Are you looking for your first publishing role?

Do you possess excellent administration skills and a desire to learn about journal production?

 A leading academic publisher, based in Oxford, is looking to appoint a Production Assistant for a 10 month contract working with life sciences journals. A chance to gain valuable knowledge and an overview on how journals are produced, in this role you will provide administrative support to a team of production editors and managers, and update the journal publishing systems.

Other responsibilities include: checking revised proofs, preparing materials for freelancers and copyeditors, assisting in the preparation of copy for editing and running editing programmes, preparing and scanning materials for suppliers and general administrative support duties.

You will have worked in an office environment and will have good administrative experience. A familiarity with Microsoft Office is essential along with previous experience using databases. You should be organised and used to working to deadlines. Any previous publishing experience or a familiarity with academic journals would be an advantage.