Publishing Assistant/senior Publishing Assistant Job in Springer Nature

Reporting into the Senior Publisher, the Publishing Assistant/Senior Publishing Assistant will support a dynamic team in managing and developing national and global journals of repute as follows- Be the administrative pillar of the team by- Handling non-strategic issues to maintain journals: update internal systems for metadata, request checks and keep records, maintain Editorial Board addresses Monitor peer-review tool reports to regularly provide updated data analysis to the Publishing Editors Be office point of contact when Publisher is traveling Maintain large database about all Journals published by the team along with data of guest editors and editorial records for high-volume journals. These primarily include data entry, but also organize in a transparent way for use by others on the team Proactively and efficiently handle administrative tasks, ranging from internal systems, group file sharing, journal recordkeeping, to creating management reports for team as needed Maintenance of e-files via Team Drives, Google Docs and other databases Be the support system for the Publishers in managing co-ublishing partners and renowned Editor-in-Chiefs and Boards as follows- Under the supervision of Publisher's, fulfilling Editor-in-Chief and co-publishing partner s needs Attend meetings as required and maintain meeting notes Communicate effectively with the journal's editorial offices at co-publishing partner's end Support team in clearing articles pipelines, reducting turn-around-time and in meeting KPIs Prepare materials for conferences, and board meetings, including assistance in PowerPoint presentations Be the coordinator for the team- Develop strong working relationships with colleagues across all departments to coordinate ongoing production, marketing, finance and JEO colleagues Perform related duties as required JOB REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor s degree with at least 2-3 years in managing and developing journals; most desired is experience in either science publishing/ journal publishing Important to have very good hold of Editorial Manager, Web of Science analytics and the requirements of various Abstracting and Indexing databases Very strong ethics Very strong computer skills required in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint; database and other software to track projects across a portfolio of journals Laser focus and attention to detail; exhibiting strong orgainzational and analytical skills are a must. Ability to set own schedule as well as team schedule and follow up on multiple projects as appropriate. Excellent written and oral communication skills; thorough knowledge of office procedures including efficient e-filing. Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment. Resourcefulness and proactive problem-solving for fielding queries and directing authors/editors Must be able to act diplomatically in representing Springer. Excellent inter-personal skills Capability to multi-task Must be able to learn and adapt to new tools, technologies and internal workflows quickly. Team player and focused on achieveing key performance indicators