Publishing Development Specialist

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The Role
Who we are

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

 

Frontiers is one of the world’s 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.

 

www.frontiersin.org/about/annual-reports

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=87ejFfnQzko

What we can offer you

We believe shared in-person time strengthens team culture, collaboration and productivity and helps teams move faster together. That’s why we hire office-based roles. 

While we value flexibility, we also offer a remote working policy that, depending on the role, allows some days working from home (and, in some cases, other locations).

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)

Ready to Shape the Future of Science? 🚀

Join us as a Publishing Development Specialist (or Journal Specialist as the role is called internally) and help redefine how scientific knowledge is shared worldwide.

We’re hiring across multiple journals ✨.

What is Publishing Development and Why Does It Matter?

You’ll join our Publishing Development team, which plays a key role in making science open and accessible. We work closely with researchers and editors to build strong communities, launch impactful article collections, and grow journals so they reach their full potential.
It’s not just about publishing; it’s about driving progress, fostering collaboration, and accelerating discovery.

What You’ll Do

As a Publishing Development Specialist, you’ll connect with researchers, build communities, and help journals thrive.

  • Lead outreach: Engage researchers and editors to create opportunities for collaboration.
  • Drive growth: Manage a dynamic pipeline from initial contact to successful publication.
  • Build relationships: Cultivate trust with editors and contributors to attract high-quality submissions.
  • Represent the journal: Attend conferences, host webinars, and grow visibility.
  • Develop communities: Organize initiatives that bring researchers together.
  • Recruit editors: Help expand journal sections by onboarding new experts.
About You
  • Experience in sales, outreach, or business development with a results-driven mindset.
  • Comfortable in fast-paced environments and managing multiple priorities.
  • Strong communicator: personable, persuasive, and relationship-focused.
  • Entrepreneurial: you spot opportunities and act on them.
  • Tech-savvy and eager to learn about AI tools.
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written).
  • Passionate about Open Science and making a real impact.
Why Join Us?
  • Make a difference: Help accelerate scientific discovery worldwide.
  • No publishing experience? No problem: We provide full training and support.
  • Mission-driven culture: Work with purpose every day.
  • Collaborative team: Learn, grow, and succeed together.
  • International vibe: Work with colleagues from around the globe.
  • Flexible work mode: 3 days a week in our Madrid, Warsaw, or London office, with remote flexibility.
How to Apply ✍️ 

Submit your CV and Cover Letter explaining your motivation and fit for the role. Yes- we do read cover letters. 

Apply now

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


Please inform us if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment experience. You can contact us at [email protected] for any additional support.
 

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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The Company
HQ: Lausanne
3,125 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Frontiers is a leading research publisher. Our role is to provide the world’s scientists with a rigorous and efficient publishing experience.​ Scientists empower society and our mission is to accelerate collaboration and discovery by making science open – enabling researchers to find the solutions we all need for healthy lives on a healthy planet.​ Powered by custom-built technology, artificial intelligence, and a collaborative peer review, our community journals give experts in more than 1,800 academic fields an open access platform to publish high quality, high impact research.​ Through our outreach work to build strong partnerships with businesses, policymakers, and educators, we’re leading the transition to open science.​ For more information, visit: http://www.frontiersin.org

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