Executive Editor

SAGE Publications - Washington, MA

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Washington, MA

Publishing Industries

About the position

As Executive Editor, you will oversee the editorial strategy and execution on Sage Data products, including the core Data Product (formerly Data Planet) and CQ Collections, in Sage Library Publishing. You will oversee for the growth and development of Sage Data into a mature, profitable product with significant market growth potential. You will develop and articulate the strategy to internal stakeholders, and build support as needed for platform initiatives. You will oversee the data sources included, assure their currency and quality, and identify new sources as dictated by market opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Leading product review and strategic planning sessions
• Coordinating market research plans with Market Research Analyst
• Analyzing internal and competitor data to interpret Sage market position and adapt strategy on an ongoing basis
• Developing formal strategy papers or updating strategy for Library Publishing Senior Management group on a regular basis
• Presenting strategy to internal and external stakeholders as needed
• Coordinating strategic initiatives to leverage other product streams as needed and agreed
• Translating strategy into product-specific objectives
• Manage editorial process of creating metadata describing content of statistical datasets
• Monitor dataset load and update quality review, assuring dataset currency and communicating with sources as needed
• Ensuring efficient development of quality content meeting Sage standards and library expectations
• Manage licensors and licensing of new datasets
• Inform and monitor licensing budgets
• Manage editorial product creation (dataset tracking and upload schedule)
• Respond to customer queries about resource
• Help drive sales and revenue by working with marketing and sales teams to help generate and inform opportunities, participating in sales calls as requested by sales
• Demo products for customers and sales as needed
• Evaluating resourcing needs to achieve objectives
• Translating resourcing needs into appropriate budgets and monitoring those budgets
• Setting and monitoring achievement of editor objectives
• Continuous performance feedback and career development for staff

Requirements

• Master's or bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in relevant field
• 5 years of experience as a data librarian, data professional or editorial manager
• Experience developing new products a plus
• Solid business judgment and data analytic skills
• Ability to work with project teams across departments and skill sets to achieve complex initiatives
• Good interpersonal skills and professional temperament and demeanor
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex information, including business data and analytics, business concepts, market research reports, business requirements documents, etc.
• Public speaking experience a plus

Nice-to-haves

• Experience and knowledge in the areas of academic libraries market
• Content and collection development
• Metadata and taxonomy
• Database design and development
• Library standards and practices
• Statistics and data processing standards
• Information and data literacy
• Search and retrieval
• Publisher negotiations, licensing

Benefits

• Highly competitive and comprehensive PPO medical, dental, and vision care benefits package with SAGE covering most of the premium costs
• Unique program benefits that support a healthy life
• Company-sponsored anniversary trip every 5 years
• 401(k)-matching program of 100% up to 5% of pay
• Financial support for bachelor's and graduate-level degree programs
• Learning for personal interest
• Freedom and autonomy in your day-to-day with hybrid or remote work