Global Acquisitions Director, Leading Academic STEM Publisher

We are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Global Acquisitions Director to work across the Physics portfolio. The company are a leading academic publisher specialising in STEM books and journals. The role is responsible for identifying, evaluating and securing high quality manuscripts, book proposals and academic content in line with the company’s editorial vision and market goals.

Duties of the role include:

• Develop and implement the acquisitions strategy for academic books, journals and digital content
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with authors, researchers and academic institutions
• Evaluate all proposals and manuscripts for quality, relevance and market potential
• Work alongside wider teams including editorial and marketing to ensure timely and successful publications.
• Lead and mentor a team of acquisition editors and production editors
• Monitoring industry trends competitor activity and emerging research areas
• Represent the company at conferences, author events and publishing forums
• Negotiate publishing contracts and author onboarding process
• Ensure compliance with editorial policies, ethical standards, and peer review protocols

Skills required

• • Minimum 5 years of experience in acquisitions or editorial roles within academic or scholarly publishing
  • Proven track record of successful content acquisition and author relationship management
  • Strong understanding of academic publishing markets and trends
  • Excellent communication and team leadership skills
  • Familiarity with open access models

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To enable an equitable experience for all and give you the best chance of success, if you have any specific requirements for any stage of the interview process, please let us know by emailing: recruitment@mare-nostrum.co.uk