Associate Publisher

Associate Publisher Job Description We are looking for a bright and enthusiastic individual to manage and develop a portfolio of journals within the Science Journals team. Global applications are welcome. The role balances academic research knowledge with a keen interest in new online and Open Access developments as well as a strong sense for relationship management. The role may be located at any one of our global locations: Oxford, London, Amsterdam, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen Please note you must already have a permit to work in one of these locations. Any applicant needs to have a good educational background and keen interest in academic publishing; excellent communication skills; and would have to be prepared to work somewhat independently from the rest of the immediate team while also contributing to team initiatives as necessary. Key Result Areas Portfolio Management and Development

• Develop the strategy for the portfolio; ensure alignment with the department’s and wider organization’s strategies.
• Work with editors, authors, editorial boards and the academic community at large to ensure sufficient copy flow of relevant, high quality manuscripts.
• Negotiate and manage contractual relationships with journal editors.
• Continuous and pro-active maintenance of the existing portfolio, matching developments in the external marketplace, including the development of Open Access initiatives.
• Continuous quality control and monitoring of all aspects of day-to-day editorial, production and publishing operations and actively address improvements where required.
• Meet portfolio related objectives with regards to content growth, articles market share, citation share, relative impact factor, editorial speeds and author and editor satisfaction.
• Manage the editorial fees budget and provide input to pricing processes.

Relationship Management and Networking

• Establish, manage and maintain excellent contacts and networks with key external stakeholders, including editors, authors, society representatives, university leadership and industry, with a view to understanding their professional and organizational needs and ongoing market developments.
• Establish, manage and maintain excellent contacts with key stakeholders within the company, including editorial, production, publishing, marketing and technology teams, coordinating activities as they relate to the portfolio’s needs and development.

Business Development

• Identify and map market needs and business opportunities.
• Develop, and where feasible acquire, new products and services, including society journals and conferences.

About you: Attitude:

• A creative/entrepreneurial/innovative attitude is essential
• Drive/result oriented/ initiating attitude
• Willingness to travel internationally 30% of the time
• Integrity/commitment to the business
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills
• Willingness to steer and participate in selective projects
• The ability to build, nurture and manage editorial boards is a must
• Establish, manage and maintain excellent contacts and networks with key external and internal stakeholders
• Full awareness of applications and up to date with Technology, Social Media and content enhancement in the academic arena.

Educational level and experience:

• University degree - essential
• Minimum of 0-3 years’ publishing experience – desirable
• Fluent English speaker – essential

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. If a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran needs a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, that individual should please contact accommodations@relx.com or if you are based in the US you may also contact us on 1.855.833.5120. Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy
RELX is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. If a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran needs a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, that individual should please contact accommodations@relx.com or if you are based in the US you may also contact us on 1.855.833.5120.. Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy.