Job Description

Why Join Us?

Shape your future:

This is a high-impact role with opportunities for real progression and the chance to shape the future of the EMJ brand.

Comprehensive health coverage:

You'll receive

Bupa medical cashback

after probation, and

Aviva private medical insurance

kicks in after one year.

Generous time off:

Start with

25 days of holiday

, plus an extra day for each year of service, up to 30 days! We also offer

enhanced maternity leave

, so you have time to bond with your baby.

Stay active and save:

Our

Bike to Work scheme

helps you stay active while saving money on your commute.

Celebrate with the team:

We love bringing everyone together for our

legendary Summer Ball

, festive Christmas celebrations, and other company-wide events.

Expectations (must haves):

This a fixed-term maternity leave contract.

Scientifically and ethically grounded:

hands-on experience in

scientific or medical publishing

or communications, with a strong understanding of

compliance

,

ethical standards

, and

industry regulations

.

Editorial standards

: You bring experience in

managing

and

executing

peer review processes, ensuring

content accuracy

,

credibility

, and

integrity

.

A supportive and confident manager: 3+ years of line-management experience

, guiding and developing team members to deliver high-quality work.

Expectations (nice to haves):

Digitally fluent:

You have experience working with

WordPress

or similar

CMS platforms

and understand how to

build

and

optimise

digital content.

Operationally organised

: You're familiar with

project management tools

and can

coordinate workflows

efficiently to ensure deadlines are met and teams stay aligned.

SEO-savvy

: You understand

SEO principles

and how they can be used to enhance content reach and visibility.

Process-driven and improvement-oriented:

You have experience

optimising workflows

and improving systems to

elevate team efficiency

and

content quality

.

Forward-looking and industry aware:

You stay up to date with

trends

and

emerging technologies

in publishing, bringing fresh ideas to adapt and innovate.

What you'll do:

Oversee peer review

: Manage the

peer review process

, resolve queries, and ensure

content quality

and

target delivery.

Maintain processes and compliance:

Keep editorial and commercial

procedures updated

,

efficient

, and

aligned

with industry standards.

Manage the publishing schedule

: Develop and maintain the Editorial Publishing Schedule with the Editor, ensuring

timely content delivery.

Deliver KPIs and reporting

: Own departmental

KPIs

and produce

performance reports

for journals and staff.

Lead team performance:

Guide

staff development

, oversee team

performance

, and

line-manage

Associate Editors.

Promote wellbeing and progression

: Monitor team

wellbeing

and support

motivation

and

career growth.

Strengthen cross-team collaboration:

Foster

strong communication

and

working relationships

between Editorial and Commercial teams.

Support team training:

Coordinate and deliver

training

for new and existing team members.

Contribute to editorial strategy:

Work with the Editor to shape

content themes

and

support strategic direction.

Key Information:

Salary:

55k

Reports to:

Editorial Director

Hours:

8.30am - 5pm, Mon-Fri

Working pattern:

Up to 2 days flexibility to work from home (FT in office during probation)

Location:

This role is based onsite in our London/Moorgate office

About EMJ

EMJ's purpose is to elevate the quality of healthcare globally, by supporting all healthcare professionals with free and easy access to medical journals and lifelong learning opportunities. We do this to create Gold Medal Winners, enabling healthcare professionals to become the best versions of themselves. Similarly we equip our employees with all the skills, tools and knowledge they need to be in the top 10% of what they do and create Gold Medal Winners in the company.

At EMJ, we believe in...

Taking care of your own: We all need to be

proactive

and responsible for our own actions. This will lead to an

inspiring

place to work that we are all

proud

of. Going the extra mile: Always give your best performance, this will create a team that is

different

to anything else, full of

hard working, gold medal winners.

Entire buy in: Everyone has

loyalty

to our vision, values, culture, and the long-term goals of EMJ. We are committed to doing so in a

positive

and

passionate

way.


Find out more about us and careers at EMJ.

Application process:

Your CV will be reviewed by the Recruitment team. If successful, we will be in touch to arrange a telephone call. Following this there will be a 2-stage interview process, one focused on competencies and one on the EMJ values.