We are the world’s largest university press. That means we serve the academic community as no other publisher can. We work in partnership with institutions and learned societies to bring a world of knowledge to the fingertips of students and researchers worldwide.
The goal is impact. Together with our academic communities, we curate and seamlessly connect together the ideas that push their fields forward, so they can learn from them, add to them, and continue a virtuous cycle of scholarship.
And because we are a part of the academic community and guided in everything we do by our mission, we re-invest in our people, our publishing, and the world-leading research institution of which we are part.
About the Role
As Associate Publisher, you will support the day-to-day management and development of a portfolio of high value society contracts in the learned society and publishing landscape. You will work closely with the Publisher to respond to queries and requests from societies and editors in a fast paced and effective manner, building strong relationships with Editors and key society contacts.
Other duties of the role include:
Providing data analysis to enable evidence-based decision making for strategic/editorial development of journals, including bibliometric analysis, competitor analysis, emerging trends, new journal launches and content growth
Monitoring adherence to contractual terms for all journals in your portfolio, including provision of journal accounts, member commitments, editorial board commitments
Responsibility for regular journal specific projects such as co-publications
Working collaboratively and productively with other functional groups (especially production, marketing, digital) to deliver an excellent service for society partners
Working with finance and operations colleagues to assist in management of costs for the portfolio
Assisting with the transition process and ongoing management for newly acquired titles and new launches in the portfolio
Facilitating the roll out of OUP journal policies across the portfolio.
Assisting 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
With some publishing or transferable professional experience, this is a great opportunity for you to be in a role where you can continue to develop your experience.
You will have:
Strong analytical skills, be comfortable working with data and have the ability to identify trends
Outstanding relationship management skills
An understanding of academic publishing, including editorial processes, production processes, marketing, industry trends, systems, competitors, and technology
Excellent communication skills
We believe that the skills you bring to OUP are just a starting point. We want you to have the opportunity to expand your abilities, and innovate and develop in areas which both interest you, and support your aspirations.
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.
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.
