Senior Publications Manager PMG

Position: Senior Publications Manager

Reports to: Deputy Director

We are Solutionaries.

Parthenon Management Group is an association management company offering management services to professional and trade associations. We offer strategic guidance and bring creative solutions with a vision for the future.

The Senior Publications Manager supports PMGs goals values and philosophy by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence quality service commitment and accountability. As a member of the PMG team performance includes demonstration of the following accountabilities: communication teamwork and job knowledge.

The position performs high level administrative and management duties necessary to provide editorial services to authors reviewers editors and the publisher for publications managed by Parthenon Management Group. The Senior Publications Manager is the primary management leader of publications managed by Parthenon Management Group. The Senior Publications Manager is responsible for overseeing the administration annual meetings daily tasks special projects and strategic plans of multiple publications. Other key duties include project management problem-solving and strategizing to ensure the publications long and short-term goals come to fruition.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following but are not limited to:

• Oversee journal management for multiple journals
• Liaison for society Publisher and Editorial Staff for all journals
• Manage special projects (NPPR Special Collections etc.)
• Coordinate Run Orders with Volume Editors and Principal Editor(s)
• Assist with the review and approval of the final Front/Back Cover provided by the publisher each month
• Manage the Journal Award process with Principal Editor(s)
• Coordinate Social Media posts and coordinate with journals social media editor to gain social media presence
• Manage Journal Budgets and Development Funds
• Update Policy and Procedures for Editorial Office procedures
• Update Standard Operating Procedures
• Oversee ACNP Journal-related annual meetings
• Manage and report ethical issues
• Manage display items and supplies for the journal table at the ACNP annual meeting
• Troubleshoot system-related issues
• Train new editors and employees on submission system
• Provide performance reporting
• Assist with coverage when coworkers are out of the office

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• Provides assistance and training to Publication Coordinator and Publication Manager and other new Publication employees
• Supervises Publications employees

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Can be in person or remote. Position is in an office setting that involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring normal safety precautions. On occasion the individual must be able to do moderately demanding physical activity such as handling and opening boxes weighing 35-40 pounds standing and walking extensively throughout the day.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors Degree from a four-year university or equivalent experience.
• Transparent and high integrity leadership.
• Solid hands-on budget management skills including budget preparation analysis decision-making and reporting.
• Strong organizational abilities including planning delegating program development and task facilitation.
• Ability to convey a vision of the publications strategic future to staff editors and the publisher.
• Skills to collaborate with staff editors and publishers.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are important.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee train and collaborate with staff.
• Detailed oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Travel is required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite specifically Word and Excel strongly preferred.