We have been a leading figure in publishing for more than 500 years. We have always been a forward-looking organization, maximizing the technology for the day, but the digital revolution is bringing enormous change, fast. That same spirit of adventure and entrepreneurialism is critical to our future success. In a fast-changing publishing landscape, OUP welcomes the inquisitive, the inventive, and the ambitious; people who challenge the conventional, and pioneer the possible.

About the Role

As our newly created Senior Publisher, Owned and Product, your time will be split between traditional journal management and a newly created responsibility for Product, acting as the Journals representative on select projects including research, presentation of unique Journal context and requirements, financial modelling and analysis, strategic recommendations, and project reporting and communications.

Duties will include:

Owned:

• Manage and develop a high value portfolio of titles, across a range of subject areas
• Negotiate successful, consistent contractual terms with Editors, and any affiliated society partners
• Work collaboratively and productively with other functional groups
• Manage a list of journals to ensure journal, departmental, and divisional targets (including revenue, quality, and profitability) are achieved
• Help develop and roll out OUP journal policies across the portfolio
• Work with the Director and Senior Leaders to identify and implement projects to support growth and efficiencies
• Lead or contribute to the response to RFPs for new potential purchases in subject areas identified for content growth
• Lead the transition process for newly purchased titles in your area of expertise
• Attend appropriate conferences/industry events as appropriate

Product:

• Participate in the Journals-Product Working Group and chair relevant sub-groups as required
• Liaise with other staff in Journals Editorial to understand their Product development needs, communication needs, and priorities for developments
• Lead or contribute to the Journals Editorial innovation cycle to generate and capture ideas for strategic review at Journals-Product Working Group
• Contribute to the response to RFPs for select potential acquisitions in the department regarding Product & Platform, including financial modelling input as required

About You

You will have:

• Significant publishing or transferable professional experience
• Strong 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 of working hours and the use of technology to support regular remote working, dependent on role. We also have an on-site gym with subsidised membership fees and a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 11%, 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

Please contact Grace.McFadyen@oup.com with any queries relating to this role.

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.