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Associate Editor, Discover Journals

4 Locations💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-26

Core

Manage a portfolio of inclusive Discover journals focused on integrity, speed, and author service for researchers in humanities and social sciences.

Role type

Associate Editor (Journal Management & Strategy)

Builds

New journal launches, content development pipelines, and editorial review processes

Domain

Academic Publishing (Humanities & Social Sciences)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

PhD level education, strategic journal development, peer review oversight, editorial board management, research integrity investigation, content acquisition, conference promotion, blog/social media content creation, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Previous editorial experience, open access publishing interest, scientific research knowledge

Technologies

Publishing workflows and systems

Responsibilities

Project manage timely launch of new journals, develop journal strategies, oversee content handling and peer review, resolve research ethics cases, manage Editorial Board recruitment and meetings, promote journals at conferences and via digital channels, collaborate with marketing and production teams

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC with strategic ownership

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