Job Description
It is an exciting time to join Taylor & Francis as the world of academic publishing continues to evolve and experience substantial growth, and because of this we are looking to hire a Head of Content Acquisition.
Your initial remit will be to set up a highly efficient and dedicated team of Commissioning Editors on a global scale, who will be tasked to bring in high quality original research articles for the Researchers Services open access portfolios. Reporting to the SVP of Researcher Services and Networks and closely with complementary teams across Researcher Services, you will initiate and oversee a highly structured and scalable content development, article solicitation and commissioning strategy across all disciplines, monitoring and refining the strategy as necessary to ensure a continuous pipeline of new article content to meet defined targets. The role will also be hands-on in both identifying market trends and strategic growth areas and engaging with researchers (including the candidates’ existing network of academic contacts) to build awareness of the benefits of publishing open research with T&F to contribute to driving volumes of high-quality content.
You will have demonstrable experience of developing and delivering a content development strategy and have experience of managing a team and building and refining effective workflows and processes to ensure that the system is highly scalable.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 18TH JANUARY 2022
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