Production Editor

Are you someone who is very process driven but also loves working with people and offering great service Are you looking to start or continue your career in Publishing or simply looking for a new challenge

Then come and join Taylor & Francis Group a leading academic publisher within our Books Production Editorial department where we are recruiting for a Production Editor to project manage books production across the Routledge and Taylor & Francis imprints!

As a Production Editor you will oversee the production of new titles from receipt of the authors uncopyedited typescript through to delivery of the final product ensuring new books meet our quality requirements.

The key responsibilities of the Production Editor are:

• Commissioning suppliers preparing material for suppliers managing relationships with and feeding back to suppliers
• Handling incoming queries from authors and editors
• Maintaining uptodate information on our database
• Quality control of final content  
• Controlling schedules 
• Controlling budgets and assessing and coding invoices for prompt supplier payment 
• Completing multiple tasks to deadlines within a process driven environment

Please note that full training will be provided.

Qualifications :

In order to be successful in this role you will:

• be accustomed to prioritising and working to deadlines be organised and be able to multitask
• have excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify errors
• understand the importance of maintaining information relied on by others ideally through experience of using a database
• be able to manage expectations so that we deliver to everyones satisfaction
• have the ability to problemsolve
• be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team
• have the ability to build rapport with people and offer first class customer service as well as be very processdriven
• adapt well to change and not be daunted by changing priorities
• have basic skills in MS Office including Word Excel and Outlook and Adobe Acrobat Reader and have an aptitude and enthusiasm for working with new technology
• ideally have experience of working within budgets (but this is not essential)
• ideally have a basic understanding of the publishing process from typescript submission to final content (but this is not essential)

Additional Information :

What we offer in return:

• A salary of 31000 to 32500  5% bonus
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic flexible working culture
• 25 days annual leave 
• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year
• 4 volunteering days annually
• Day off for your birthday
• Company funded single cover private medical insurance  
• Employee assistance programme offering 24/7 wellbeing support 
• Share Match Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares. 
• Pension scheme 
• Life assurance plus optical and medical care

Additional Information:

Location: The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our office in Milton Park Oxfordshire to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. Time spent in the office is likely to range from 10%80% of working hours with an expectation for a minimum of 2 days per week spent working from an office.

Closing Date: Applications will close on 19th January 2025  but please note that applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis and we will be interviewing alongside advertising so we encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity. 

* Please note that you must have the right to work and live in the UK *

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis 

If youre excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience dont fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources incentives and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy balanced life. 

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits develops and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other nonmerit based factor. 

We genuinely care about our colleagues promoting worklife balance wellbeing and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site:;

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We know that sometimes the perfect candidate doesnt exist and that people can be put off applying for a job if they dont fit all the requirements. If youre excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience were looking for please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed.  As such Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race colour ancestry national origin religion or religious creed mental or physical disability medical condition genetic information sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age marital status citizenship or other protected characteristics under local law.    This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis please ask the Talent Acquisition team for more information. 

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