Yonsei School of Business

[Full-time]

Springer Nature

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Temporary Editorial Assistant, MPAS Journals 

Location: Seoul

Requisition ID: 38021

Fulltime

Responsibilities

Under limited supervision, the Editorial Assistant provides administrative and editorial support to Publishing Editor(s). Specific responsibilities include:

• To assist the editors in the management and development of individual journals and their overall portfolio.
• To assist the editors in communication with journal editors, authors and other external partners.
• To work with other in-house teams to coordinate editorial, production and promotional activities.
• To support the editors with their traveling and meeting schedules, handle phone calls and emails delegated by the editors.
• To enter data into various database systems and maintain the journal information.
• To prepare journal reports for editor and editorial board meetings; maintain close communication with academic journal editors and board members.
• To prepare contracts, arrange payments for authors and editors.
• To help editors prepare for conferences and select titles for display.
• To assist editors in other groups as workflow levels dictate.
• Occasional exhibits attendance and company representation.
• To carry out other job functions as assigned by the supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree or above, preferably in a scientific discipline.
• Previous working experience in (STM) publishing industry is preferable.
• Fluent written and spoken English and Korean.
• Familiarity with MS Office essential; experience with databases desirable.
• Strong organizational skills, detail orientation, and capability of handling multiple priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; good team player.