Desk Editor - STM (Beijing, 3 positions)

Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.

Taylor & Francis Group produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realise their individual potential.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge.  We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.

We're looking for 3 Desk Editors to join our new Beijing team! This is your chance to be part of an exciting launch and make your mark.

We are looking for talented Desk Editors to join our team in Beijing, working closely with our established global team. You will be an important part of a ground-breaking team that provides a streamlined, personalised, rigorous publishing service to enhance our author’s research. Our mantra is pace, ease, quality, service and trust.

Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we will be interviewing alongside advertising. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.

Closing Date: Applications will close on 26 June 2026

What you’ll be doing: 

Help us foster human progress through knowledge! As a Desk Editor, you will aid in our mission by: 

• Taking responsibility for an end-to-end submission and peer review process with prompt in-house processing of manuscripts;
• Ensuring the highest levels of publication ethics and integrity standards are maintained on the Journal;
• Having a strong author service mentality, providing timely, friendly and professional communication with authors;
• Collaborating with the Publisher, Commissioning Editor (where applicable) and journal Editors to support overall journal growth and development.

What we’re looking for: 

• Relevant science, technology and medicine (STM) knowledge and experience in academic publishing;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to convey messages clearly, concisely and accurately, in both English and Mandarin;
• An understanding of best practice and gold standards in academic research and publication ethics and integrity;
• Knowledge of principles for ethical research involving humans and animals;
• Confidence in evaluating scientific rigor and integrity of manuscripts;
• A strong familiarity with the academic research community and relevant organizations;
• Ability to build and manage relationships with authors, peer reviewers, editors, and other colleagues;
• An inquisitive nature, maintaining current knowledge related to developments and trends in respective areas of expertise;
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, remaining unfazed by change;
• Takes a proactive approach toward learning new technologies and processes;
• Someone who acts with integrity and accountability;
• Ability to make data-driven informed decisions synthesizing information from a wide range of sources;
• Strong critical thinking skills and confidence to make decisions;
• Thorough and detail oriented.

What we offer in return:

• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
• 20 days (pro-rata for first year) annual leave per year, plus an extra day off for your birthday
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Paid sick leave of 14 days
• Social insurance and housing fund plus supplementary medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support
• Performance bonus
• Annual health screening for employee and spouse, optical and medical care

Location:

• This role is based in Beijing, and you must have the right to work and live in China
• We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at conference – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.
• The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance to our Beijing office (Culture Square, Haidian) to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office location 3 days per week.
• Relocation support is not provided for this role.

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else – please ask us, we are happy to be flexible! Please contact recruitment@tandf.co.uk

Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis 

If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and contribute regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life. 

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit-based factor. 

If you have a disability, or face another barrier,  and would like to request an adjustment to assist your participation in the hiring process and/or in the advertised position, please contact recruitment@tandf.co.uk. Your request will be reviewed and considered in the strictest confidence.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers