Job Description
We are seeking a Publishing Production Officer with a background in scholarly publishing to work on the Open Research Europe (ORE) platform, soon to be hosted at CERN.
As part of a growing team, you will support the Production Manager in the management of the entire article production workflow, from pre-publication checks through final publication.
Your responsibilities
Contribute to the coordination of the full production workflow from pre-publication to final version.
Collaborate with Production Manager and Editorial Coordinator to ensure smooth editorial-to-production transition.
Communicate with external providers.
Contribute to the management of the article schedules, manuscript tracking (OJS), and author communications.
Maintain documentation, identify bottlenecks and suggest process improvements.
Your profile
Maximum of 2 years experience in scholarly publishing or scholarly communication in general, with a focus on production, operational workflows, or editorial operations.
Hands-on experience with Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, including workflow configuration and management, is an advantage.
Experience with Publish-Review-Curate models is an advantage.
Skills
Publishing.
Quality management.
Process analysis, definition and improvement.
Attention to detail.
Working in Teams: working well in groups and readily fitting into a team; participating fully and taking an active role in team activities.
Communicating Effectively: expressing opinions, ideas and suggestions with conviction and in a logical/structured manner; keeping to the point.
Achieving Results: being rigorous and producing quality results at first attempt.
Solving Problems: assimilating large quantities of information, identifying key issues and formulating conclusions clearly and concisely.
Learning and Sharing Knowledge: keeping up-to-date with developments in own field of expertise and readily absorbing new information.
Spoken and written English, with a commitment to l...