Assistant Content Editor (Toronto)

We are the world’s 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 a global impact.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

A market-facing role that is responsible for deploying market-facing surveys that inform the development of new acquisition proposals, that gather market feedback on existing product to inform revision plans, and that gather feedback on drafts of content under development. Also responsible for project-managing and curating teaching support materials in line with the needs of instructor customers, and according to schedule, brief, and budget, working directly with content authors/subject matter experts to produce the required materials.

Key Accountabilities include:

1. Market and HE ecosystem expertise: Maintain an accurate and dynamic understanding of the competitive environment and customer (lecturer, student) needs by interacting directly with our customers, through reviews, surveys, direct engagement (virtually and in person, e.g. at conferences), and VoC; by completing detailed analyses of our competitors’ products; and by analyzing third-party data on the markets in which we compete.
2. Coordinating the market review of new proposals: research reviewers, issue review invitations, set deadlines/follow up, collate and anonymize reviews.
3. Market validation of content: Coordinate external peer review of draft manuscripts with a view to gaining necessary market validation and, in parallel, seeding the market for future adoptions.
4. Curation of teaching support materials and services: Commission and coordinate the preparation of market-required resources to support the use of our content and products in the classroom. Evaluate content for quality and fit with market need according to project specifications, while looking for ways to minimize investment in these free resources. Draw on usage data (where available), market feedback, and other metrics to inform strategic decisions about which supplements to support.
5. Project management: Manage projects to ensure their completion to brief, schedule, budget, and in line with available resource. Actively maintain awareness of costs during content development through to market launch. Manage the author relationship prior to submission of their content to ensure their work fully meets the agreed specification and contractual requirements. Draw up clear and comprehensive author guidance, and adopt working practices that ensure authors adhere to this guidance.
6. Data hygiene: Ensure project tracking systems and CRM systems, particularly Oxford Publish and Salesforce, are up to date with accurate data

ABOUT YOU

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

Position Location:This role can be hybrid, based out of Toronto, ON.

GJC Level:S3 (for internal purposes only)

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.