[Hiring] Associate Editorial Contracts and Payments Coordinator @RELX

Role Description

The Editorial Contracts and Payments Associate Coordinator provides specialized support for assigned journal portfolios by overseeing contracts, administering payments, and implementing measures to safeguard the payment details and personal data of societies, editors, and contributors. This role involves advising publishers and external customers on contracts and payments-related queries, as well as participating in the creation and maintenance of compliant editorial contracts and renewals for assigned journals using the Conga contract management system. This is an entry-level opportunity within the Editorial Contracts and Payments team.

You will help ensure:

• Editorial contracts are in place.
• Payments are processed accurately.
• Financial agreements are managed in line with budgets and compliance requirements.

What you will be doing:

• Coordinate and maintain editorial contracts, ensuring agreements are complete, accurate, and in place.
• Process and monitor editorial payments with a strong focus on accuracy and timely follow-up.
• Support financial agreements in line with budgets and compliance requirements.
• Work closely with publishers, editors, societies, publishing directors, and operational colleagues.
• Manage multiple priorities, resolve issues proactively, and provide a customer-focused service.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Poland, the Netherlands, Chennai, and the Philippines.
• Identify process improvements and contribute to automation, AI, and data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Confidence managing multiple priorities without losing accuracy.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and follow-through.
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused mindset.
• Good working English in an international environment.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn.
• Comfort working with numbers and structured administrative processes.

Requirements

• Experience in administration, contracts, payments, finance, or publishing (nice to have).
• Interest in AI tools, automation, or process improvement (nice to have).
• Experience working with multicultural or internationally distributed teams (nice to have).

Benefits

• A multicultural, internationally distributed team.
• A transparent and supportive environment that values collaboration and psychological safety.
• Opportunities to contribute ideas, improve processes, learn, and grow into other roles within the function.