Managing Editor

The Managing Editor manages, motivates and develops a large team to deliver a fair, inclusive and efficient peer review service across a portfolio of journals. The role is responsible for resourcing, for managing the peer review process and for driving the requirements of IOPP’s workflows to meet business needs. The Managing Editor helps deliver the peer review strategy, sponsoring cross-departmental projects and initiatives. They also manage peer review on a small number of titles within the portfolio.

Key job accountabilities include

• Building and managing, motivating and developing a large peer review portfolio team.
• Taking overall responsibility for the portfolio to deliver a fair, inclusive and efficient peer review process that meets customer requirements.
• Maintaining a focus on continuous improvement for peer review.
• Managing peer review on a small number of titles within the portfolio.

About you

Successful applicants should demonstrate the following:

• A degree or PHD.
• Experience of managing or supervizing others, with the ability to build, develop and motivate individuals and large teams.
• Significant experience in STM publishing, with in-depth understanding and knowledge of peer-review processes, systems and best practice.
• Effective prioritisation, organization and time management skills.
• Expertise in managing and allocating resources, and a drive for results to meet KPIs.
• Strong communication skills.

About the benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, discretionary annual bonus scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance and generous annual leave, and a range of flexible benefits including cycle to work and gym membership. We also have a subsidized café which is a popular, sociable spot for meetings and lunch.

Our modern and contemporary offices are based in the thriving city centre of Bristol, a stone’s throw away from Temple Meads train station, and within walking distance of Cabot Circus shopping centre, and numerous cafés and restaurants. Named on more than one occasion as the best city in the UK to live in, Bristol is a cosmopolitan and creative city boasting a historic harbour, internationally renowned cultural institutions and home to world-class festivals and events.

To apply

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter through our careers site highlighting your previous experience and how it applies to the role, and why you are interested in this opportunity and IOP Publishing.

About us

IOP Publishing is an international scientific publisher, through which leading-edge research is distributed worldwide. Our rapidly expanding journals programme is published alongside other sources of scientific information in the form of ebooks, magazines and conference proceedings. Other publications include easily accessible community and regional websites. We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community and have offices in Europe, Asia and the US. Working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.

IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society. Any financial surplus earned by IOP Publishing goes to supporting science through the activities of the Institute. With a continuing focus on growth we recognise that every single person has a real part to play if we’re to achieve our aim of becoming the world’s leading publisher in our field.