Publishing Assistant (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

We are seeking a proactive Publishing Assistant (on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis) to support the Portland Press Publishing team.

In this role, you will carry out activities across the whole of the editorial and production functions to help deliver publishing workflows, to relieve copyflow bottlenecks, and to drive first-class service to authors, reviewers and, Editorial Board members. With a focus on researcher service, you will communicate with authors, reviewers and, Editorial Board members to answer questions and resolve any difficulties they may have.

The post-holder will work closely with the line manager to prioritise work to ensure that the delivery on specific publishing timelines and projects and will benefit from working across the portfolio of Biochemical Society journals and across editorial, production, and marketing activities - contributing to the whole end-to-end publishing offering.

Suitable candidates will have a background in the biosciences and ideally will have experience of working in a content-based role within STM/scholarly publishing.

Here is some information on our Benefits package.

Closing date: 15th August 2025.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted."Please note that interviews will be virtual".

For more information, please visit our website .

Please send a CV and cover letter. It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter. This is because the Society is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies to support staff from different backgrounds.

The Society takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused, or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources, it is not possible for the Society to acknowledge receipt of applications. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

"We are interested in every candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas."