Publishing Editor, Bio Team
In July of this year, I joined the RSC graduate scheme as a Publishing Editor for the Bio Team. I relocated from Hertfordshire, and as I didn’t want to move into a house with people I had never met before, I stayed in accommodation provided by the RSC for 7 weeks, whilst I found my feet.
Despite it being slightly embarrassing living literally at work, the accommodation was lovely, and it did relieve the initial stress of starting a new job and finding somewhere to live. Eventually, I did move out, and regardless, I did still end up living with random people, but it has worked out well; my housemates are well house-trained and I have a 15 minutes cycle ride commute to work.
The four months has sped by. Like all other publishing graduates, I started out by training in proofreading. This is a useful skill as it increases your awareness of things that are ‘house-style’, and provides an insight into the various journals. I am now working in all areas of production (proofreading, cover commissioning, peer review, issue make-up and editing, albeit I am not fully trained in anything except proofreading) and I am journal coordinator for the two journals
Molecular BioSystems and
Integrative Biology, which was initially overwhelming, but with the support of my team and colleagues, I am now enjoying the extra responsibility.
My daily work routine has become increasingly varied as I have started in each area of production, and I am looking forward to being fully trained in all aspects of the job.
Marie Chapman is a Graduate working in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Publishing Department. To see if there are any current vacancies go to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' Blog or subscribe to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' by Email.