Manager, Content Development and Licensing

American Psychological Association•Washington, DC

6d•$106,000 - $164,000•Remote

About The Position

The Manager, Content Development & Licensing is highly experienced in content collection and curation and is responsible for managing the licensing, acquisition, and evaluation of journals, books, and other content for APA’s discovery solutions. They use knowledge of scholarly and professional publishing industry standards, both on an editorial and technical level, to guide the acquisition of appropriate material and suggest improvements to the products. They also manage a team involved in content evaluation and acquisition activities in a remote work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree is required
At least 5 years of staff supervision in scholarly or professional publishing and/or editorial environment is also required.
3-5 years of experience in contract negotiation particularly involving content licensing agreements (preferably in scholarly publishing) is required.
Experience with copyright and/or Creative Commons licenses is required.
Experience must include management of complex, deadline-driven programs; budgeting; working knowledge of permissions; and culturally sensitive oral and written communication, including public speaking.
Microsoft Office or Similar Advanced
Adobe Acrobat User
Microsoft Excel or Similar Intermediate
Vendor/Production Systems Advanced
Web- and App-Based Search Systems Advanced
XML User
Videoconferencing software (Zoom, Teams, etc.) User

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is preferred.
Preferred academic experience includes psychology or a closely related social science; however, candidates with degrees in the liberal arts, marketing, business administration, and library science are eligible.

Responsibilities

Manages a team of Content Development staff, overseeing staff performance and all other personnel-related activities
Develops best practices for identifying appropriate content for multiple psychology- related databases and monitors ongoing collection development in collaboration with the Director, Content Management
Builds relationships with journal and book publishers to facilitate inclusion of their content in databases; includes potentially sensitive communications with publishers/editors
Negotiates coverage & license agreements and electronic feed processes with publishers to provide the most efficient formats for processing in a cost-effective manner
Interacts with APA IT regarding e-feed arrangements and interconnections between publishers and Content Development staff
Develops and enforces coverage policies for journals, books, and other content coverage in databases
Develops and manages budgets for content development staff and resources
5-10% domestic and international travel is expected.
Other duties as assigned