Job Description

Salary:

43,800 - 58,500

Location:

Cambridge

Country:

UK

Business Unit:

Academic

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

30 July 2025

Meet the recruiter

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Marco Rhobenn Caspillan
marco.caspillan@cambridge.org

Salary: 43,800 - 58,500



Location: Cambridge / hybrid (at least 2 days per week in the office)



Contract: Full time / permanent (35 hours per week)





As a Senior Publisher, in our STM Journals team, you'll be driving forward our exciting and ambitious journals programme by leading the successful launch of a new suite of materials journals.





We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

We're looking for a strategic and experienced Senior Publisher to launch and lead a new portfolio of materials journals. You will be empowered to drive growth, quality, and impact, manage key relationships, and guide a small team--all while shaping the future of scholarly publishing. As part of this role, you will:




Set and execute portfolio strategy aligned with organisational goals. Build strong relationships with editors and authors. Monitor performance and drive improvements. Manage and mentor a small publishing team.

About you

This role is right for you if you're a strategic thinker with a passion for scientific publishing. You have a strong track record in launching and developing journals in materials science, or a closely related field, and you have a well-established network of contacts in the field. You bring deep knowledge of the scholarly landscape, including open research trends, and thrive on building strong relationships with editors, authors, and colleagues. With proven leadership experience, you're confident managing a team and driving portfolio success.





If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:




28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes




We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being

30th July 2025

. Interviews are scheduled to take place during the week commencing

4th August.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.




Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.



Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.




We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.