Editor I: Psychology (mat cover - 9 months)

Company Description

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100. Taylor & Francis Group operates globally and produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realize their individual potential.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress.

Job Description

We currently have an exciting vacancy for an Editor I level position on a maternity cover basis (likely length of contract will be 9 months) on the Routledge Psychology list. The role involves the proactive commissioning of new books and new editions in the following areas:

• Psychology Research Methods
• Introductory Psychology
• Comparative Psychology

It also requires managing the frontlist program of new manuscripts for production in these areas. The role is varied and motivating and involves working with an international range of high-profile academic and professional authors. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate who would like to gain experience working across varied product types and shaping growth areas of the Psychology list.

The successful applicant should possess strong commercial awareness, excellent networking skills, and the ability to work with internal departments such as digital, production, marketing, rights, and sales to help ensure revenue goals are met.

What you’ll be doing:

• Meeting annual commissioning and revenue goals, commissioning new professional and academic books in order to meet market needs;
• Meeting annual publishing goals, working closely with one or more editorial assistants to ensure that manuscript submission, production, and publishing deadlines are met;
• Attending virtual and in-person events (which may necessitate travel around the UK or overseas) to enhance subject knowledge and build relationships with key contacts as needed;
• Developing awareness of different products and publishing formats and maintaining an understanding of business needs and objectives;
• Close collaboration with a global editorial team to develop and maintain strategy for the list as well as overall strategy of the Psychology team;
• Close collaboration and relationship management with authors as well as editorial, journals, production, marketing, rights and sales colleagues.

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

• A confident self-starter who can work quickly and independently, while liaising effectively with team members globally.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, be highly organised, detail-oriented, and have a financial focus and ability to budget and analyse financial data, as well as the ability to prioritise a varied workload under pressure.
• Strong word processing, spreadsheet, and database skills.
• Previous experience of book commissioning in academic publishing and familiarity with the academic book publishing process.
• A thorough understanding of current market trends and competitor activity to inform decisions on product and concept development.
• A commercial mindset and awareness of customer needs for both textbook, research and professional publishing.
• Creative thinking and excellent use of initiative.
• Proven ability to work with internal stakeholders to resolve conflicts and overcome obstacles.

Additional Information

You must have the right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role. We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at conference – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

What we offer in return:

• A salary of £39,410 + 10% bonus
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
• 25 days annual leave per year plus a day off for your birthday
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Company funded single cover private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support
• Share Match – Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care

Closing date 26th August 2026 - please note we will be shortlisting alongside advertising so please apply at your earliest convenience. The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our offices to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time, with those 3 days a week spent in our office in Milton Park, Oxfordshire. Please note that our Milton Park office will be relocating to Oxford city centre in late 2027 / early 2028, offering an exciting new workplace in the heart of the city.

If you have a disability, or face another barrier, and would like to request an adjustment to assist your participation in the hiring process and/or in the advertised position, please contact [email protected]. Your request will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business. We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you can show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, having more time for questions, or anything else. Please ask us; we are happy to be flexible!

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and contribute regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life. Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.