Editorial Administrator in Chester

Overview

Locations: Chester (Hybrid) Permanent, Full Time

Application Deadline: Sunday 28th June 2026

About Springer Nature

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About the Role

We are looking for an Editorial Administrator in the Chester office to work as part of the Adis Rapid+ Journal Publishing team, who are responsible for publishing a portfolio of clinical journals. The successful candidate will be providing crucial scientific administrative support to the publishing team in order to ensure the successful and timely online publication of journals published by Adis Rapid+. There are opportunities for personal development and for progression into a range of different areas of journal publishing in the future. Chester is the main office location though there may be opportunity to work partly from the Manchester office.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific administrative support to Adis Rapid+ journal team and help to manage the publication process of journal articles.
• Coordinate projects with internal departments and external authors/clients and manage article workflow in a timely manner.
• Coordinate peer review process for articles submitted to the journals by researching and allocating appropriate peer reviewers for manuscripts (in terms of expertise and availability).
• Assist authors with all stages of the publication process ensuring all key requirements in the journal guidelines are adhered to.
• Assist Editors with journal development tasks such as Editorial and Advisory board development and email campaigns.
• Assist with business development activities, such as liaison with pharmaceutical and medical communications customers, responding to journal portfolio enquiries, and maintaining the client contact and other relevant databases.
• Coordinate invoicing and financial support for articles published in the journals.
• Work closely as part of a dynamic and innovative team to improve workflows and processes in order to provide novel publishing solutions and a quality service to authors/clients.
• Ensure growth of the journal portfolio by playing an integral part in the development of allocated therapeutic area/s and using creative and innovative ideas to support revenue growth.
• Engage and expand Editorial and Advisory boards.
• Management of ad-hoc journal-related projects, as advised by Senior Editorial team.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• BSc or equivalent, ideally in a scientific discipline.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritise effectively and meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• High level of computer literacy.

Desirable

• Ability to proactively and calmly identify and address problems quickly.
• Adaptable to change and willing to take on new and different responsibilities as they arise.
• Keen interest in scientific publishing.

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