Associate Publishing Manager

• Support the Publishing Manager to develop proposals for new content and formats 

• Coordinate the commissioning and recruitment of internal (Springer Nature) and external experts, reviewers, and freelancers  

• Lead the production of video content (including coordinating filming, quality control, etc.)  

• Manage the workflow for copy-editing and proofreading content; follow best practice for QA review and support work on clearing rights and permissions  

• Work with learning design, content engagement and marketing to upload, update and organise content on content and learning management systems  

• Accurately track and record content development-related costs  

• Lead on the production and running of webinars (including commissioning of experts, preparing presentations, collating questions, communication with participants and technical setup, publication).  

Project Management  

• Support the Publishing Manager to manage projects for training content creation such as webinar development and publication 

• Create comprehensive schedules and timelines with key project dates/milestones for on-going non-content related projects  

• Support the Publishing Manager in meeting project deadlines by documenting progress, prioritising tasks, mitigating risks and keeping stakeholders informed  

• Lead internal team meetings and take comprehensive notes  

• Ensure that the wider publishing team are kept on track to meet ambitious team goals 

People  

• Work closely with the Publishing Manager  

• Build relationships with key colleagues in learning design, content engagement, marketing and sales as well as freelancers to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of content and communication with users  

• Support the development and implementation of diversity, equity & inclusion and accessibility measures for the publishing team’s contribution to the training team portfolio  

Quality & Customer Satisfaction  

• Support the wider publishing team in ensuring that high quality standards are maintained within course content  

• Support the wider publishing team in ensuring that the training is high quality, engaging and continues to meet the diverse and changing needs of today’s researchers and customers  

• Where requested, monitor and report on established KPIs  

Product strategy  

• Support the Publishing Manager to create the strategy on the development of training services and new content by gathering and analysing market intelligence and competitor data   

• Assist the Publishing Manager with the piloting and implementation of new products and innovations, including those which blend live and on-demand training  

• Support in delivering tactical implementation plans to drive forward the goals of the wider researcher training team  

Sales & Marketing  

• Collaborate with the marketing and content engagement teams to plan and deliver marketing campaigns for new content  

• Where requested, work with marketing team to create promotional product collateral   

• As needed, work with the sales team to develop materials to support client conversations  

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:  

Essential  

• Experience working or studying within a research environment  

• An understanding of the needs of scientists and other researchers   

• Excellent project management skills  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills  

• A passion for editorial excellence and superb attention to detail  

• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment 

• Graduate degree in the sciences 

Desirable  

• Experience in project management and delivery of results within agreed deadlines   

• Experience commissioning subject matter experts and managing freelancers (e.g. proofreaders, videographers, expert reviewers, etc.)  

• Experience working within scientific research, scientific/educational/academic publishing, science communication and/or educational/training product development  

• Some prior experience in publishing and product development  

• Numeracy and comfort creating and working with usage data analyses  

• Ability to work confidently in content and learning management systems  

• Strong stake-holder management skills  

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