Are you looking to start your career in academic publishing and consultancy? Look no further! We are seeking an Editorial Assistant for our publishing division.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop a wide range of valuable skills. Its diverse scope will support your future career growth both within the company and the wider publishing sector.

Being a part of the Knowledge E family means becoming part of something bigger: inspiring positive change in the world while growing in your career.

The role

This position assists in managing the day-to-day operations of the publishing department, with a longer-term goal of gradually taking ownership of various key projects and workflows. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Administration: generally assisting in the smooth running and efficiency of the publishing team, both in Dubai and in our overseas offices 
• Analytics: collecting and collating the publishing analytics data each month, producing quarterly performance reports for each publication 
• Client relations: forging good relationships with journal editors and institutions, becoming the first port of call for all their queries and concerns
• Communications and marketing: helping to manage social media account, generate email campaigns, and create blog content
• Content management: keeping the website up to date with new statistics and featured articles, helping the development team implement new designs 
• Copyediting: proofreading academic articles, and ensuring it conforms with international academic standards, take ownership of specific journals
• Editorial coordination: working with editorial boards, helping with the creation of training materials for authors and editors (text and videos)
• Event management: support the team in producing promotional events (administration, promotion, collateral creation)
• Market research: undertaking various research projects for the division helping us to develop a better understanding of the market and potential clients
• Sales support: working with the sales team to identify and evaluate potential clients, log new author details, and manage our CRM database 

You are

An enthusiastic, innovative, and proactive person with an academic background, who is eager to learn and advance in the publishing industry. You are comfortable working autonomously and as part of a team, have no trouble staying organised and juggling multiple tasks at a time. You are a strategic thinker, able to balance attention to detail with an understanding of the big picture.

Minimum job qualifications 

• Native, or equivalent to native, English speaker
• MA or higher
• Degree 2:1 or higher
• Expert English writing skills
• Expert communication skills

Desired extras

• Arabic language
• Experience in academic conferences (as speaker, attendee, and/or organiser)
• Experience working with, or publishing in academic journals
• Experience in academic writing styles and vernacular (preferably across multiple disciplines)
• Familiarity with Excel and comfortable with data management and manipulation
• Experience of research methodologies, able to put them into practice in commercial scenarios
• Social media/marketing/communications experience

About Knowledge E

Established in 2012, Knowledge E’s name was fast to become synonymous with collaboration, professionalism and innovation. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and supported by a team of over 60 highly engaged professionals, Knowledge E works closely with over 200 clients worldwide from various types of organisations and government entities within the research and education sector to support their continued innovation and development. This is achieved by providing leading expertise, information resources and software solutions. Since its inception, Knowledge E has prudently expanded its expertise, services, and technology to align with its vision of developing ‘a more knowledgeable world’.

Knowledge E’s three core offerings are the 3D’s; ‘Discover’, ‘Develop’ and ‘Disseminate’. ‘Discover’ through the KnE Digital Library Solutions powered by Zendy for research literature discovery, as well as tailored content packages; ‘Develop’ through the KnE Training Programmes, supporting capacity building and skills development within academia as well as the KnE Consulting Projects, serving universities on their mission to become ‘world-class universities’; and ‘Disseminate’ through the KnE Publishing Services and the platform for Open Access publishing of regional journals and conference proceedings.

To apply, please send your CV along with a cover letter to hr@knowledgee.com.