Journals Division Lead - Acquisitions & Production

University of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Press seeks an energetic Journals Manager to oversee its journals division, reporting to the director and leading a team of four. Responsibilities cover acquisitions, business development, budgeting, and production across multiple journals.

Qualifications include a humanities or social sciences degree and at least five years in scholarly publishing, with strong communication and workflow knowledge. This on-campus role offers a 40-hour workweek.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the humanities or social sciences.
• Five or more years of experience in scholarly publishing.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritize deadlines, and delegate tasks appropriately.
• Knowledge of publishing workflows, including editorial, production, print, and digital publication processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe Creative Cloud applications (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Acquisitions: Define qualitative and financial standards for peer-reviewed journal acquisitions. Evaluate prospective journals, prepare financial projections, complete proposals, and negotiate contracts with societies, sponsors, and/or journal editors.
• Business Development: Develop new revenue sources and expand customer base; explore website strategies; renegotiate contracts and licenses.
• Finance and Budgeting: Prepare and monitor annual Journals Division budget covering subscriptions, single copy/article sales, licensing, and advertising; set subscription rates; monitor expenses.
• General Management: Lead the Press management team; oversee customer service, subscriptions and sales, production, warehousing, marketing, rights, accounting, and acquisitions; supervise staff.
• Permissions/Copyright/Partner Relations: Process permission requests, manage overdue permissions, register journals with US Copyright Office, maintain relationships with societies and sponsors.
• Production: Oversee production for 2–3 journals including copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and digital publishing stages.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Publishing workflows

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in humanities or social sciences

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

The University of Texas Press seeks an energetic Journals Manager to oversee its journals division, reporting to the director and leading a team of four. Responsibilities cover acquisitions, business development, budgeting, and production across multiple journals.

Qualifications include a humanities or social sciences degree and at least five years in scholarly publishing, with strong communication and workflow knowledge. This on-campus role offers a 40-hour workweek.