethical standards, and industry regulations.
• Editorial standards: You bring experience in managing and executing peer review processes, ensuring content accuracy, credibility, and integrity.
• A supportive and confident manager: 3+ years of line-management experience, guiding and developing team members to deliver high-quality work.

Expectations (nice to haves):

• Digitally fluent: You have experience working with WordPress or similar CMS platforms and understand how to build and optimise digital content.
• Operationally organised: You’re familiar with project management tools and can coordinate workflows efficiently to ensure deadlines are met and teams stay aligned.
• SEO-savvy: You understand SEO principles and how they can be used to enhance content reach and visibility.
• Process-driven and improvement-oriented: You have experience optimising workflows and improving systems to elevate team efficiency and content quality.
• Forward-looking and industry aware: You stay up to date with trends and emerging technologies in publishing, bringing fresh ideas to adapt and innovate.

What you’ll do:

• Oversee peer review: Manage the peer review process, resolve queries, and ensure content quality and target delivery.
• Maintain processes and compliance: Keep editorial and commercial procedures updated, efficient, and aligned with industry standards.
• Manage the publishing schedule: Develop and maintain the Editorial Publishing Schedule with the Editor, ensuring timely content delivery.
• Deliver KPIs and reporting: Own departmental KPIs and produce performance reports for journals and staff.
• Lead team performance: Guide staff development, oversee team performance, and line-manage Associate Editors.
• Promote wellbeing and progression: Monitor team wellbeing and support motivation and career growth.
• Strengthen cross-team collaboration: Foster strong communication and working relationships between Editorial and Commercial teams.
• Support team training: Coordinate and deliver training for new and existing team members.
• Contribute to editorial strategy: Work with the Editor to shape content themes and support strategic direction.

Key Information:

• Reports to: Editorial Director
• Hours: 8:30am – 5pm, Mon-Fri
• Working pattern: Up to 2 days flexibility to work from home (FT in office during probation)
• Location: This role is based onsite in our London/Moorgate office.

About EMJ: EMJ's purpose is to elevate the quality of healthcare globally, by supporting all healthcare professionals with free and easy access to medical journals and lifelong learning opportunities. We do this to create Gold Medal Winners, enabling healthcare professionals to become the best versions of themselves. Similarly, we equip our employees with all the skills, tools and knowledge they need to be in the top 10% of what they do and create Gold Medal Winners in the company.

At EMJ, we believe in…

• Taking care of your own: We all need to be proactive and responsible for our own actions. This will lead to an inspiring place to work that we are all proud of.
• Going the extra mile: Always give your best performance, this will create a team that is different to anything else, full of hard working, gold medal winners.
• Entire buy in: Everyone has loyalty to our vision, values, culture, and the long-term goals of EMJ. We are committed to doing so in a positive and passionate way.

Application process: Your CV will be reviewed by the Recruitment team. If successful, we will be in touch to arrange a telephone call. Following this there will be a 2-stage interview process, one focused on competencies and one on the EMJ values.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Other

Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries: Book and Periodical Publishing