Publishing Manager - Production

Frontiers Open Science

Posted on : 11-07-2025

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Warsaw - Poland

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Posted on : 11-07-2025

Job Description

Who we are

We are on a mission to make all science open enabling the research community to develop thesolutions we all need to live healthy lives on ahealthy planet.

Frontiers is one of the worlds largest and most impactful research publishers dedicated to making peer-reviewed quality-certified science openly accessible. Our articles have been viewed 4 billion times reflecting the power of research that is open for all.

Follow the links below to learn more about our work.

we can offer you

At Frontiers our working model for new roles is hybrid offering flexibility to work from home while staying connected through our office hubs in key locations. This approach reflects our commitment to productivity trust and a collaborative team culture.

We provide a range of benefits across our global locations including but not limited to:

4 additional wellbeing days in addition to existing annual leave allowance
Access to learning platforms and dedicated learning & development time
A range of wellbeing initiatives including free online yoga classes and an employee assistance plan
Employees can dedicate three days each year to volunteer
Additional benefits depending on your location (e.g. pension plan and private medical care)

The role

The Production Manager will be responsible for the individual success of each Production Specialist in their Expert team and support them with meeting their targets set for their area and journals

The Production Manager will serve as a strategic expert publishing leader working closely with the Journal Managers to create an outstanding experience for customers

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for collaboration and ongoing improvements with typesetting partners

Responsible for leading and sponsoring department projects

Responsible for suggesting process optimisation and driving continuous improvement as well as ensuring alignment to our policies and priorities among specialists

Hiring and leading the onboard training of their specialists

Training and guiding their team of Production Specialists on using the Expert Playbook

Serving as the escalation point when expert execution challenges arise

Escalating resource issues to their Portfolio Manager

Communicating with typesetters regarding continuous improvement and journal performance

Continuous work on Production and Typesetting guidelines to ensure optimal and streamline results

Responsible for journal publication success publication speed quality of final production and publication volume.

Responsible for the individual Specialist success in their expert team by setting targets based on mutually agreed improvements over average historical performance

Collaborating with the Journal Manager to develop an annually revised Journal Strategic Plan and an annually revised Section Journal Strategic Plan for each field and section journal

Collaborate with Publishing Managers in Research Integrity and Peer Review to optimize the production workflows

Support projects aiming for customer satisfaction increase (NPS and CSAT)

Requirements / Knowledge

Business expertise:

Ability to manage all phases of the production process (copyediting formatting proofing validating online PDF and XML/HTML formats)

Knowledge of the Open Access publishing landscape

Technical skills:

Ability to track and maintain data pertaining to key production metrics and targets

Proficient in Salesforce functionality

Proficient in Tableau reporting and functionality

Additional skills:

People management skills

Project management skills

Delegation skills

Abilities / Competencies / Soft Skills:

Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English

Time management skills

A positive and productive approach when facing challenges

Sound and mature judgement; decisive and tactful when working with multiple stakeholders internally and externally

Comfortable working independently highly organized with a good track record of meeting deadlines

Experience & Education:

Established experience working in scientific publishing ideally within production.

Ability to quickly and accurately manage large volumes of information and to take timely corrective actions to resolve bottlenecks.

Previous line management experience would be an advantage.

Experience in mark-up languages (Adobe Acrobat Illustrator Dreamweaver Photoshop and InDesign) would be an advantage.

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Please click the apply button on this page and submit your application in English.

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Equal opportunity statement

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination including based on race national or ethnic origin age religion disability sex gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.

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