Assistant Editor (Master's/PhD Holder) (Healthcare)

Location: Full-time, in-office role in the Manchester city centre office, UK

Company

hirify.global is an open-access scholarly publisher supporting more than 400 peer-reviewed journals and over 66,000 academic editors worldwide.

What you will do

• Support the editorial process for academic healthcare research journals.
• Organize peer review for submitted manuscripts and coordinate editorial decisions.
• Manage email communication among authors, reviewers, editors, and other publishing participants.
• Collaborate with editorial and production teams.
• Edit and process scholarly articles accurately and consistently under tight deadlines.
• Attend conferences, scholar visits, and marketing events as the career trajectory develops.

Requirements

• PhD preferred or Master's degree in a healthcare-related field, including Nursing, Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Health Policy, Psychology, Epidemiology, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Bioengineering, or Biomedicine.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational, time management, communication, and coordination skills.
• Detail-oriented approach with the ability to understand the broader context.
• Interest in working face-to-face with the scholarly community; previous editorial experience is not required.

Nice to have

• PhD qualification.
• Familiarity with the academic editorial process.

Culture & Benefits

• Full training in editorial work during the first six months, supervised by an assigned tutor.
• Career development opportunities in an international publishing company.
• Quarterly bonus scheme and a salary increase after the six-month probation period.
• Flexible start times between 7–9am and finish times between 3–6pm.
• Paid special days off, Perkbox discounts, Bupa health cash plan, Cyclescheme, and Techscheme.
• Modern city centre office near Piccadilly Gardens and Manchester train stations.