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Location: Remote or Hybrid USA, UK or Brazil
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The Deputy Editor is entrusted with the strategic development and execution of initiatives aimed at growing Wiley's Advanced brand within the discipline of Environmental Sciences. With an extensive global network, the Deputy Editor serves as a dedicated ambassador and advocate for Wiley's Advanced brand in the sector of Environmental Sciences.
This role is pivotal for the advancement and expansion of a critically important brand, ensuring alignment with and achievement of the company's strategic goals and objectives. The Deputy Editor is tasked with converting strategic visions into actionable plans, identifying and seizing opportunities to meet the targets set for Research Publishing. In close collaboration with the marketing team, they will devise and implement a range of brand-enhancing events and initiatives aimed at both short-term and long-term success.
The Deputy Editor will concentrate on enriching the content and elevating the brand profile of Advanced Science, effectively directing excess submissions to relevant clusters within Wiley's Environmental Sciences portfolio. Additionally, as the Advanced brand is built, the Deputy Editor will launch one or more new spin off titles in the relevant subjects and oversee the management of the Advanced spin off titles.
By actively engaging with research communities, the Deputy Editor is committed to commissioning high-quality papers, extending the brand's influence, and forging positive, collaborative relationships with leading researchers. They approach their work with an understanding of the needs of both external and internal stakeholders, driving forward initiatives that connect with top-tier research talents.
The Deputy Editor will provide regular updates to the Senior Manager on community engagement efforts and journal development progress. These reports will include evidence of the impact made by the Advanced Environmental Sciences initiatives and demonstrate the successful delivery of strategic goals. They will also outline programs and strategies designed to attract and retain authors, as well as to enhance the growth of high-quality content within Advanced Science and across the entire portfolio.
How you will make an impact:
- Develop Advanced Brand in Environmental Sciences to increase quality submissions and published output
- Drive impact of the Advanced brand into Environmental Sciences.
- Manuscript handling
- Works on one or more titles as Deputy Editor and/or Editor
- Manages titles within a team of in-house editors, subject-level cluster strategy.
- Lead generation and ideas for subject-related products passed on to appropriate colleagues.
We are looking for people who:
- PhD in related field, post-doctoral experience would be ideal
- Have manuscript handling experience (prescreening, peer review, final decision, appeals and integrity cases).
- Subject-Matter Expertise (academic)
- Displays high integrity and honesty
- Able to build relationships and credibility with authors, editorial boardand wider community
- Takes a strategic perspective and sets exciting vision and direction for journals with other handling editors
- Result-driven with strong focus on article output growth
- Excellent command of English(to scientific and professional proficiency).
- Able to travel (internationally).
About Wiley:
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With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers' steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.
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We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees, for example we offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development.
We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the UK, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for UK, Canada and USA based roles.
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