Editorial Operations Manager

Founded in 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Manpower is a leading international human resources company. Located in 75 countries worldwide, with over 3’000 branches, Manpower responds to the needs of its 400’000 customers. Specialists in the recruitment and selection of permanent and temporary personnel in various economic sectors, we have been existing in Switzerland for over 60 years with more than 300 employees in more than 40 branches. For an important company, we are looking for the following profile:  

Editorial Operations Manager

Your assignment

- Checks new and revised submissions for peer review and processes the Decision Letters to the authors based on the Editor’s decisions;
- Monitors the progress of new, revised, and resubmitted manuscripts throughout the review process;
- Checks the accepted manuscript files and coordinates with the publisher’s production team;
- Provides administrative and technical support to the Editor-in-Chief (EIC), other journal editors, reviewers and editorial board members;
- Acts as the first contact for the coordination of supplement issues and other commercial projects;
- Responds to miscellaneous inquiries from the authors and reviewers concerning copyrights, authorship disputes, and other ethics-related inquiries;
- Monitors the journal performance and reports to the Editor and Head of Editorial to ensure the on-target execution of journal targets;
- Updates and maintains social media feeds (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) for the journal;
- Ensures the published output reflects best practices and meets current standards of publication ethics;
- Actively engages with the Head of Editorial and Publication to develop new journal initiatives by identifying various growth and development opportunities;
- Supports the Head of Editorial and Publication in team management.

Your profile

- 2-5 years of experience in a similar role;
- Excellent command/highly proficient in spoken and written English;
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office;
- Organizational and time-management skills;
- A great eye for detail and the ability to spot mistakes;
- Ability to work both independently and as a part of a team;
- Previous experience with a publisher and research experience is an asset;
- Ability to travel at least twice a year;

Interested?

PLEASE REGISTER YOURSELF AND UPLOAD YOUR CV AT OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE: WWW.MANPOWER.CH, IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION.