Editor Outreach Specialist
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We are on a mission to make science open so everyone can live healthy lives on a healthy planet
Who We Are
Frontiers is an award-winning open science platform and leading open access scholarly publisher.
We are one of the largest and most cited publishers globally. To date, our 200,000 freely available research articles have received more than 1 billion views and downloads and 2 million citations. Our journals span science, health, humanities and social sciences, engineering, and sustainability. And we continue to expand into new academic disciplines so more researchers can publish open access.
Be part of the publishing revolution and help us transform the way research is published, evaluated, and communicated to the world.
The Role
Do you believe that science can help solve the world’s most pressing problems? Do you want to make an impact on the world while building a career in scholarly publishing? Are you motivated by ambitious goals? We are seeking an enthusiastic and target-driven professional for a full-time position of
Editor Outreach Specialist
to grow our scientific community in the US and help make science open to everyone.
In this role, you’ll have the important task of recruiting well-known scientists from the US to join Frontiers journals as editors. You’ll identify leading experts from the US and will communicate with them with the aim of recruiting them to our international community of scientific editors. This role requires customer focus, persuasion and negotiation skills, and integrity, and offers an opportunity to work with thought leaders from various scientific fields.
The position will provide the successful candidate with an excellent opportunity to be part of a new team in a fast-growing publishing company and contribute to the scientific community recruiting the best editors, adding excellent value to the dissemination of Open Science.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Editor Outreach Manager in expanding the editorial boards of Frontiers journals, in particular recruiting new editors;
- Liaise with internal teams on editor recruitment strategies;
- Research, profile and identify suitable editorial board candidates;
- Monitor progress to targets related to editorial board expansion sending reminders and resolving delays;
- Suggest process improvements or platform developments
About You
- Work experience in a commercial or academic environment; experience in STM or scholarly publishing would be beneficial but is not essential
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English, including excellent telephone manner
- Ability to work to ambitious targets, meet tight deadlines and prioritize varied workload under pressure
- Flexibility and ability to work as a team member
- Ability to work independently and make thoughtful decisions
- Highly organized, with a strong attention to detail
- Keen interest in building communities and dissemination of research
Application Process
Please submit a resume and cover letter.
Candidates must be based in the US in order to be considered.
US Market Specific Benefits
- Competitive compensation package, including health care stipend and retirement contribution
- Generous time-off policy
- Paid family and sick leave
Benefits
With more than 50 nationalities represented in our global team, you will work regularly with teammates in other countries, and with our community of researchers, editors, and authors from around the globe.
Our mission to create solutions for healthy lives also extends to the working environment we provide for our employees.
This includes:
100% remote working
Employees now have the flexibility to choose where they want to work, with remote working available on a part- or full-time basis (not applicable to some Workplace/IT jobs due to nature of role requiring presence onsite, in the office).
Learning and development
All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning (and Pluralsight for our technology team), an annual personal learning budget, and dedicated L&D time.
Wellbeing
We offer free online yoga classes, an employee assistance plan, access to the Headspace app, and four wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance.
Volunteering opportunities
Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer for a personal cause or through our volunteering partner platform, Alaya.
Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With over 600 employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.
Editor Outreach Specialist
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Writing jobs
We are on a mission to make science open so everyone can live healthy lives on a healthy planet
Who We Are
Frontiers is an award-winning open science platform and leading open access scholarly publisher.
We are one of the largest and most cited publishers globally. To date, our 200,000 freely available research articles have received more than 1 billion views and downloads and 2 million citations. Our journals span science, health, humanities and social sciences, engineering, and sustainability. And we continue to expand into new academic disciplines so more researchers can publish open access.
Be part of the publishing revolution and help us transform the way research is published, evaluated, and communicated to the world.
The Role
Do you believe that science can help solve the world’s most pressing problems? Do you want to make an impact on the world while building a career in scholarly publishing? Are you motivated by ambitious goals? We are seeking an enthusiastic and target-driven professional for a full-time position of
Editor Outreach Specialist
to grow our scientific community in the US and help make science open to everyone.
In this role, you’ll have the important task of recruiting well-known scientists from the US to join Frontiers journals as editors. You’ll identify leading experts from the US and will communicate with them with the aim of recruiting them to our international community of scientific editors. This role requires customer focus, persuasion and negotiation skills, and integrity, and offers an opportunity to work with thought leaders from various scientific fields.
The position will provide the successful candidate with an excellent opportunity to be part of a new team in a fast-growing publishing company and contribute to the scientific community recruiting the best editors, adding excellent value to the dissemination of Open Science.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Editor Outreach Manager in expanding the editorial boards of Frontiers journals, in particular recruiting new editors;
- Liaise with internal teams on editor recruitment strategies;
- Research, profile and identify suitable editorial board candidates;
- Monitor progress to targets related to editorial board expansion sending reminders and resolving delays;
- Suggest process improvements or platform developments
About You
- Work experience in a commercial or academic environment; experience in STM or scholarly publishing would be beneficial but is not essential
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English, including excellent telephone manner
- Ability to work to ambitious targets, meet tight deadlines and prioritize varied workload under pressure
- Flexibility and ability to work as a team member
- Ability to work independently and make thoughtful decisions
- Highly organized, with a strong attention to detail
- Keen interest in building communities and dissemination of research
Application Process
Please submit a resume and cover letter.
Candidates must be based in the US in order to be considered.
US Market Specific Benefits
- Competitive compensation package, including health care stipend and retirement contribution
- Generous time-off policy
- Paid family and sick leave
Benefits
With more than 50 nationalities represented in our global team, you will work regularly with teammates in other countries, and with our community of researchers, editors, and authors from around the globe.
Our mission to create solutions for healthy lives also extends to the working environment we provide for our employees.
This includes:
100% remote working
Employees now have the flexibility to choose where they want to work, with remote working available on a part- or full-time basis (not applicable to some Workplace/IT jobs due to nature of role requiring presence onsite, in the office).
Learning and development
All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning (and Pluralsight for our technology team), an annual personal learning budget, and dedicated L&D time.
Wellbeing
We offer free online yoga classes, an employee assistance plan, access to the Headspace app, and four wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance.
Volunteering opportunities
Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer for a personal cause or through our volunteering partner platform, Alaya.
Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With over 600 employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.