Assistant Publisher

Job Description:

We believe in bold ideas diverse perspectives and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here your curiosity fuels progress your voice shapes innovation and your ambition helps redefine whats possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact challenges and drives whats next to power infinite possibilities for our customers colleagues and society at large.

About the Role:

We are looking for a motivated Assistant Publisher to join Wileys Partner Publishing Americas team.

In this role you will support a portfolio of journals and publishing partner relationships helping to ensure strong communication high-quality reporting and effective delivery of publishing services. Working closely with Publishers Senior Managers and colleagues across Research Publishing you will contribute to partner meetings journal reviews renewal preparation portfolio analysis and day-to-day publishing activity.

This is a great opportunity for someone with early experience in publishing who enjoys relationship management project coordination data analysis and creating clear high-quality materials for external partners.

Job Responsibilities:

• With guidance from senior colleagues manage a portfolio of ongoing relationships with publishing partners such as learned societies and universities through various communication channels and reporting tools
• Support the title team in journal development and partner conversations by helping analyze journal market financial and bibliometric data
• Ensure that partners are aligned with our strategies around open access and journal growth through excellent regular communication
• With guidance and support from senior colleagues undertake research and prepare materials to renew journal publishing agreements by supporting the development of business offers; develop and deliver comprehensive renewal proposals; and collaborate with colleagues in the negotiation of contracts
• Contribute to promote partner compliance with journal process improvements through effective communication and persuasion.
• Work with colleagues across Publishing Finance Author Support Journal Editorial Management Legal Corporate Sales and other teams to support end-to-end publishing services
• Contribute to journal development activity by identifying relevant insights trends opportunities and areas for improvement
• Support Publishers and Senior Managers with larger partner relationships renewals and new business opportunities as required

Required Qualifications:

• Some experience in publishing journals academic research or a related environment
• Good understanding of journal publishing or a strong interest in developing expertise in this area
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce clear accurate and well-structured materials
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks deadlines and priorities
• Comfortable working with data and using it to support reports recommendations and decision-making
• Strong attention to detail including editing proofreading and checking information for accuracy
• Ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues and external partners
• Collaborative working style with confidence working across teams and functions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in academic research journal society or partner publishing
• Experience supporting external partner client society or stakeholder relationships
• Experience preparing reports presentations proposals or meeting materials
• Intermediate Excel skills including pivot tables formulas charts or data summaries
• Experience working with journal performance bibliometric financial or publishing data
• Ability to draw clear conclusions and recommendations from data and research
• Interest in open access society publishing and the wider research publishing landscape

We power infinite possibilities.

For more than 200 years weve transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today our global team of innovators creators and experts is driving whats next in science education and publishingcreating impact that reaches everywhere.

Were not just observers of progress. Were the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs advancing learning and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives.

Here your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin disability protected veteran status genetic information or based on any individuals status in any group or class protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community learn and grow.

We are committed to fair transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wileys good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles in the United Kingdom Canada USA Austria Czechia Denmark France Greece Italy Netherlands Romania or Spain. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to geographic location skills and competencies.

When applying please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

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