Editor I: Psychology (Mat Cover - 9 Months)

Location: Hybrid, with at least three days per week in person at Milton Park, Oxfordshire, or London Blackfriars; candidates must live within a commutable distance and have the right to live and work in the UK.

Salary: £39,410 per year plus a 10% bonus.

Company

hirify.global, through Taylor & Francis Group, publishes peer-reviewed books and journals and provides business intelligence, knowledge, and events globally.

What you will do

• Commission new academic and professional books and new editions in psychology research methods, introductory psychology, and comparative psychology.
• Manage the frontlist program and coordinate manuscript submission, production, and publishing deadlines.
• Meet annual commissioning, publishing, and revenue goals based on market needs.
• Build relationships with academic and professional authors through virtual and in-person events in the UK and overseas.
• Collaborate with editorial, digital, production, marketing, rights, sales, and global Psychology teams.
• Contribute to product development and the strategy of the Psychology publishing list.

Requirements

• Previous experience commissioning books in academic publishing and familiarity with the academic book publishing process.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of textbook, research, and professional publishing markets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, networking, organisation, and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to budget, analyse financial data, and work with spreadsheets, databases, and word-processing tools.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and resolve conflicts with internal stakeholders.
• Right to live and work in the UK and availability to work in person at least three days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience working with a varied range of product types and professional or academic authors.
• Knowledge of current market trends and competitor activity in psychology publishing.

Culture & Benefits

• Balanced working model combining office collaboration with flexibility to work from home or remotely when not working in person or attending conferences.
• 25 days of annual leave, a birthday day off, and three additional discretionary holiday-season days.
• Four paid volunteering days per year.
• Private medical insurance, employee assistance and wellbeing support, life assurance, and optical and medical care.
• Pension scheme and Share Match plan.
• Flexible working culture focused on work-life balance, inclusion, and professional development.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis alongside advertising.
• Workplace adjustments are available on request for candidates who need them during the hiring process or in the role.