Assistant Publisher in New York, New York at Oxford University Press

Job Title: Assistant Publisher
Location: New York, NY, US, 10016
Salary: 54,639
Division: Academic
Department: Journals Editorial

Job Description:

As the world's largest university press, Oxford University Press combines global reach with a deep understanding of local audiences. We are committed to publishing serious non-fiction and partnering with authors whose authority, insight, and originality illuminate the issues that shape public discourse. If you share that passion, you may be an ideal fit for us.

With a presence in more than 50 countries and millions of customers worldwide, OUP publishes books that inform debate, illuminate the past, and help shape the future. An idea championed at OUP can have truly global impact.

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PURPOSE OF THE JOB

You will be a key member of our global Publishing Support Team, providing administrative and editorial support across our medicine portfolio of academic Journals.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES/KEY RESULT AREAS

• Support Publishers in the management and development of their portfolio of titles. This will include:

  • Collaborating with Publishers and academic editors to publish high quality content in maximum suitable volume to increase market share of articles

  • Work with Publishers to suggest and negotiate successful, consistent contractual terms with Societies and/or Editors as appropriate that align with OUP strategic priorities and risk appetite, ensuring full compliance with approval processes.

  • Assist in managing the editorial performance for a portfolio of titles according to best practices and adhering to contractual terms.

  • Create and drive editorial development plans with Publishers for their titles. Provide relevant data to inform editorial decision making.

  • Work with Publishers and finance colleagues to maximize the long and short-term profitability of titles, including management of costs, risk mitigation, and remedial steps for loss-making titles.

• Support Publishers in the management and development of their portfolio of titles through administrative and research support. This will include:

• Ownership of responding to some external queries and requests from editors and societies

• Supporting list management, ensuring journal and divisional targets are achieved

• Liaising with internal departments to resolve issues raised by authors, societies, and editors, following approved escalation channels where required

• Owning and coordinating the production of relevant reports, providing them to the Publisher and to editors and societies. Additional comment or investigation should be prepared in response to the data without the need for prompt from the Publisher.

• Maintaining productive internal and external relationships.

• Deputizing for Publishers in their absence – including responding to emails and occasionally attending meetings

• Suggest ideas for analysis and provide data analysis to enable evidence-based decision making for strategic/editorial development of journals, including:

  • Bibliometric analysis to understand drivers for impact metrics including Impact Factor

  • Competitor analysis

  • Emerging trends

  • New journal launches

  • Content growth

• Work collaboratively and productively with other functional groups (especially production, marketing, digital) to deliver an excellent service

• Assist in maintaining the journals contracts repository and maintain best practice in data management

• Organize meetings, attending and taking minutes as appropriate, undertaking catering, travel and room booking arrangements and paying of expenses, in accordance with hospitality policies

• Completing relevant payments and tracking efficiently and accurately

• Provide general support for renewals, journal bids, launches and acquisitions, working with the relevant teams to produce analysis, conduct competitive research, and source quotes, and contribute to the written proposal document

• Work with other Journals departments globally as required to accomplish tasks and enhance communications between New York, Cary NC, Oxford, UK, and Noida, India.

• Participate in departmental projects including ownership of a relevant key user project

• Train new Publishing Assistants in key systems, processes, and ways of working

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

You should be able to demonstrate

• Good organizational skills and the ability to work independently

• The ability to pick up new tasks and learn new systems and processes quickly

• A good team spirit and the ability to work collaboratively

• Self-discipline with the ability to manage and balance priorities under time pressure and manage one’s own workload independently

• Good attention to detail and numeracy

• Excellent spoken and written English and the ability to influence and persuade both internal and external parties

• Experience with Microsoft Office products

• At least one year’s Publishing or transferable professional experience

• A basic understanding of academic publishing, including editorial processes, production process, marketing, industry trends, systems, competitors, and technology

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.