Senior Publications Manager - PMG

Parthenon Management Group; Brentwood (TN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Parthenon Management Group is seeking a Senior Publications Manager to lead editorial operations for multiple journals, coordinating with society partners, publishers, and editors. You will manage budgets, annual meetings, and large special projects while guiding staff and ensuring quality across publications.

The role requires strategic oversight, strong communication, and the ability to train and supervise team members, with travel as needed. Office flexibility may be remote or in-person.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year university or equivalent experience.
• Transparent and high integrity leadership.
• Solid, hands-on, budget management skills, including budget preparation, analysis, decision-making, and reporting.
• Strong organizational abilities including planning, delegating, program development, and task facilitation.
• Ability to convey a vision of the publications' strategic future to staff, editors, and the publisher.
• Skills to collaborate with staff, editors, and publishers.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are important.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee, train, and collaborate with staff.
• Detailed oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Travel is required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word and Excel strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee journal management for multiple journals
• Liaison for society, Publisher, and Editorial Staff for all journals
• Manage special projects (NPPR, Special Collections, etc.)
• Coordinate Run Orders with Volume Editors and Principal Editor(s)
• Assist with the review and approval of the final Front/Back Cover provided by the publisher each month
• Manage the Journal Award process with Principal Editor(s)
• Coordinate Social Media posts and coordinate with journal’s social media editor to gain social media presence
• Manage Journal Budgets and Development Funds
• Update Policy and Procedures for Editorial Office procedures
• Update Standard Operating Procedures
• Oversee ACNP Journal-related annual meetings
• Manage and report ethical issues
• Manage display items and supplies for the journal table at the ACNP annual meeting
• Troubleshoot system-related issues
• Train new editors and employees on submission system
• Provide performance reporting
• Assist with coverage when coworkers are out of the office

Skills

Budget management

Organizational skills

Editorial leadership

Team leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Staff training

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Position

Senior Publications Manager

Reports to

Deputy Director

Description

We are Solutionaries. Parthenon Management Group is an association management company offering management services to professional and trade associations. We offer strategic guidance and bring creative solutions with a vision for the future. The Senior Publications Manager supports PMG’s goals, values, and philosophy by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence, quality service, commitment, and accountability. As a member of the PMG team, performance includes demonstration of the following accountabilities: communication, teamwork, and job knowledge.

The position performs high level administrative and management duties necessary to provide editorial services to authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher for publications managed by Parthenon Management Group. The Senior Publications Manager is the primary management leader of publications managed by Parthenon Management Group. The Senior Publications Manager is responsible for overseeing the administration, annual meetings, daily tasks, special projects, and strategic plans of multiple publications. Other key duties include project management, problem-solving, and strategizing to ensure the publications’ long and short-term goals come to fruition.

Primary duties and responsibilities

• Oversee journal management for multiple journals
• Liaison for society, Publisher, and Editorial Staff for all journals
• Manage special projects (NPPR, Special Collections, etc.)
• Coordinate Run Orders with Volume Editors and Principal Editor(s)
• Assist with the review and approval of the final Front/Back Cover provided by the publisher each month
• Manage the Journal Award process with Principal Editor(s)
• Coordinate Social Media posts and coordinate with journal’s social media editor to gain social media presence
• Manage Journal Budgets and Development Funds
• Update Policy and Procedures for Editorial Office procedures
• Update Standard Operating Procedures
• Oversee ACNP Journal-related annual meetings
• Manage and report ethical issues
• Manage display items and supplies for the journal table at the ACNP annual meeting
• Troubleshoot system-related issues
• Train new editors and employees on submission system
• Provide performance reporting
• Assist with coverage when coworkers are out of the office

Supervisory responsibility

• Provides assistance and training to Publication Coordinator and Publication Manager and other new Publication employees
• Supervises Publications employees

Work environment

Can be in person or remote. Position is in an office setting that involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring normal safety precautions. On occasion, the individual must be able to do moderately demanding physical activity such as handling and opening boxes weighing 35-40 pounds, standing, and walking extensively throughout the day.

Requirements

Education and/or experience required:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year university or equivalent experience.
• Transparent and high integrity leadership.
• Solid, hands-on, budget management skills, including budget preparation, analysis, decision-making, and reporting.
• Strong organizational abilities including planning, delegating, program development, and task facilitation.
• Ability to convey a vision of the publications' strategic future to staff, editors, and the publisher.
• Skills to collaborate with staff, editors, and publishers.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are important.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee, train, and collaborate with staff.
• Detailed oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Travel is required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word and Excel strongly preferred.