Editorial Program Manager - Launch

Publishing - Journal DevelopmentLausanne, Vaud, SwitzerlandFull time

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Description

Frontiers is a leading Open Access Publisher and Open Science Platform. Our journals are led and peer-reviewed by editorial boards of over 100,000 top researchers. Covering more than 600 academic disciplines, we are one of the largest and highest-cited publishers in the world. To date, our freely accessible research articles have received over 500 million views and downloads and 1 million citations. As Frontiers continues to grow, we are committed to maintaining quality at scale in our publication output. To meet this commitment, we are recruiting for our Editorial Office – Launch Team.

For our Lausanne Office, we are seeking strong, target-driven and strategic focus

EDITORIAL PROGRAM MANAGER – LAUNCH

Reporting to the Head of Publishing Development, the Editorial Program Manager – Launch is responsible for the development and launch of new Frontiers titles and sections, and accountable for defining and meeting program targets and objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inspiring, mentoring and providing guidance to Journal Launch Managers towards top performance, and ensure team performance.


• Defining, implementing and monitoring policies/ procedures to ensure program quality.


• Driving Frontiers’ portfolio expansion through journal/section launches, editor engagement, article collections, informed by competitor and market analysis.


• Representing the interests of the Journal Launch program within the company and provide an effective interface with other departments in addition to bringing strategic value to the program.


• Contributing to developing company-wide strategic plans, policies and new initiatives.


• Overseeing key projects to improve team efficiency, processes and inter-team collaborations


• Defining development requirements with the Product Management team.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience working in a scholarly publishing house; preferably with a relevant subject matter focus


• At least 2 years of management experience


• Project and staff management experience is a strong plus


• Initiative taking, dynamic and focused personality


• Preferably a graduate-level degree with a keen interest in dissemination of research


• Flawless communication in written and spoken English


• Adept at digesting large amounts of information, and reacting effectively to urgent situations


• Ability to work independently, be highly organized and meet deadlines


• Sound and mature judgment; decisive and tactful when working with multiple stakeholders


• Technical proficiency, with hands-on skills using current software (specifically MS Excel)


• A working knowledge of common social networks and social media platforms

Application Process

Applicants must have an existing right to live and work in the EU

Your application should include:

• A cover letter and resume (as DOC or PDF)


• As part of your application, please prepare a maximum of 6 slides that detail your strategic plan for your first 100 days in the role. If selected for an interview you will be asked to present your plan in 10 minutes


• The indication of your earliest availability


• Application deadline: May 22, 2020

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