RELX

Senior Assistant Editor

RELX

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Editing research articles along with opinion pieces and review content for a broad range of scientific and medical disciplines
  • Overseeing the accurate reporting of research according to our guidelines and ensuring all quality control measures are met
  • Liaising with other editors, authors, and production teams to perfect papers for publication
  • Collaborating with colleagues to improve internal policies and processes
  • Mentoring and guiding new Assistant Editors to help develop their skills and knowledge in research publishing

Requirements

  • Have a BSc in biological or related science or demonstrate equivalent experience or knowledge
  • Demonstrate editorial experience at a Science, Technology, or Medical journal
  • Have excellent spelling, grammar, and clarity in written English
  • Enjoy collaborating with teams to deliver on-time weekly deadlines
  • Be able to communicate and negotiate constructively with members of the medical profession, the media, and colleagues
  • Have good IT skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word
Benefits
  • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
  • Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Life assurance
  • Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Long service awards
  • Save As You Earn share option scheme
  • Travel Season ticket loan
  • Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
  • Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
  • RE CARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
  • Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
  • Access to extensive learning and development resources
  • Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
editorial experiencequality controlresearch publishingspellinggrammarclarity in written English
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationnegotiationmentoringguiding
Certifications
BSc in biological science