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Seeking an organized, flexible and digitally literate Publishing Assistant to work within the journals department of our Edinburgh office, on our full list of academic journals.We are looking for an organized, flexible and digitally literate Publishing Assistant to work 35 hours a week within the journals department of our Edinburgh office, on our full list of academic journals. The ideal candidate will have good numeric skills and excellent attention to detail. You will be comfortable using Excel spreadsheets to examine data and track your work, and will be comfortable in a digital environment. Some experience of working with HTML and office administration would be useful. However, this is an entry level position and direct experience is not essential.Key Accountabilities To provide administrative support for the editorial team and ensure all work is carried out in a timely and efficient manner. Compile information for publishing reports (including usage statistics). Schedule journal editorial board meetings and take minutes. Manage abstracting and indexing arrangements. Coordinate website and annual pricing updates. Track author copyright forms and author data. Service excellence and continuous improvement Salary: 25,000.00 per annum Contract: 35 hours per week, permanent Location: Edinburgh office (with option for days from home) Holiday: 40 days a year (including bank holidays) Closing date: 12 noon, Thursday 7 August Proposed interviews: w/c 11 August Preferred start date: As soon as possibleFor further information (including the job description) please contact Chris Grieves, Deputy Head of Journals Editoral chris.grieves@eup.ed.ac.uk or visit our webpage: www.euppublishing.com/news .To apply, please send a full CV and covering letter to Chris (as above), specifying where you found this advert.EUP is committed to the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility and encourages applications from a diverse range of backgrounds. We ask that all candidates complete our short, optional, anonymous equal opportunities monitoring survey*.* survey is optional and completely anonymous. Completing it will help EUP towards our aims of equity and inclusion.The deadline is Thursday 07 August 2025 at 12:00. #J-18808-Ljbffr