Scholarly Journals Publisher & Strategy Lead

Wolters Kluwer; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer in the United States is seeking a Publishing Program Manager to grow a portfolio of scholarly journals, guiding editorial development, and partnering with editors, society partners, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality publications.

You will monitor journal performance, manage relationships, contribute to budgeting and forecasting, and drive publishing initiatives while ensuring timely publication, metadata accuracy, and ongoing improvement across platforms.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in print and digital publishing, preferably STM.
• Experience collaborating with editors, societies, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience budgeting, forecasting, or contract management is preferred.
• Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with publishing processes and metadata management.
• Familiarity with web development protocols.

Responsibilities

• Supports development and execution of publishing strategies for an assigned journal portfolio.
• Manages the editorial development of journals within the portfolio through regular collaboration with editors, authors, societies, and internal/external stakeholders.
• Builds and maintains productive relationships with editors and society partners to support growth.
• Monitors portfolio financial performance and contributes to budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Gathers and analyzes KPIs to prepare reports for editorial boards, society partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to develop and enhance journal processes, products, features, and services.
• Supports contract renewals, new business opportunities, sponsorship initiatives, and other growth activities.
• Promotes assigned journals through conferences, meetings, email campaigns, and other activities.
• Synthesizes stakeholder and customer feedback to identify opportunities for improvements.
• Provides project management support by coordinating activities and tracking milestones.
• Ensures timely publication, digital content updates, and metadata management across platforms.
• Contributes to cross-functional projects and strategic priorities of the Medical Journals business.

Skills

Editorial development

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Communication

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Wolters Kluwer in the United States is seeking a Publishing Program Manager to grow a portfolio of scholarly journals, guiding editorial development, and partnering with editors, society partners, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality publications.

You will monitor journal performance, manage relationships, contribute to budgeting and forecasting, and drive publishing initiatives while ensuring timely publication, metadata accuracy, and ongoing improvement across platforms.