Strategic Publisher Relations Manager—ISSN & Digital

Naseej; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Naseej seeks a Publisher Relations Manager to build and sustain trusted relationships with local and international publishers. The role emphasizes field engagement, accurate registration for ISSN, and ensuring legal deposit compliance while coordinating with internal teams for digital content acquisition and repository deposits.

Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree, at least 3 years in libraries or publishing, and strong communication and organizational skills to manage multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Library and Information Science, Information Science, Publishing, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in libraries, information management, publishing, periodicals, knowledge resources, or publisher relations.
• Proven experience working directly with publishers, cultural institutions, libraries, or knowledge organizations.
• Good knowledge of periodicals, publishing, ISSN, and legal deposit concepts and procedures.
• Familiarity with bibliographic databases, records management, and data maintenance.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, follow-up, negotiation, and persuasion skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple publishers, applications, and follow-ups simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with local, regional and international publishers; update and complete publisher and publication records.
• Coordinate with periodical publishers to update existing registration records, verify statuses, and ensure accuracy of records.
• Follow up with publishers to ensure deposit of print periodical issues in accordance with legal deposit requirements and obtain digital copies for the national repository.
• Maintain publisher and periodical databases, track ISSN applications and legal deposit activities, and prepare progress reports.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Follow-up

Negotiation

Time management

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Library and Information Science or related field

Tools

Bibliographic databases

Records management system

Job description

Naseej seeks a Publisher Relations Manager to build and sustain trusted relationships with local and international publishers. The role emphasizes field engagement, accurate registration for ISSN, and ensuring legal deposit compliance while coordinating with internal teams for digital content acquisition and repository deposits.

Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree, at least 3 years in libraries or publishing, and strong communication and organizational skills to manage multiple