Publishing Editor - £48,530 - £50,093 - (12 month Fixed-Term) - Hybrid
Join us and be part of a mission-driven, independent publisher. You’ll work with a diverse group of people who share a passion for empowering researchers, educators, and institutions to shape the future.

• Monitor the financial performance of journals in the assigned portfolio, maximising revenues and controlling costs.
• Implement activities with other departments and external partners to ensure action taken where necessary to make improvements to financial performance.
• Provide information and advice to journal editors and partner societies to help them improve the quality of content published in their journals.
• Compile and assess key data and metrics, using this data to inform recommendations on each journal’s development strategy.
• Lead journal editorial board meetings and represent Sage at conferences, where appropriate.
• Successfully negotiate editor and society contract renewals, produce profit and loss statements, prepare draft contracts and lead contract approval process through to contract signature.
• Liaise with other departments to ensure that the journals are produced, marketed and distributed in an appropriate way and within acceptable costs.
• Where required, be responsible for handling acquired titles from contract through to publication by Sage by coordinating with other departments to ensure necessary actions are completed on time.
• Support the Publisher / Senior Publisher / Team as required with departmental projects and tasks.
• Actively manage journal editor performance, establishing and implementing best practice regarding manuscript submission, peer review process, revision and resubmission policies, and optimal editorial board function.
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  If you have a disability and need any support during the application process, please contact humanresources@sagepub.co.uk. We will respond to any requests for support in a timely manner. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
  A cover letter is important to us but is not essential for your application. It offers the hiring manager valuable insights into how your skill set aligns with the role, what unique contributions you can bring to the team and why you are interested in this position.