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Oxford University Press

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Oxford, United Kingdom

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Description

We are the world's largest university press.

We have both a worldwide reach and a personal understanding of local needs, partnering on the ground to adapt publications and resources to meet the individual needs of communities, societies, and countries.

We partner with researchers, educators, and technology partners to stay ahead of the changing ways people around the world are accessing and sharing knowledge.

With a presence in more than 50 countries and millions of customers around the world, an idea launched at OUP can have global impact.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our new Publisher on the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law team, you will manage and develop a portfolio of society contracts to a degree of excellence that enhances OUP's standing in the learned society and publishing landscape, renewing society contracts with maximum financial contribution to OUP and leading pre-emptive renewals and responses to RFPs to retain contracts for society-owned journals including developing the business plans for approval and writing and presenting detailed proposals, in liaison with the Publishing Director.

Other duties of the role will include:

Build strong relationships with Editors and key society contacts
Ensure adherence to contractual terms for all journals in your portfolio.
Work collaboratively and productively with other functional groups (especially production, marketing, digital, sales) to deliver an excellent service for society partners.
Manage a list of journals to ensure journal, departmental, and divisional targets (including revenue, quality, and profitability) are achieved. Collaborate with Editors and journal owners to publish high quality content in maximum suitable volume to increase market share of articles.
Work with finance and operations colleagues to ensure maximum long and short term profitability of the journal list, including management of costs. Initiate remedial actions and negotiations where necessary.
Lead the transition process for newly acquired titles in your area of expertise ensuring a methodological approach, coordination with other departments, including the transitions team, and keeping society clients fully informed on what to expect at each stage.
Create and present Editorial Development plans to societies and editorial boards as appropriate. Provide relevant data to inform editorial decision making
Roll out OUP journal policies across the portfolio
Assist with implementation of projects that scale across the journals programme.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

ABOUT YOU

You will have:

Publishing or transferable professional experience
Understanding of academic publishing, including editorial processes, production processes, marketing, industry trends, systems, competitors, and technology.
Outstanding communication skills and the ability to influence, persuade, and negotiate with both internal and external parties.
Analytical and forecasting ability to review trends and align development appropriately.
Entrepreneurial skills

BENEFITS
We care about work/life balance here at OUP.

With this in mind we offer 25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week.

We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.

QUERIES

Division:Academic
Department:Journals Editorial HumSoc

Closing Date:13 March 2023- Salary:Dependent on skill and experience- Location:OUP UK - Oxford- Postcode:OX2 6DP- Full Time /

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