Editorial Coordinator

EMJ

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
We’re Looking for an Editorial Coordinator to Join Our Dynamic Publishing Team!Are you passionate about medical publishing and ready to take the next step in your career? At EMJ, we’re looking for a proactive Editorial Coordinator to join our editorial team and help shape high-quality, impactful content.In this role, you’ll be at the heart of our publishing process, managing projects, liaising with departments, and ensuring the timely delivery of both commercial and editorial content. From commissioning articles to collaborating with our Design and Client Services teams, you’ll play a vital role in delivering journals that meet EMJ’s gold-standard quality.This is your chance to work with thought leaders, attend international conferences, and contribute to a company making a global impact on healthcare education.What's in it for you:
  • Enjoy Bupa medical cashback after passing probation and Aviva private medical insurance after one year, keeping you covered when it matters most.
  • We offer pension contributions to help you build financial security.
  • Start with 25 days of holiday, plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 30 days!).
  • From our legendary Summer Ball to festive Christmas celebrations, we love bringing everyone together.
  • Enjoy free breakfast and fresh fruit to keep you energized.
  • Get the chance to attend amazing events in the Wembley box!
  • Take advantage of a 1.5-hour gym lunch and join company clubs, including running, football, board games, and chess.
  • Our buddy program for new starters ensures you feel at home from day one.
  • Access confidential support through our medical plans because your well-being matters.
What You’ll Be Doing:
  • Managing projects across departments to ensure smooth and timely publication of client and editorial content.
  • Participating in client calls to align on project goals and timelines.
  • Commissioning and managing journal content and writing engaging features, congress reviews, news stories, and interview questions.
  • Overseeing the peer review process to maintain editorial excellence.
  • Attending international conferences to network, gather content ideas, and interview thought leaders.
  • Coordinating the editorial team’s workload and mentoring new team members as needed.
  • Forging strong relationships with Editorial Board members and contributors.
  • Ensuring all content adheres to EMJ’s quality standards and established guidelines.
What We’re Looking For:
  • A degree in Life or Medical Sciences.
  • At least 1 year of experience in scientific publishing.
  • Exceptional English language and writing skills.
  • Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities, with confidence in networking.
  • Enthusiasm and dedication as a team player with a passion for medical publishing.
  • Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage high-volume workloads under tight deadlines.
Key Information
  • Hours: 8.30am – 5pm, Mon-Fri
  • Working pattern: Hybrid min 3 days in the office (FT in office during probation)
  • Reporting to: Managing Editor
  • Location: Our buzzing London/Moorgate office
We operate a hybrid working environment. We’d expect to see you in the office at least 3 days a week. During your probation, though, you’ll be in with us all five days—it’s the best way to get you up to speed and support your development. So, if you’re after something fully remote, this probably won’t be the right fit - we encourage people in office, where we people are achieving their personal and professional goals.About EMJEMJ's purpose is to elevate the quality of healthcare globally, by supporting all healthcare professionals with free and easy access to medical journals and lifelong learning opportunities. We do this to create Gold Medal Winners, enabling healthcare professionals to become the best versions of themselves. Similarly we equip our employees with all the skills, tools and knowledge they need to be in the top 10% of what they do and create Gold Medal Winners in the company.At EMJ, we believe in…
  • Taking care of your own: We all need to be proactive and responsible for our own actions. This will lead to an inspiring place to work that we are all proud of.
  • Going the extra mile: Always give your best performance, this will create a team that is different to anything else, full of hard working, gold medal winners.
  • Entire buy in: Everyone has loyalty to our vision, values, culture, and the long-term goals of EMJ. We are committed to doing so in a positive and passionate way.
Find out more and at EMJ.Application process:Your CV will be reviewed by the Recruitment team. If successful, we will be in touch to arrange a 20-30 min video call. Following this there will be a writing task and a 2-stage interview process, one focused on competencies and one on the EMJ values.

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