Oxford University Press Employer Reviews

Company suffers from nepotism and lack of room to advance careers, but it pays the bills

it's just a reviewer of science articles before those will be published

It is a great compnay to work . They have a great benfitand agood working enviroment

Enjoyed my short 2 years at Oxford. Great people and benefits.

Oxford University Press is a high volume book publisher producing over 1200 new books per year in printed and electronic form. They publish dense academic tomes written by some of the brightest minds in the world in the fields of medicine, law, politics, social science, and history to name just a few.

While their mission is noble, the organization – more... is well behind in adopting the most current technology and not known for hiring managers with up-to-date technical skills. It is operated more like a non-profit, which it is, technically speaking, than a profit making publisher competing in the highly competitive academic space. – less

I pulled authors contract for books out and alphabetize them and prepared for them to go on to a computer program so contracts can be easily found. The management was okay they never really have their own input on the project.my coworkers were great we all interact well with each other. There wasn't a hard part to the job i was doing. The most enjoyable – more... part about the project was pulling contracts that was from the 18 century. – less

Boring, horrible pay, catty atmosphere. Honestly, the worst.

dead lines are met.On time and professional but constructive feedback on the performance of employee. On time payment. bonus as incentives on quality of work and meeting the dead lines.

i learn alot from this company in respect of all terms like management, how to work with your junior and senior and how to manage time.

I have found Oxford to be one of the friendliest companies to work for. They have great ethics and staff moral.

I would print of reports and then telephone or email customer for any overdue unpaid invoices and hopefully a credit card payment would be taken over the telephone or emailed over to make payment. I would then process the payment and add notes onto the customers account. I would also enter all cheques, Bac's payments, cash received daily onto the system – more... and allocate payments. this was my favourite part of my job! I would send out monthly statements to customers and raise copy invoices or credit notes if required by the customer.Take telephone calls and emails from customer reqarding any account queries.
I learnt to prioritise my workload on a daily basis and dealing with customers and managers account queries. Sometimes meeting up with problem customers and dealing with there account with my manager. I worked well with the team and got on very well with them all and loved the fact that 10 years later i was asked back to help out on a temporary basis. I loved it but would like something nearer home. – less

 Regional Director (South), OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS since 2003: A department of Oxford University. Oxford University Press is a leading Publisher operating across the globe. Successfully heading South India Branch which includes the four states of South India, Andamans, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
 Attained fast-track promotion through quick understanding – more... and turning around business.
 Attended International Leadership Program in Oxford University Press. – less

I had the misfortune to be engaged at the OUP on a fixed term contract in their IT department. Caught in a political battle which, to be fair, I misjudged the politics of, I was eventually forced out before my contract had finished. Senior IT management are not trained IT professionals (mine was originally a salesperson), contractors are allowed to – more... dictate how large projects are run with no oversight and are engaged at a senior level due to personal relationships, project planning is non existent and communication is appalling. Everyone in IT had at least one, if not more hidden agenda all seemingly for no actual purpose.

On the plus side, the non IT staff seemed lovely and the pay, while it lasted, wasn't bad. But it doesn't compensate for the adverse impact the OUP IT management caused to my reputation and self confidence. Avoid. – less

Oxford University Press is a fantastic company to work for. There are so many job opportunities there and everybody I met was welcoming and a joy to work alongside.

I spent my typical days managing accounts of long-term advertisers in their portfolio of medical journals. I learnt a lot about medical journals, but more on media planning and publishing.

Unfortunately – more... the role didn't work out for me due to the long commute to work each day. – less

it is always busy whch,i like
i leaened how to inter act with clients & customers
they know how to lead by an example
thye are the team players always there for one another
i find it funny thou..when the customer is upset.
wheni get along very well with the customer
after i have achieved my wrok for the day.

Very dedicated, hardworking staff in the division I worked in.
The staff relationships are fantastic and a very happy working mood in the business. Management is approachable and as we worked with strict deadlines, we put in long hours at the end but it was well worth it. I worked freelance and would love to work for them on a more permanent basis.

I – more... enjoyed the different field I was exposed to and was really made to feel part of the team (family). The management I worked with was superb. – less

Opportunity for advancement was limited . Clean and friendly co-workers.

doing the same thing for more than two days
I have learned more about the publishing company
they are more like family
we all understand each others cultures and we are respectful
when it is time for the campaign
doing office work

Management is chaotic, out of touch and hands-off, leading to long hours and impossible targets for non-managers. The organisation is trying to compete with far more efficient companies while being understaffed and bogged down in historical problems that have not been dealt with effectively - not a satisfying work environment.

Do not appoach unless – more... you have nerves of steel. – less

Learning is a continuous process.I personally learn by doing things.
I experimented a lot which was fully backed by the management without any hiccups. This enabled me to be a smart worker taking inputs from my mistakes .
Co workers are supportive & work atmosphere is conducive.
To keep oneself motivated & prove oneself in accordance of expepectation – more... - Hardest part of job.
I promoted books the way I wanted became the most enjoyable part of my job. – less