Open Access Content Flow Specialist (US)

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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 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 realise their individual potential.Job Description

We are currently seeking an Open Access Content Flow Specialistto join our new and expanding Content Flow team, as part of our Global Peer Review department.

Reporting to the Open Access Content Flow Manager, the Open Access Content Flow Specialist will deliver continuous process improvement across all editorial office tasks to transform our services to authors and enable fast and efficient flow of submissions on our Open Access portfolio of journals contributing to revenue and growth targets

The closing date for applications is06 September 2024

What you will be doing:

Assisting with the development and rollout of process and policy improvements across the Open Access portfolio to ensure fast and efficient flow of submissions through our peer review systems

Regular journal auditing and TAT monitoring at each stage in the peer review process on a developing portfolio of Open Access journals - identifying and investigating areas for improvement.

Assisting in the facilitation of training & communications around new and developing processes to enable improvements to content flow through our submission system platforms

Acting as a point of escalation for outsourced editorial office administrators, liaising and collaborating with the Senior and Deputy OA Content flow Managers where appropriate.Qualifications

What we are looking for:

Understanding of Open Access (OA) publishing, preferably Journals

Excel skills including ability to retrieve data from multiple sources, some experience of preparing data for numerical and categorical analysis.

Some experience of communicating data via clean, visually compelling charts that help others understand.

Interest in developing industry and market awareness

Interest in data or workflow analysis (experience of Six Sigma process would be advantageous)

Basic project management skills and understanding of Agile methodologies

Support and contribute to delivery of business results

Teamwork, networking and building relationships

Calm and logical response under pressure

Being responsible for managing own workload

Attention to detail

Ability to prioritise appropriately and work to deadlines

Excellent written and verbal communication skillsAdditional Information

What you should know:

Closing date:Applications will close on06September 2024.Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we will be interviewing alongside advertising. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.

This opportunity is available in the UK and internally in the US.For any United Kingdom-based candidate interested,Please apply to the UK version here.

This role is based in the United States. You must have the right to live and work in the United States.

Taylor & Francis has flexible hybrid working options for how employees can work based on their role.