Production Editor (Maternity Cover)

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 realise their individual potential.

Are you looking for your next challenge? Join Taylor & Francis Group within our Books Production Editorial department at this exciting time of growth and opportunity. As a Production Editor you will oversee the production of new titles from receipt of the author’s uncopyedited typescript through to delivery of the final content, ensuring new books meet our quality requirements.

The key responsibilities are:

• Commissioning suppliers, preparing material for suppliers, managing relationships with and feeding back to external suppliers, such as project managers 
• Maintaining up-to-date information on our database, and communicating with colleagues in other departments as necessary 
• Quality control of final content 
• Controlling schedules 
• Controlling budgets, assessing and coding invoices for prompt supplier payment 
• Liaising with authors if required, and providing necessary support 
• Completing multiple tasks to deadlines within a process driven environment.

What we are looking for:

• Accustomed to prioritising and working to deadlines, be organised and able to multi-task
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify spelling and grammatical errors
• Understanding of the importance of maintaining information relied on by others, ideally through experience of using a database
• A good communicator, both written and verbal, able to represent the company professionally and contribute to the team
• Basic skills in MS Office including Word, Excel and Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Experience of working within budgets
• The ability to problem-solve and work on your own initiative and as part of a team
• Aptitude and enthusiasm for working with new technology and dealing with people, and adapt well to change
• A basic understanding of the publishing process from typescript submission to final content.
• Full training will be provided. 

What we offer in return:

• It is a 28.5 hours per week role, spread over 4 days
• A minimum salary of £31,956 (pro rata)
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata)
• 4 volunteering days annually (pro rata)
• Day off for your birthday
• Pension contributions
• Seasonal social and charitable events
• Training and development opportunities

Additional Information:

This role is offered as a maternity cover contract. The expected contract length is 11 months and is due to commence approximately. mid-July 2025. 

Location: The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our UK offices to ensure that, as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 2.5 days per week, with the rest of the time working from home.  

Closing Date:  6th June 2025

Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we will be interviewing alongside advertising, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.  

* Please note that you must have the right to work and live in the UK * 

At Taylor & Francis, we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, 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 that you are passionate about. 

 

Taylor & Francis Group ,an Informa Business

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.

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed.  As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, 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 other protected characteristics under local law. This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Talent Acquisition team for more information.