Production Editor (Maternity Cover Contract)

Location: Milton Park, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, with a minimum of three days per week in the office. The office is expected to relocate to Oxford city centre in late 2027 or early 2028. Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK and live within commuting distance of the office.

Salary: £33,500–£36,500 per year, depending on relevant academic publishing experience, plus a 5% bonus.

Company

Informa and Taylor & Francis publish academic journals, books, e-books, and reference works, while also providing business intelligence, knowledge, and events services.

What you will do

• Manage book production from receipt of un-copyedited author typescripts through delivery of final products.
• Commission and coordinate suppliers, prepare materials, manage relationships, and provide feedback.
• Handle queries from authors and editors and manage expectations throughout production.
• Maintain accurate production information in databases and perform quality control of final content.
• Control production schedules and budgets, including assessing and coding supplier invoices.
• Complete multiple tasks to deadlines in a process-driven environment.

Requirements

• Strong organisation, prioritisation, multitasking, and deadline-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify errors and solve problems.
• Ability to maintain accurate information used by others, ideally with database experience.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, build rapport, and provide high-quality customer service.
• Basic skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat Reader, with enthusiasm for learning new technology.
• Right to live and work in the UK and availability to work in the Milton Park office at least three days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience working within budgets.
• Basic understanding of the publishing process from typescript submission to final content.
• Experience in academic publishing or production editorial work.

Culture & Benefits

• Balanced hybrid working model with flexibility to work from home or remotely when not working in person.
• 25 days of annual leave plus three discretionary days during the holiday season.
• Four paid volunteering days and a day off for the employee’s birthday.
• Company-funded single-cover private medical insurance, life assurance, optical and medical care.
• Employee assistance programme with 24/7 wellbeing support and a pension scheme.
• Share Match plan matching each purchased share with two free shares.

Hiring process

• Applications close on 15 September 2026, with shortlisting and interviews taking place on a rolling basis.
• The maternity cover contract is due to commence in early November 2026.