Journal Production Coordinator (Academic Publishing)

Location: Remote, United Kingdom. The role is available to candidates in the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, or Spain.

Salary: £24,479.00–£30,284.33 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a global science, education, and publishing company with more than 200 years of experience transforming knowledge into impact.

What you will do

• Oversee production performance, publication schedules, copyflow, and portfolio health for approximately 70–80 journals.
• Identify delays, low-copy issues, pipeline risks, and other production problems, coordinating resolutions with internal teams and supplier partners.
• Act as the primary contact and escalation point for production-related issues across the journal portfolio.
• Work with external supplier project managers to maintain agreed schedules, quality, and consistency.
• Maintain accurate journal, article, and issue information across relevant systems.
• Build relationships across peer review, commissioning, publishing, author, and editor communities while contributing to workflow improvements.

Requirements

• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage a large portfolio, competing priorities, and multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills for working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to understand overall portfolio performance.
• Ability to interpret data and reports to identify issues, trends, and priorities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, and the ability to learn new systems and processes.
• Full-time availability for a fixed-term position ending 31 May 2027.

Nice to have

• Experience in publishing, journal production, content operations, or a related environment.
• Experience managing publications, projects, or other deadline-driven portfolios.
• Experience working with external suppliers, vendors, or outsourced teams.
• Experience supporting or coaching colleagues or external partners.
• Knowledge of academic or scholarly publishing and experience with workflow improvements.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work environment with a focus on learning, internal mobility, and professional development.
• Meeting-free Friday afternoons for focused work and development.
• Employee programmes supporting community, learning, and growth.
• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation available during the hiring process.

Hiring process

• Attach a resume or CV when applying.