Assistant Editor

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Editor, Medicine and Health Sciences

Springer Publishing is a leading healthcare education and exam prep company, committed to advancing people, ideas, and careers in nursing, advanced practice nursing, social work, and behavioral and health

sciences. We are seeking an assistant editor to help us with the growth of our medicine and health science content. Come grow with us!

Job purpose :

Springer Publishing Company is seeking an Assistant Editor for our medicine and health sciences publishing programs. The Assistant Editor ensures the smooth and efficient operation of the editorial / acquisitions department working directly with editors, authors, and all internal staff as needed. The role supports content strategists, authors, and contributors in all aspects of the publishing process from proposal to final product and serves as a key interdepartmental contact.

Duties and responsibilities :

• Assist with evaluation of production-readiness for new manuscripts
• Assist with preparing publishing plans and proposals, tracking projects, and monitoring delivery commitments to ensure timely completion
• Record and route contracts for newly acquired projects
• Correspond with authors and contributors regarding manuscript preparation and submission details; send out guidelines and contributor packs
• Manage contributor contract process for multi-authored works
• Collaborate with and assist content development team during the manuscript process
• Liaise with all departments in support of the senior content strategist
• Log, review, and evaluate manuscripts as they are submitted
• Track and receive missing manuscript materials from authors
• Develop cover design briefs on appropriate timelines and support the cover design process including communication with freelance designers, authors, and the senior content strategist
• Prepare and transmit manuscripts and ancillary resources from Editorial to Production
• Update and present pricing P&Ls after transmittals
• Maintain accuracy, integrity, and currency of departmental publishing plans, records, and databases
• Solicit and compile endorsements for back cover copy and promotional material
• Help draft, edit, and proofread back cover copy, marketing materials, catalogs, brochures, and web and other sales copy
• Solicit peer reviews of textbook proposals, revision proposals, and draft manuscripts as needed
• As assigned, manage the editorial process on selected projects assuming all author communications from contract to publication

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About Springer Publishing Company :

At Springer Publishing, our culture is focused on our customers and our communities, while empowering our employees to learn, grow and deliver. When you join Springer Publishing, you’re joining a company that values career growth, collaboration, innovation and diversity and inclusion. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion and join us on our mission to support customers from education to career.

Named one of the fastest growing independent publishers in the United States by Publishers Weekly, we continue to grow our product portfolio in nursing, public health, healthcare administration, social work, counseling and medicine.

Join us and grow your career at Springer Publishing!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.