Overview

Job Title: Graduate Editorial Assistant (Publishing Team)

Job Location: Work from home, reporting into London office twice a week

Job Salary: up to £26K DOE

Our client is an established online, open-access publisher of two peer reviewed digital publications, addressing key scientific, regulatory, business and manufacturing challenges and advances through publication of articles, infographics, videos, podcasts and an extensive webinar programme

Responsibilities

• Prepare and format articles for publication, including layout and design using Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
• Copyedit manuscripts to ensure accuracy, clarity, and consistency.
• Upload and manage online multimedia content across journals and multimedia platforms to deadline.
• Collaborate with commissioning and marketing teams to coordinate timely publication of articles, podcasts, videos, and webinars.
• Maintain high editorial standards across all outputs, balancing scientific precision with accessibility.
• Support process improvements to streamline workflows and enhance digital publishing practices.

Qualifications

• Degree (BSc or equivalent) in a bioscience subject or a related discipline.
• Strong interest in science communication and publishing.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with a keen eye for detail.
• Time-management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with layout and publishing software and tools is desired but not essential (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Office). Training will be provided where needed.
• A proactive, adaptable approach and willingness to learn new skills