Associate Executive Editor

Taylor & Francis Group is 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.

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 realize their individual potential.

Overall Role Summary

This role is responsible for supporting peer-reviewed, scholarly research journals that have been selected for strategic growth and development, with a focus on:

• Supporting the publication of high-quality content that advances evidence-based knowledge and contributes to the achievement of Taylor & Francis growth and development targets
• Identifying improvements to the author publication experience and implementing solutions that drive author retention and provide a high level of customer service
• Building collaborative relationships with both internal and external journal stakeholders, such as authors, societies, and colleagues, to engage in shared goals of publishing excellence and open research
• Evaluating publishing workflows and processes to ensure they are contributing to timely publication, ethical and quality content, and author satisfaction
• Incorporating innovative technologies to facilitate efficiency in everyday work, enhance communication, and identify applications that contribute to journal growth and development.

Associate Executive Editors should be familiar with scholarly publishing and understand its role in the geographic region in which they work. Expertise in research areas, such as medicine, science and technology, or social sciences is welcomed.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Executive Editor works collaboratively with the Executive Editor Team and other teams across Taylor & Francis to manage and develop journals selected for strategic support. The role encompasses a range of editorial responsibilities, which are applied on an "as needed" basis to achieve each journal's identified objectives and performance targets. An Associate Executive Editor has the experience and expertise to:

• Contribute to the growth of high-quality submissions in partnership with journal editors and internal Taylor & Francis teams.
• Evaluate journal copy flow and content quality with a focus on improving content assessment and publication workflows, from pre-submission to post-acceptance.
• Work with journal academic editors to ensure timely processing of manuscripts and consistency in decision making.
• Collaborate with editorial and production teams to assess and improve workflows that achieve publication timelines, support publication of high-quality content, and meet author expectations.  
• Liaise with the publishing ethics and integrity team to resolve ethics queries and cases and improve identification of unsound and unethical manuscripts.
• Assess article transfer pathways to increase the opportunities for authors to publish in Taylor & Francis journals.
• Become familiar with different content types and services and understand how they meet customer needs, increase accessibility of content, and integrate innovative media and platforms.
• Use publication reports and journal metrics to understand journal performance and inform journal growth and development.
• Recommend strategies for editorial board recruitment that result in engaged editorial boards that provide support in journal development and editorial decision making.
• Build relationships with societies and professional organizations through conference attendance, society membership, and other outreach activities.
• Assist marketing team in development of strategies that drive submission growth and services uptake using knowledge of geographic region and subject area publication landscapes.
• Follow scholarly publishing news and trends and understand their impact on research output and publication stakeholders.
• Maintain a social media presence that builds, and interacts with, a professional network of publication professionals.  

Knowledge and Qualifications   

• Academic publishing experience, including a basic understanding of the publishing process, including manuscript assessment and peer review
• A basic understanding of best practices in publication ethics and integrity
• Familiarity with research study design and methods, as well as research institutions and communities.
• Interest and experience in collaborating with, and building relationships with, publication stakeholders, such as authors, editors, and publication professionals

Skills and Behaviors

• Adaptability. A positive approach to change
• Attention to detail. Strong organizational skills, with meticulous attention to detail
• Autonomous. A self-starter with a proven track record of delivering results
• Collaboration. Confident working with multiple colleagues across teams to align on shared objectives
• Customer focus. Commitment to outstanding author experiences
• Communication. Excellent written and verbal communication skills complemented by strong interpersonal skills
• Problem solving. Proactively identifies problems and provides actionable solutions
• Time management. Ability to prioritize and effectively handle both task- and deadline-driven work
• Global performance. Willingness to work globally with teams to east and west of location
• Available to travel. Willingness to travel on a global basis to engage with customers and teams

You must have the right to work and live in India.

Location: The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our Bengaluru office to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office location to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time.

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you're not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at conference – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

What we offer in return: 

• A competitive salary + bonus
• 24 days annual leave
• 4 volunteering days annually
• Day off for your birthday
• Pension contributions
• Medical insurance for self and dependants; life cover and personal accident cover for self
• Seasonal social and charitable events
• Training and development
• Tools and equipment for remote working

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else – please ask us, we are happy to be flexible Please contact [email protected]  

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis: 

If you're excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don't fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life. 

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit based factor. 

If you have a disability, or face another barrier, and would like to request an adjustment to assist your participation in the hiring process and/or in the advertised position, please contact [email protected]. Your request will be reviewed and considered in the strictest confidence.

We genuinely 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 which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site:  

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn 'Life' Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It's also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.