Content Acquisition Success Manager - Publishing Performance and Intelligence(46907)
- Recruiter
- Springer Nature
- Location
- London
- Posted
- 08 Feb 2023
- Closes
- 31 Mar 2023
- Discipline
- Applied Science
- Job Type
- Editor
- Employment - Hours
- Full time
- Duration
- Permanent
- Qualification
- Undergraduate
Content Acquisition Success Manager
Locations: Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London or New York
Hybrid working
Purpose of the Role
The Content Acquisition Success Manager will, as part of the CoE team, be responsible for delivery of dedicated support to the Content Acquisition (CA) team within the PP&I Group and will have direct impact on the Content Acquisition targets by supporting growth and by sharing industry insights.
Business Area and Mission
The goal of the Publishing Performance and Intelligence Group (PP&I) is to help deliver next generation digital publishing at Springer Nature and as a result, grow the number of published articles, especially in open access (OA). Working closely with the Journals Group, Production, IT, Marketing and Customer Service we will support increasing the number of transfers of articles between journals, commissioning new collections and strengthening editor engagement. As well as supporting and enhancing the end-to-end publishing process.
The Centre of Excellence (CoE) team aims to create and drive continuous improvement with PP&I teams and their respective stakeholders including Operations, Technology, Customer Services, Research Sales & Marketing, Finance, and others. We align, agree, plan and drive the implementation of new/improved workflows, processes, systems, and tools within the end-to-end publishing process.
The team that will be supported is the Content Acquisition Team which is a division within the Publishing Performance & Intelligence group providing expertise and dedicated resources to support the growth of commissioned content across the SN Journal portfolio.
Responsibilities
Work with Content Acquisition management team to generate and update our employee onboarding guideline
Responsible for generating and updating training materials for new joiners to get them familiar with the workflow and processes efficiently and effectively
Support Head of Content Acquisition to organize training sessions for their new hires
Monitor the market trend and competitor products to propose new ideas and new materials for new employee onboarding
Regularly check with journal teams, the RIG team, and the contract management team to collect product and policy updates and update the existing training materials accordingly for new joiner
Experience, Skills & Qualifications
Experience / Qualifications
Mid level experience and relevant experience in an industry with similar dynamics and drivers.
Have the ability to think strategically about a wide range of issues
Experienced in working in a matrix organization, preferably with multiple development teams
Fluent in English (both written and oral)
Working experience in an international business or environment
Good understanding of publishing ethics and integrity issues
Skills
Self-starting, high degree of independence
Effective communication and presentation skills, with customers, with teams, and with senior managers
International and cultural sensitivity
Process analysis
Consulting skills
Good understanding of publishing processes
A proactive problem solver, with good attention to detail
Reliable and results-oriented working style, from plan to detailed implementation
Flexible attitude
Team player
In return, we offer a competitive salary range and great employee benefits.
Please submit a CV and covering letter outlining your experience and interest for the role.
*Note for candidates in the Netherlands: As per our local policy, please be aware that this role will be open only for internal candidates within the first 2 weeks. Afterwards, external applications will be progressed
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