Senior Publisher

Location: Hybrid or Remote UK

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We are seeking a Senior Publisher, Publishing Development, to manage and develop a portfolio of Open Access journals. This role will focus on driving strategic growth, ensuring editorial excellence, and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders, including editors, societies, and institutions. The Senior Publisher will play a pivotal role in the success of the portfolio by implementing innovative publishing strategies and maintaining a competitive market position.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Oversee the strategic development of a portfolio of journals to drive submissions, acceptances, and published content growth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with editors and society partners, ensuring effective collaboration and performance management.
• Identify and implement opportunities for commercial growth, including new journal launches.
• Monitor industry trends and their implications for Wiley, using insights to inform publishing strategies.
• Deliver presentations, workshops, and webinars to engage the research community and reinforce Wiley's position as a thought leader.
• Work collaboratively across departments to optimize publishing workflows, ensuring efficiency and high-quality output.
• Provide regular reports and strategic updates to senior leadership on journal performance and development initiatives.

We Are Looking for People Who Have:

• 5+ years of experience in publishing, with a strong understanding of journal development and industry trends.
• Proven ability to manage relationships with editors, societies, and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Experience in developing and executing strategic publishing initiatives to drive content growth and engagement.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex publishing trends and data insights effectively.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to work independently and make strategic decisions.
• Experience in managing and developing Open Access journals.

About Wiley:

Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world’s most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform today’s biggest obstacles into tomorrow’s brightest opportunities.

With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers’ steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees.

We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the UK, Canada or USA.

When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.