Publications Editor, Centre for Emerging Technology and Security

at  Alan Turing Institute

Named in honour of Alan Turing, the Institute is a place for inspiring, exciting work and we need passionate, sharp, and innovative people who want to use their skills to contribute to our mission to make great leaps in data science and AI research to change the world for the better.
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REQUIREMENTS:

• Undergraduate Degree in Communications or a related field, or demonstrable equivalent professional experience, preferably in in the higher education or public sector.
• Strong editorial experience, including but not limited to editing and proofreading texts, ensuring adherence to house style, and referencing standards.
• Experience with managing a pipeline of publications, with a track record of seeing through publication delivery to a high standard.
• Experience of developing, implementing and measuring the success of communications campaigns.
• Experience of working with social media platforms to communicate written material, ideally academic reports, or research outputs.
• Experience of working with content management systems, writing newsletters and/or other marketing content.
• Experience of working well under pressure, prioritising and working to tight deadlines.
• Experience of working with third-party suppliers, such as creative agencies, freelancers and printing companies.

Editorial and publications-related responsibilities (90%)

• Managing and maintaining the CETaS publications pipeline, helping to ensure a steady stream of high-quality outputs and advising on timelines for effective delivery.
• Proofreading all CETaS research outputs, including but not limited to its Research Reports and Expert Analysis articles, to high editorial and accessibility standards.
• Thoroughly reviewing and copy-editing all CETaS written outputs and ensuring text and referencing follow style guide and applying consistency throughout.
• Typesetting and formatting CETaS outputs in their relevant templates, sourcing relevant imagery for publications in line with CETaS brand guidelines and ensuring final publications are error-free and visually compelling.
• Writing and delivering the CETaS Network research updates and other email bulletins, working with the Engagement Lead.
• Liaising with third-party suppliers as required to produce printed copies of CETaS publications, as well as other CETaS products such as marketing/promotional materials, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Designing figures and graphics for CETaS research outputs and working with third-party designers where appropriate.
• Providing overall editorial support to the team as needed.
• Managing the CETaS website, ensuring content is kept up to date in an accessible format.
• Working with Turing Communications and Engagement colleagues to amplify CETaS research outputs across Turing communications channels and ensure the dissemination of timely content consistent with current priorities.
• Effectively liaising with Turing Communications and Engagement colleagues to retrieve Turing social media analytics data on CETaS-related posts.
• Reporting to the team on digital impact and engagement of CETaS publications and outputs and ensure the impact log is up to date.
• Effectively liaising with the Institute’s web and broadcast functions to ensure content is aligned with the Turing brand.
• Ensuring digital engagement activities contribute to the effective delivery of the CETaS Communications and Engagement Strategy.
• Complying with relevant GDPR guidelines and act as an effective data processor.
• Interpreting and following internal legal and financial processes i.e. contracting with third party suppliers.

Ad-hoc events and stakeholder engagement (10%)

• Supporting the delivery of CETaS workshops, events, and engagement activities.
• Supporting implementation of the CETaS EDI guidelines and relevant actions from the Turing EDI action plan are embedded within activities.

Please see the job description for a full breakdown of the role.