Editorial Operations Assistant Jobs

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Primary responsibility is to work closely with the Content Acquisition & Development and Upper-Level content teams and Production to assist in the project management of content handovers, review handovers, identify areas of concern and work to resolve to ensure timelines are met. Maintain ongoing workflow processes and aid in the documentation of such processes. Assist in the implementation and maintenance of ongoing enabling systems across HE. Support development of expertise within HE for various editorial-wide systems including Qualtrics, iThenticate, Oxford Publish, Oxford Purchases and others to assist members of the broader HE team.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES/KEY RESULT AREAS

• Establish and maintain handover information according to established guidelines for the team using a system for tracking all handover progress.
• Ensure projects adhere to overall vision for workflows and processes and recognize the need to escalate issues for direction and decisions.
• Support the implementation of new systems and business processes, helping to adapt workflows to changing environments and publishing requirements.
• Take accountability for and completion of other assigned activities within the team. e.g., contributing to an index of HE content assets.
• Learn and expand own knowledge to provide technical support to HE team, including documentation for various editorial-wide systems including Qualtrics, iThenticate, Oxford Publish, Oxford Purchase and others.
• Administer project handovers and tracking.
• Contribute to other tasks as assigned by the Editorial Operations Lead.
• Assist in the timely deliver on throughput, schedules and quality.

ABOUT YOU

• Excellent written communication as well as strong interpersonal and verbal skills.
• Ability to work with peers and cross-functionally in a productive manner (including within the matrix management structure of the Press) towards a common purpose and good.
• Aptitude to learn assigned systems
• Aptitude for project management, successful innovation, content development, and delivery of goals.

BENEFITS

We care about work/life balance at OUP. We offer 15 days’ vacation time that rises with service, 8 sick days, plus floating holidays, personal days, company holidays, and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect of working hours and the use of technology to support regular remote working, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We care for you and your dependents by offering health, dental, and vision insurance plans to our full-time employees. Each plan has multiple levels of coverage to fit your needs and has a high level of contribution made by OUP. In addition, we offer Employee Assistant Programs for all full-time employees, regardless of whether you elect in health insurance. We also offer life insurance and disability insurance.

We help make your money go further by providing a non-elective contribution on your behalf to your retirement plan of 7% of your salary and a matching contribution to the retirement plan of 50% on the first 6% of employee contributions on based earnings.

Location: This role is hybrid in New York City, NY.

Salary: $30,660 - $45,990 dependent on skills and experience

GJC: S2 (for internal purposes only)