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Job Title: Editorial Assistant
Salary: £26,600 - £32,600
Location: Cambridge – Hybrid (2–3x a week in the office)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
We are looking for a motivated Editorial Assistant to provide support for a Publisher responsible for participating in the development of the medical books publishing portfolio.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About The Role
The role is varied and includes administrative, editorial, and list management responsibilities as well as working closely with a range of people across Editorial, Content Management, Sales and Marketing, and doctors and healthcare professionals.
Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:
- Assist Publisher in reviewing new book projects, and preparing for contracting
- Project management to include (but not limited to): manuscript briefing, delivery, project timelines and author/editor queries
- Coordinate with authors, editors, and contributors
- Oversee contracts, payments and permissions
- Represent the Publisher at occasional conferences
This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.
Essential
About You
- Strong communication, administration and time-management skills
- Detail-orientated and highly organized
- Proactive, flexible and team-orientated
- Good IT skills, with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and email, and the ability to learn new software
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Desirable
- Interest in medical or scientific subjects
- Experience in office settings and cross-functional communication
- Able to understand basic financial and numerical data
For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.
Rewards And Benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Group personal pension scheme
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Green travel schemes
Ready to pursue your potential?
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We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be Monday, 18th August. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from the week commencing Tuesday, 1st September.
If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:
- First stage virtual interview via MS Teams.
- Final stage interview: in-person at our offices in Cambridge.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.
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Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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