Editorial Advisor

Job title: Editorial Advisor - Communications Series
Location(s): Pune

About the Brand

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About the Role

Our Editorial Advisors play an important role in managing an efficient editorial process and standardising workflows.  The nature of the role is administrative and career development in a role such as this might see you develop through different levels of editorial administration and operational management.  It should be noted, that this role does not include writing or editing content.  If appointed you will gain great insights into the scientific operational editorial and peer review process and how it works.

• Nature Research is seeking to appoint an Editorial Assistant/Editorial Advisor to manage the processing of manuscripts from submission to acceptance as well as supporting the standardization of workflows, improved efficiencies, data collection, and to support authors, editors, and reviewers.
• This position is key to assisting the editors with manuscripts, and ensuring content is processed within suitable timeframes. The ideal candidate will be able to prioritize their workload and work to tight deadlines but will also ensure that tasks are performed with speed and accuracy. 

Roles Responsibilities:

The Editorial Advisor role supports the Editorial teams with processing manuscripts from submission to acceptance.

The main responsibilities for this role are: 

• Managing the flow of manuscripts from submission to acceptance through the manuscript tracking system (MTS) - performing quality checks on manuscripts and ensuring all forms are collected and stored.
• Providing MTS support for Authors, Reviewers and Editors - troubleshooting and assisting with system issues and escalating to the relevant teams if needed. 
• Liaising with Authors, Reviewers and Editors via email and telephone – ensuring your manner is always polite, professional and helpful
• Maintaining correct information within the databases – updating person records within the MTS and ensuring manuscript information is correct
• Assisting with editorial reports
• Assisting with other ad hoc tasks associated with the editorial workflow of manuscripts
• Providing team cover during periods of absence

Essential:

• Excellent communication skills are key to this role – both written and verbal. Building key relationships with Editors and Chief Editors is essential for this role, as is working alongside other publishing departments including production and the publishing team.  The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude to their work. 
• The ideal candidate will be adept at using Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel, working within a team and meeting daily deadlines. 
• Administrative position which would be ideal for someone with some office experience wishing to start a career in a fast-paced publishing environment.

Desired:

• Value Diversity (Respects, values and adapts to diversity)
• Drive for Results (Shows relentless focus on end results)
• Collaboration & Teamwork (Promotes cooperation & teamwork to achieve common outcomes)

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