Position: Editorial Assistant
Location: Beijing, China
Reporting line: Report to the Editors at Springer Beijing Office
Practice: All functions and duties assigned are to be carried out in professional manner and must be in line with the company policies and image.
Functions & Duties:
Editorial Assistant assists the editors in the administration of all aspects of publishing related operations, including but not limited to planning, acquiring, managing, producing, marketing book and journal projects. The responsibilities are:
l To assist the editors to manage the publishing projects. Publishing projects include books, journals and electronic publications.
l To assist the editors to communicate with book/journal partners, authors, and reviewers.
l To work with other in-house teams to coordinate the editorial, production and promotional activities.
l To support the editors to prepare and manage their traveling and meeting schedules, handle phone calls and emails delegated by the editors.
l To prepare reports, presentations and minutes as requested by the editors.
l To enter data into various database systems and maintain the project information throughout the publishing process.
l To carry out other job functions as required by the editorial team.
Requirements:
l Fluent written and spoken English.
l Proven mastery of Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
l Bachelor degree or above, preferably in science or engineering fields.
l Previous working experience in STM publishing industry is preferable.
l Strong organizational skills, detail oriented, and capable to handle multiple priorities.
l Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, good team player.
Potential candidates who meet our requirements, please apply with a cover letter and full resume in both English and Chinese stating your current and expected salaries, contact details to lu.ye@springer.com.
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