Job Description

We are the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest university press. We have both a worldwide reach and a personal understanding of local needs, partnering on the ground to adapt publications and resources to meet the individual needs of communities, societies, and countries. We partner with researchers, educators, and technology partners to stay ahead of the changing ways people around the world are accessing and sharing knowledge. With a presence in more than 50 countries and millions of customers around the world, an idea launched at OUP can have global impact.

About the Role

We\xe2\x80\x99re seeking an experienced Acquisitions Editor to join the vibrant Research Editorial team in our Academic Division. Our acquisitions teams are working on a new digital-only publishing project \xe2\x80\x93 Oxford Intersections \xe2\x80\x93 bringing scholars from across the disciplines to address pressing societal topics. These may be challenges faced by humanity - environmental, cultural, political, psychological \xe2\x80\x93 where a body of researchers working in the area would benefit from scholarship set up for user journeys within and across chapters. The publications are aimed at researchers working in interdisciplinary areas, where relevant research content is often scattered among a range of journals and edited volumes. Content in some topics may also be relevant to organizations, policy-makers, and journalists.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships will be key to success as an Acquisitions Editor when working collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders, such as general editors and scholarly societies.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced candidate to make your own mark on the role and play a pivotal role at an early stage of a high-priority and innovative new research publishing venture.

Responsibilities of the role will include:

• Identify, evaluate, and pursue publishing opportunities (research topics, general editors, unit editors, authors) that align with agreed strategic goals, diversity and inclusion goals, and the Press\xe2\x80\x99s mission.
• Propose new content according to academic quality, market appeal, and financial criteria and take projects through internal and external (Delegate) approval.
• Develop and nurture relationships with external General Editors, Unit Editors, and Advisory Boards from initial recruitment through Unit/content planning and commissioning.
• Manage commissioning process to meet product launch timelines.
• Communicate clearly about value of OUP offer (quality, impact, amplification, reach) to editors, authors, and other stakeholders, and support author experience.
• Contribute to the content strategy for the Press\xe2\x80\x99s online products offerings, with a view to enhancing scope and diversity; collaborate with Content Development to ensure the display and functionality of content meets our publishing standards.
• Use data reporting, market research, and analysis to identify insights that help define the acquisitions strategy and amplify content and usage.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

About You

We are looking for proactive, flexible, organised, and collaborative candidates who strive to deliver results. You should be curious, adaptable to change, have excellent communication skills, and behave with integrity and respect.

Essential

• Knowledge and/or experience with academic and scholarly publishing
• Proven track record of managing commissioning process and title delivery/project management
• Experience conducting market research and data analysis
• Experience of building, maintaining and utilizing networks within the publishing industry and relevant academic/professional communities
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new systems and processes
• Ability to work with peers and cross-functionally in a productive manner (including within the matrix management structure of the Press) towards a common purpose
• Excellent written communication as well as strong presentation, interpersonal, and verbal skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of cross-disciplinary scholarship and experience with universities, scholarly societies, and/or professional bodies
• Experience with open-access publishing and the launch and development of digital products
• Experience training and/or mentoring others

Benefits

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days\xe2\x80\x99 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.

Queries

Please contact 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.

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