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The Sr. Editor is responsible for the editorial management and financial and editorial development of a designated number of titles, generally up to 25 (dependent on complexity, value and acquisition responsibilities). Based on business needs, the Sr. Editor will be responsible for acquiring established and new titles in agreed subject and geographical areas. The Sr. Editor will be responsible to contribute to the successful running of the editorial team and journals program by undertaking other departmental tasks as required.
The primary responsibilities of this role will include:
List Management and Development
Fully responsible for a list of mainly complex/high value Blackwell titles including price setting and expenditure decisions, and fully responsible for delivery of financial growth targets.
As required, act as US divisional subject team leader, feeding back on progress on team targets and offering advice on the US market to colleagues worldwide.
Research, agree and implement ideas for developing the content and financial contribution for titles managed to meet agreed financial targets leading subject team efforts where appropriate.
Continuously monitor contract terms for titles managed and those within designated subject team and, working closely with Production, Marketing and Sales colleagues, take responsibility for ensuring their successful renewal or renegotiation as necessary, leading subject team efforts where appropriate.
As required, attend editorial and society board meetings as a regular aspect of maintaining and improving the client relationship and/or financial performance of titles managed. In addition, when required, attend meetings for titles managed by junior colleagues titles to support junior colleagues working within the same subject disciplines.
Handle all editorial related correspondence with external journal editors
Check, finalize and distribute annual/quarterly reports/budgets to meet contractual requirements.
Ensure reporting requirements are met for all titles within the subject team.
Consult with other departments (Production, Marketing and Sales, Finance, etc.) and share information as necessary to help enable effective relationship management by each individual department, and to ensure proper editorial title management and fulfillment of contractual obligations.
Acquisitions (as required by business needs)
Use strategic selling methodology to sign journals that fit the Blackwell criteria and meet or exceed target personal and subject team objectives.
Handle complex high value prospects independently and offer support to junior colleagues on their prospects. Undertake and organize blue sheet reviews for all key US prospects within the subject team. Attend (by phone or video link) and contribute to blue sheet reviews for global members of the subject team.
Research take-over and new start prospects in agreed subject areas. Liaise with books editors to share information as appropriate in an effort to capitalize on cross-relationship building opportunities.
Regularly build and maintain relationships with prospective clients/customers.
Prepare proposals, conduct negotiations and make presentations to demonstrate Blackwell’s strengths in relation to the clients needs.
Draw up, negotiate and finalize contracts with approval of Divisional ExCo.
For titles signed, carefully manage their first year at Blackwell, including completion of “new journals alerting form”, management of the hand-over process, renegotiation of terms (if required), and communication with colleagues in both the US and UK offices to enable understanding of contractual obligations and to ensure a smooth transition of the journal publishing process to Wiley- Blackwell.
Editorial Team Support
Participate in regular meetings to review pending contracts in other disciplines/areas to act as an additional resource, generate ideas and potential leads, and share information.
As required, critique/review proposals from other offices and editor, provide feedback, offer ideas and share information.
Take a US team/division leadership role in agreeing and delivering global growth targets including taking a leading role in annual objective setting initiatives.
Take on additional responsibility for leading US based activities for division/across divisions as required – eg overall US list development activities.
Provide guidance and training to junior team members as required.
Conferences
As required, provide support at conferences, to include setting up and manning a Blackwell exhibit, speaking with existing and potential customers, authors, editors and society executives, and taking orders for books and journals to help promote the Blackwell image and to help maintain strong internal and external relationships. Staff Management
Based on business needs, take responsibility of supervising designated Editorial Coordinator level and/or Assistant Editor level employee(s).
Qualifications:
Minimum of six years directly related experience, including list management and development and/or acquisitions (focus tailored by divisional needs).
Minimum of one year of experience in a supervisory/management capacity.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Demonstrated effective business communications (written and verbal) and presentation skills required, including the ability to present arguments clearly and convincingly one-on-one and in a group setting.
Demonstrated project and relationship management skills are essential, including the ability to relate successfully to a variety of people externally and internally and to form strong relationships with key decisions makers such as those within a society or editorial team.
Proven ability to tailor our publishing strengths and “story” to mesh with Society/Editor’s priorities and needs.
Requires a high level of diplomacy, along with demonstrated effective negotiation and problem-solving skills.
Must be well organized and detail oriented with demonstrated effective time-management and follow-up skills.
Must have strong analytical skills with the ability to work with minimal supervision and independently solve problems.
Must be capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously amid tight deadlines.
Experience preparing and adhering to budgets required.
Must be computer literate and proficient in word processing (i.e. MS Word), spreadsheets (i.e. Excel). Knowledge of presentation applications (i.e. PowerPoint) highly desirable.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 40% and undertake some weekend work.
Demonstrated skills in team leadership, coaching, mentoring and facilitation.
Responsibilities:
· Draft and compose letters, format and revise documents
· Schedule meetings and conferences, book reservations and tickets for travel, coordinate and manage calendars
· Coordinate speaking engagements and special events for executives
· Assist planning, coordinating, producing and preparing materials for meetings
· Internet research to collect and prepare information on companies for executive use
· Perform database entry into CRM database
Requirements
Job Requirements:
· Expert proficiency in several software applications, including Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Outlook and Lotus Notes is a plus.
· Demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of executive Outlook calendar management and coordination
· Strong verbal and written communication skills including the use of proper grammar, spelling and punctuation when reviewing and/or editing documents for accuracy and completeness
· Must maintain confidential information
· Associate's degree (or equivalent)
· Minimum of five years of experience
· Strong knowledge of company administrative procedures is a plus
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Location: Charlotte
Compensation: $25 to $30 Per Hour
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