About the Role:
As an Associate Publisher, you will play a crucial role in supporting the life cycle of health-related publications, including books, journals, and digital content. You will assist with getting these high-impact products to market by performing foundational tasks that ensure accuracy and quality. Your work supports our mission to provide top-tier health information to professionals and consumers, making a meaningful impact on public health outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- To work with the Senior Publisher and Publishing head to achieve the goals and objectives for the Wolters Kluwer I Medknow Publishing program
- To carry out publishing administrative duties including record-keeping on handling the receipt and dispatch of correspondence including physical agreements/official letters/certificates to and from editors / Societies whilst maintaining confidentiality
- Develop the Subscriptions business and manage a team member to generate additional revenues
- Build, maintain and update a Wolters Kluwer I Medknow India/global journals acquisition target list from within India and other target markets across the world
- Assist in identifying priorities based on industry/competitive analysis, idea generation, and marketplace research
- To provide general assistance with marketing activities, including production of materials for a variety of marketing and publishing purposes
- Respond to Requests for Proposals and expressions of interest and work with the team
- Work with Senior Publisher and Publishing head in the journal/s renewal process to ensure that journals are renewed in advance of expiration, with appropriate pricing for the best possible financial return
- Keep abreast of industry developments, becomes an expert with respect to the competition, and project future trends in the Publishing sector
- Provide weekly progress reports
- To handle RNI / MIB related matters as and when required along with other duties and projects as required
- Co-ordinate with production, finance, IT, dispatch and other teams for timely maintenance of journal schedules
- Stay current with publishing industry trends, develop strong competitive intelligence, and contribute insights on future market developments.
- Handle all tools and platform to add and update journal related reports including Power BI
- Key account manager for the designated set of customers across journals, agents, etc.
Required Skills and Competencies:
- Market Research: Ability to conduct research and translate insights into actionable publishing strategies.
- Digital Publishing Tools: Familiarity with content management systems and digital publishing platforms. Handling Power BI reports
- Business Development & Key Account Management: Experience supporting client relationships and acquisition activities.
- Communication Skills: Strong command of spoken and written English, with effective networking and interpersonal abilities.
- Presentation & Negotiation: Confident presentation skills and the ability to support commercial discussions.
- Administrative & Technical Skills: Proficient in MS Office applications (Outlook, Excel) and electronic communication tools.
- Organizational Skills: Strong time management, coordination, and attention to detail.
- Customer relationship management
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