Project Manager Periodicals

Project Manager Periodicals

 

IEEE is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology.  Our core purpose is to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. 

 

Our 1000-member staff serves 375,000+ members in 160 countries. Among the career disciplines on our staff are publishing and product management, intellectual property sales,  marketing and communications, information technology and business administration, government relations and human resources, educational activities and technical standards, and membership development and support.   

 

Through the dedication of our members, we’re proud to be the world’s leading authority in technical areas, and want to add you to our success story! We are seeking a Project Manager Periodicals in our Piscataway, NJ office who will manage projects related to the strategy formation and implementation for the IEEE Society related periodicals business. This business consists of over 130 individual publications and several society packaged products. This includes sales to Members and Nonmembers as individual sales as well as packaged product sales. The overall business covers the entire span of the publications process, from the new periodical proposals to distribution of the content. The scope of this position involves strategic planning, project management, and some operations management (including new periodical proposals, committee support, and special projects).

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

• Define (in conjunction with the Periodicals Product Manager), project manage, and implement strategic plans for the evolution of the society periodicals business in conjunction with the Product

Manager.

 

• The strategic planning for this product line requires interaction with multiple IEEE governing committees and boards.

 

• Coordination is required with internal staff operations, external parties (e.g., production vendors, librarians) and volunteer groups associated with IEEE governance.

 

• Project manage and assure completion of any assigned special projects, examples include, support the New Periodicals process and assist in the creation of proposals for  new periodicals.

 

• Will do analysis of elimination of paper subscriptions and analysis of bundling and unbundling publications with membership.

 

• Will do analysis of Profit and Loss perspective on IEEE Society periodicals, as an aggregate business along with analysis of trends and provide needed data analysis for Periodicals.

 

• Assess financial information and provide proposals to volunteers for decision making and assist Ad Hoc groups on the analysis of periodical issues.

 

• Support TAB Periodicals Committee, TAB Periodical Packages Committee (PPC), and attend TAB PSC and TAB meetings, so this position requires some travel. 
 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

• Bachelors in business, marketing or related degree or equivalent experience.

 

• Minimum of 3 years publishing industry or publication-related experience.

 

• Minimum of 5 years personal computing experience.

 

• Strong and demonstrated skills in, written and oral communication, interpersonal interactions, financial analysis, trending, information analysis and project management.

 

• Good skills in, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

 

• Understanding and working knowledge of periodical/publishing business, or similar experience.  

 

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k) plan with company match, pension, tuition reimbursement, flexible spending accounts, company paid life insurance, and a business casual dress code. Please apply online by going to this URL: https://home.eease.com/recruit2/?id=41237. Only those resumes that go through the URL from the web address will be considered. NO AGENCIES PLEASE. Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action M/F/D/V. 

 

Visit www.ieee.org to view details about open positions in one of our four offices:

 

Los Alamitos, CA; New York City; Piscataway, NJ & Washington, DC. 

 

The IEEE is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.