Job Description

Company Description

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis Group produces high quality, peer-reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realize their individual potential.



Taylor & Francis, a leading international academic publishing company, is looking to recruit a Portfolio Manager to manage the editorial and commercial development of its portfolio of Open Access academic and professional journals in the behavioral sciences.

We are looking for a candidate with sound and relevant publishing experience, ideally within the field of scholarly and professional journals management and with strong experience of Open Access publishing.

This is an exciting and rewarding role that would suit a creative, tenacious, and self-starting individual with strong relationship-management and organisational skills.

What you'll be doing:

• Creating and delivering plans to grow, develop and maximise the profitability of Open Access journals in Behavioral Sciences
• Managing a journals portfolio to an agreed level of revenue and profitability under the direction of the Global Head of Portfolio, exceeding/meeting targets and objectives
• Pro-actively managing the article pipeline to deliver against agreed targets
• Developing new Open Access publications and services based on strong market research and best-practice approaches
• Developing and sharing best practice around successful Open Access publishing within the team
• Fostering in-depth and long-term relationships with current and potential publishing partners
• Proactively supporting the commissioning of content, building networks of contacts, and working with the wider Editorial team to build and deliver on commissioning plans to drive articles, special issues and commissioned content to your journals
• Maintaining a strong external focus e.g., attending conferences, editorial board meetings, creating relevant networks to increase subject and customer knowledge and understanding
• Building, maintaining, and sharing thorough knowledge of market need and competitor activity to inform decisions on new journals and existing journal development

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• Experience of managing and developing Open Access journals
• Strong subject-matter knowledge and proven experience in developing journals in the social sciences
• Experience of working with internal departments, publishing partners and Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors and Section Editors to effectively manage copy-flow
• Strong team-working skills, ability to collaborate, work with others, share knowledge and best-practice to drive value
• Proven experience of interpreting and applying insight from data on submissions, accepts, rejects and other pipeline and financial data
• Resilience, self-reliance, and resourcefulness
• Analytical thinking and logical response under pressure
• Solution-finding and strong decision-making
• Excellent communication skills, oral, presentation and written
• Willingness and motivated to travel to and participate in external events and networks

Additional Information

What we're offering:

• A competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave
• 4 volunteering days annually
• Day off for your birthday
• Pension contributions
• Seasonal social and charitable events
• Training and development opportunities

Being 'You' at Taylor & Francis:

Here at Taylor & Francis, we know that many times the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist and that people can feel discouraged about applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. We encourage you to apply if you're excited about working for us and have some of the skills or experience we're looking for. We believe in the notion that many skills and experiences are transferrable and you could be just what we need! Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly believe in the value of diversity in people and thought. We strive to foster a supportive and inclusive environment where our colleagues can learn, develop, and succeed, all while feeling comfortable with being their true self. We embrace all walks of life regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, citizenship, or any other protected characteristic under local law.

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, well being and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.