Project Coordinator Open Access - Dordrecht, Nederland - Springer Nature

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Daan Van den Berg

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Daan Van den Berg

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Date:
Apr 16, 2024


Location:
Dordrecht, NL


Company:
Springer Nature Group


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Project Coordinator Open Access

Location:
Dordrecht (hybrid)


Hours:
Full-time - 36 hours per week
Temporary Position


The Project Coordinator's role is to manage the production process of articles for the journal _Scientific Reports_, from completion of peer-review through to online publication.

Project Coordinators Open Access work closely with offshore vendors, authors and internal/external colleagues to ensure publications meet standards and are delivered on time.

Additionally, the Project Coordinators Open Access are involved in (interdepartmental) projects regarding standardization and process optimization.


Vacancy specification:


  • Manage the production process of articles from acceptance into production through to online publication
  • Performing quality checks on manuscripts prior to publication to ensure they conform to Journal style guides and Springer Nature policy
  • Work closely with vendors to manage their performance to ensure articles are published in time and meet quality standards
  • Proactively communicate with different stakeholders in and outside the company: Publishing, Authors/Editors, Springer Nature departments (e.g. Quality Assurance, Process and Content Management, IT) and vendors
  • Liaise with Marketing and Communication teams in order to organize and manage Press Release articles
  • Serve as a procedural and technical mentor for Publishing colleagues, and liaise with Authors/Editors/Publishing and colleagues within Global Production on further standardization
  • Act as a key user for the location or Global Production in at least one additional focus area (such as processes, systems, production parameters)
  • Contribute to Production team recurrent meetings to identify inefficiencies, share knowledge and update team on ongoing projects
  • Handle postpublication correction requests from Authors and Editors
  • Support with tasks involving payments/rights processes
  • Participate in User Acceptance Testing of changes to the tools and processes
  • Contribute to interdepartmental meetings
  • After proven suitability, act as mentor to new starters
  • Maintain records of communications, audits, corrective action plans, and effectiveness monitoring reports

Minimal qualifications:


  • HBO degree or equivalent working experience
  • Excellent spoken and written command of English
  • Indepth knowledge of content management and workflow systems
  • Solid understanding of online publishing Formats & Tools (XML, HTML, ePub)
  • Ability to communicate effectively with scientists, internal and external editors and vendors (offshored)
  • Experience with the MS Office suite

Core skills and experience:


  • Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) able to present and report information clearly and concisely to internal/external customers and colleagues and represent the journal to our customers
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills, ability to work under pressure/tight deadlines
  • Excellent conflict management skills (problem solver)
  • Ability to work in a crosscultural environment
  • Track record of identifying issues/inefficiencies and using own initiative to suggest solutions/improvements
  • Team worker evidence of positive interaction across various teams
  • Experience in publishing industry or science communication preferred

Key qualities:


  • Accurate
  • Organized
  • Structured
  • Solutionoriented
  • Analytical
  • Proactive
  • Flexible #LI-SS2


If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation.

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