Associate Publisher

Associate Publisher – Social Sciences Journals

Are you super organized, skilled at planning?

Do you have great reporting skills?

About the role

We are looking for a bright and enthusiastic individual to join the team as Associate Publisher and manage a portfolio of Social Sciences titles. The list has a focus on Psychology, especially in the areas of Educational Psychology and Child Development. This is a mixture of Society owned and proprietary titles and includes two gold Open Access titles. The Associate Publisher taking on this list would also be collaborating with 3 other Psychology Publishers and 2 Education Publishers to ensure aligned strategic growth, development and outreach in these fields.

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.

About the team

The Social Sciences journals’ team is currently made up of 2 publishers in Oxford (UK), 4 in London (UK), 2 in Amsterdam and 1 in Shanghai. This Associate Publisher position can be based at either the Amsterdam, Oxford, or London offices.

Any applicant needs to have a good educational background and keen interest in academic publishing; good 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.

Responsibilities

• Staying up to date with market developments, to identify and map market needs and business opportunities.
• Combining market knowledge and data analysis, develop a portfolio strategy that will deliver on targets
• Managing content growth organically and by (title) acquisition
• Managing innovation of content formats and content extensions and channels
• Working closely with team members and other publishing colleagues to help deliver on collaborative projects and goals.

Requirements

• Have a degree in a Social Sciences discipline is desirable;
• Willingness to travel internationally - 4 weeks per year;
• Commitment to physically attend the office at least once per week;
• Have relevant publishing experience or experience in a related role is welcome;
• Have excellent networking and communication skills in English;
• Have the ability to adapt to change, handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously.

Kindly apply via the link and make sure to submit both your cover letter and CV.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Dutch Share Purchase Plan
• Annual Profit Share Bonus
• Comprehensive Pension Plan
• Home, office or commuting allowance
• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave
• Flexible working hours
• Personal Choice budget
• Variety of online training courses and career roadshows
• Wellbeing programs and gym facility in the office
• Internal communities and networks
• Various employee discounts
• Recruitment introduction reward
• Work from anywhere
• Employee Assistance Program (global)
• Annual Event

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals advance healthcare, open science and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. We help researchers make new discoveries, collaborate with their colleagues, and give them the knowledge they need to find funding. We help governments and universities evaluate and improve their research strategies. We help doctors save lives, providing insight for physicians to find the right clinical answers, and we support nurses and other healthcare professionals throughout their careers. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, and professional education; including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, 38,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray’s Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX Group. With a wide range of technology jobs, commercial and business jobs, and graduate jobs, there is a part for everyone to play. We need talented people to help us inspire ground-breaking research.

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