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Editorial Administrator, Research & Reference Location: Noida, UP, IN, 201306 Job Title Title: Editorial Administrator Department: Research Editorial Location: Sector-62, Noida About the Role Introduction - the 'why' Joining OUP as an Editorial Administrator offers the opportunity to play a meaningful role within a mission driven organisation dedicated to advancing knowledge worldwide. This role supports the Research & Reference Acquisition team, contributing directly to the smooth running of publishing processes that enable high quality academic content to reach global audiences. You will work within a collaborative, cross functional environment that values accuracy, efficiency, and strong relationships with authors, editors, reviewers, and internal teams. As part of the Academic Division, you'll be involved in current and future commissioning projects, digital initiatives, reporting activities, and new product development. This is an excellent role for someone motivated by impactful work, continuous learning, and being part of a team that upholds OUP's values and publishing excellence. Opportunity - the 'what' In this role, you will provide end to end commissioning and administrative support across a wide range of publishing activities. Your day to day work will include: Coordinating peer review processes, managing invitations, deadlines, collating reports, and processing payments and gratis copies. Issuing standard decline communications for speculative proposals. Preparing new in paperback proposal paperwork, including collating sales data and edition reviews. Supporting digital commissioning projects, such as Oxford Intersections, Law Pro, Reference products, and the Audience Editor team-including research, admin tasks, report drafting, article pitch coordination, and contract requests. Delivering general acquisitions administrative support, such as preparing reports, arranging product access, processing exam/instructor copy requests, drafting internal documentation, handling payment requests, agenda and calendar management, and liaising with internal departments. Supporting Open Access (OA) processes, including updating funding records and OA documentation. Managing prize administration for research book awards-coordinating submissions, batching entries, handling payments, and liaising with award committees. Ensuring effective internal liaison to maintain seamless information flow across OUP. Working accurately within systems and data tools, including SAP and Biblio, troubleshooting system related queries, and maintaining precise records. As the role develops, you may also: Draft basic contracts and cover notes. Collate and proofread Pub Comm proposals and Delegates' paperwork. Support post publication author care and manage queries or corrections. Manage permissions queries from translations and rights teams. Handle administrative tasks on OUP India systems. Your work will have a direct impact on the efficiency and quality of commissioning and publishing activities across the Academic Division, contributing to the success of OUP titles globally. About You Educated to degree level or equivalent. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Highly literate and numerate with strong attention to detail. Strong organisational, time management, and prioritisation abilities. Able to work independently and proactively. Excellent proofreading and research skills. Computer literate, proficient with MS Office (advanced Excel desirable). Aptitude for quickly learning new systems. Prior experience in a publishing environment. Familiarity with SAP, Biblio, or similar systems. Queries For any questions regarding this role, please contact . Dependent on skills and experience. We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Create Alert This role offers the opportunity to be part of OUP's Academic Sales Operations function-an area that plays a critical role in supporting customers, enabling sales efficiency, and ensuring the smooth running of operational processes. As part of a global organisation committed to academic excellence, you will contribute to meaningful work that supports access to scholarly content, helps maintain strong customer relationships, and ensures accurate sales operations in a mission driven environment. Most candidates considering this role will already be employed, and this opportunity represents a positive shift towards a more collaborative, customer centred, and operationally focused role. You will work with a variety of internal teams-including Sales, Customer Service, Technology, Editorial, Finance, and Marketing-and external stakeholders such as journals customers, societies, agents, and resellers. The work is dynamic and varied, offering exposure to systems including Advantage, Sigma, Salesforce, 8x8, and SAMS, and contributing directly to OUP's revenue enabling processes. Opportunity - the 'what' In this role, you will support Academic Sales Operations by delivering a wide range of administrative, billing, troubleshooting, and system setup responsibilities. Your work will include: Key Responsibilities Communications: Build strong working relationships with internal teams and external customers, societies, agents, and resellers; follow up for required information; support issue investigations and system related tasks; provide updates and clarifications. Administrative tasks: Send invoices, gather and report sales to societies, monitor title feed accuracy, distribute MARC records, send pricing to partners, manage title lists for ebook distribution, verify contacts, and log Salesforce opportunities for Commit to Open. Billing: Process sales workflows across journals and online products (journals subscriptions, archives, trials, consortia agreements, perpetual access, re sellers, Epigeum, etc.); manage billing for Law Pro, Journal Archive, Commit to Open pledges, HE Paypal, and Oxford Learning Link revenue. Troubleshooting: Conduct root cause analysis of issues; support enquiries from Key Accounts and internal teams; investigate errors in access feeds and ensure correct system setup. System Setup: Support onboarding/offboarding tasks, product changes, pricing updates, renewal setups, journal transitions, data uploads, and access management; map institutional customers; activate collection accounts; manage SciPris fee accuracy; remove discontinued products; support quarterly data reviews and clean up. Your work will support revenue growth, customer satisfaction, and the overall efficiency of Sales Operations globally. About You Attributes Approachable, friendly, a team player, flexible. IT literate and comfortable with varied workloads. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Quick learner and able to follow instructions well. Effective time management. Skills & Knowledge Adaptability and ability to integrate change quickly. Strong time management and ability to prioritise effectively. Precise written communication and ability to proofread. Analytical skills with understanding of root cause analysis. Self awareness, resilience, and willingness to learn. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook). Education or Qualifications Educated to A level or equivalent. Previous Experience Familiarity with academic digital resources, journals, or library systems is desirable; knowledge of IP address management is beneficial. Experience with academic digital resources or library systems. Understanding of IP management and access methods. Queries Please contact with any queries relating to this role. Dependent on skills and experience. Please apply on: We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

A global academic publisher is seeking an Editorial Administrator to support the Research & Reference Acquisition team. In this role, you will coordinate peer review processes, manage submissions, and provide administrative support for digital projects. Candidates should be degree-educated with strong communication skills and experience in publishing. This position offers the opportunity to make an impact on publishing processes in an inspiring team-focused environment.

A global academic organization in Oxford is seeking a candidate for the Academic Sales Operations role. You will support sales efficiency through various administrative and troubleshooting tasks while collaborating with internal and external teams. This role requires strong communication skills, IT literacy, and familiarity with academic digital resources. The ideal candidate will be adaptable and possess proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. The opportunity offers a dynamic work environment aimed at improving customer satisfaction and sales operations efficiency.