Associate Publications Director, TRB

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Plans, staffs, and co-manages the publication operations from manuscript through book or electronic product.

• Recruits, hires, trains, and evaluates employees as needed. Supports publication staff in achieving division goals and encourages innovative approaches to work challenges in general. Mentors employees and supports skills development.

• Establishes and implements editorial and production policies, standards, and procedures to ensure technical accuracy and final product quality; determines appropriate level of edit and design for each publication/series according to audience, sponsor expectations, and funding levels; and ensures timeliness of published reports by overseeing office workflow and production schedules to meet report release deadlines or program staff requirements.

• Monitors vendor typesetting, graphic design, alternative text, printing, and electronic publication production services. This may include management of some annual contracts and ensuring quality work, competitive pricing, and adherence to publication deadlines. Ensures fulfillment of contractual requirements, including product delivery deadlines and adherence to established funding levels. May approve invoices.

• Provides guidance, advice, and recommendations to TRB management and program staff on report content, manuscript preparation, editorial and production requirements, design and use of graphics, scheduling, costs, and copyright issues as needed. Communicates publication policies, procedures, and format requirements to program staff and contract authors.

• May coordinate planning for electronic publications with program staff--identifying, managing, and editing Internet projects, as needed. May conduct strategic planning and problem-solving for web-based publishing workflow.

• May serve as lead editor of series titles or other special projects.

• Identifies and recommends--as appropriate--updated publication technologies and editorial and production procedures; evaluates and recommends editorial and software trials or purchases.

NONESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Related duties as required.

• Special projects as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In-depth knowledge of all aspects of book/magazine publication, including editorial and production procedures and current prepress, print, and electronic publishing procedures and technology. Excellent project management skills to simultaneously manage projects with varying requirements and different schedules amid changing priorities, while ensuring efficient workflow scheduling, publication quality, and product delivery deadlines. Ability to work independently, undertake tasks broad in nature that require ingenuity and originality, exercise discretion and good judgment, and resolve complex problems. Ability to work effectively with technical program staff and authors. Strong management and team-building skills with ability to work successfully in a team environment. Ability to negotiate with vendors and to oversee vendor contracts. Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and web-based editorial and manuscript-tracking software programs.

Minimum Education/Training Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or related field; Master's Degree, or equivalent, preferred.

Minimum Experience: Minimum of 6 years related professional experience, with at least 2 years in publications management.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Controls: Supervises publications staff and freelance/ temporary personnel. Independently establishes goals and objectives. Reports to Publications Director.

Compensation Range: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine support equity and fairness for all, and transparency in our compensation programs. An estimated compensation range for this position is $88,450 - $121,620. Compensation offered to the selected candidate will be based on the candidate's relevant knowledge, skills, and work experience, commensurate with compensation of current employees in comparable positions with similar knowledge, skills, and work experience, and subject to budget parameters. Note it is not typical for a candidate to be hired at the higher end of the range. This is a benefits-eligible position. Our Benefits Plan offers competitive and comprehensive benefit options, including medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement and savings benefits, leave benefits such as paid holidays and paid personal leave, transportation subsidies, and education assistance. For more information, please clickhere.

Work Environment:Hybrid Office/Telecommute environment, expected onsite percentage 60%, with occasional travel between National Academies' facilities and to off-site meeting/sponsor locations.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of the National Academies to recruit, hire, transfer, compensate, and promote people in all job categories and to administer all other personnel actions, terms and conditions of employment in a manner that is consistent with equal employment, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, disability, medical condition for which a person has been rehabilitated or cured, marital status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, personal appearance, matriculation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. It is also the institution's policy to recruit, hire, promote, and provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and covered veterans who are otherwise qualified.

Any qualification to be considered equivalent, in lieu of stated minimum, requires the prior approval of the Office of Human Resources.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Some functions in this description may be specific to a particular unit of the National Academies and not applicable to other units

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