Assistant Content Editor

Job Name: Assistant Content Editor
Name of the Company: University of Oxford
Location: Hybrid: New York (NY), Cary (NC), or remote in the United States
Salary range: $33,600 – $50,400 depending on skills and experience
Job Schedule: Full-Time
Career Level: Experienced
Education Level: N/A
Travel Required: None specified
Hours per week: 35 hours

Position Description

The University of Oxford is seeking an Assistant Content Editor to join their team to support teaching and ensure that their content publications and resources meet the individual needs of communities, societies, and countries. As the largest university press in the world, the Assistant Content Editor will enjoy a personal understanding of local needs while having a global impact. The Assistant Content Editor will work on projects that will analyse the markets, commission resources, and manage author relationships.

Responsibilities

1. To maintain up-to-date understanding of customers’ needs, competitive environment, and the market via interaction with clients, reviews, surveys, engaging with customers virtually and in-person, and conducting detailed analyses of our competitors’ products.
2. To research reviewers, issue review invitations, set deadlines, collate and anonymize reviews to coordinate the market review of new proposals.
3. To coordinate external peer reviews of draft manuscripts concurrently gaining necessary market validation while seeding the market for future adoptions.
4. Commission and coordinate the preparation of market-required resources to support content and products in the classrooms while minimizing investments. Evaluate content for quality and fit with market need according to project specifications, using usage data, market feedback, and other metrics for informed strategic decisions.
5. Manage projects to completion in brief, schedule, budget, and with available resources. Manage author relationships prior to submission of their content, ensuring it meets the agreed specification and contractual requirements.
6. Ensure project tracking and CRM systems, particularly Oxford Publish and Salesforce, are current with accurate data.

Qualifications

• Highly literate and numerate.
• Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work well on your initiative and to be proactive in solving problems.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent attention to detail at all times.
• Excellent written communication and strong interpersonal and verbal skills.
• A demonstrable interest in the publishing industry.
• Demonstrable ability to learn and effectively use different IT systems and software.

Salary range:
Dependent on skills and experience, salary for this position ranges from $33,600 to $50,400.

Benefits:
• Health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Employee Assistance Programs for all full-time employees.
• Life insurance and disability insurance.
• Non-elective contribution on your behalf to your retirement plan of 7% of your salary and a matching contribution to the retirement plan of 50% on the first 6% of employee contributions on based earnings.
• 15 days’ vacation time that rises with service, eight sick days, personal days, and company holidays.
• Flexible working hours and technology-based support for regular remote working.
• Active employee networks and societies.

Note: This job is an employee based position job that is suitable for experienced individuals with a demonstrable interest in the publishing industry. We seek to employ a diverse workforce to ensure an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive.