Remote Content Licensing & Acquisition Manager

American Psychological Association; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Work/Flexible Scheduling

401(k) with employer match up to 4%

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid personal/vacation time plus 12+ U

Paid holidays

Family/Medical Leave

Tuition assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Job summary

American Psychological Association seeks an experienced Manager, Content Development & Licensing to lead content collection, licensing, and evaluation for APA's discovery solutions. The role oversees a remote team and guides acquisitions of journals, books, and other content in line with industry standards.

The position requires extensive experience in publishing, licensing, and budgets, with a focus on strategic content partnerships and policy development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred.
• Psychology or related social science background preferred, other fields eligible.
• Minimum 5 years of staff supervision in scholarly/professional publishing or editorial environment.
• 3–5 years in contract negotiation for content licensing (scholarly publishing).
• Experience with copyright and/or Creative Commons licenses.
• Experience managing complex, deadline-driven programs; budgeting; and public speaking.

Responsibilities

• Manages a team of Content Development staff and oversees personnel activities.
• Develops best practices for identifying content for psychology databases and collaborates with the Director, Content Management.
• Builds relationships with publishers to include content in databases; handles sensitive communications with publishers/editors.
• Negotiates coverage and license agreements and electronic feed processes with publishers.
• Coordinates with APA IT on e-feed arrangements and interconnections between publishers and Content Development staff.
• Develops and enforces coverage policies for journals and books across databases.
• Develops and manages budgets for content development staff and resources.
• 5–10% domestic and international travel is expected.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Staff supervision

Contract negotiation

Copyright licensing

Public speaking

Budget management

Oral and written communication

Deadline-driven programs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Psychology or social science background

Experience in publishing/editorial

Experience managing budgets

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Excel

Vendor/Production Systems

Web- and App-Based Search Systems

XML

Videoconferencing tools (Zoom/Teams)

Job description

American Psychological Association seeks an experienced Manager, Content Development & Licensing to lead content collection, licensing, and evaluation for APA's discovery solutions. The role oversees a remote team and guides acquisitions of journals, books, and other content in line with industry standards.

The position requires extensive experience in publishing, licensing, and budgets, with a focus on strategic content partnerships and policy development.