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AIP Publishing helps brilliant work make an impact — empowering a vibrant global community using science for good.
Journal Manager
Location
Connecticut + 8 moreAll locations: Connecticut | New Jersey | New York | Maryland | Massachusetts | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Virginia | Washington
Posted
103 days ago
Salary
$70K - $90K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Journal Manager
AIP Publishing
• Owning strategy development and execution for assigned journals, ensuring alignment with portfolio goals and key publishing metrics. • Monitoring industry trends and conducting competitive analysis to inform journal positioning and development. • Guiding editorial content strategy in collaboration with Editors, focusing on emerging research and community relevance. • Driving author, reviewer, and editor engagement through targeted outreach and retention strategies. • Acting as a trusted editorial partner and primary liaison to Editors, addressing concerns with clarity and professionalism. • Managing editorial board lifecycles—including recruitment, onboarding, renewals, and performance monitoring. • Contributing to organizational initiatives, from product development to cross-functional process improvement. • Analyzing journal performance data and championing scalable, data-driven reporting solutions. • Supporting editorial best practices and mentoring junior team members to foster a culture of knowledge-sharing and growth.
Job Requirements
- Deep knowledge of scholarly publishing, peer review workflows, and research integrity standards.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, with the ability to engage senior researchers and editorial boards.
- Data literacy with tools like Excel and PowerBI for tracking performance and supporting strategic decisions.
- Project management and organizational excellence, particularly in distributed or remote settings.
- Comfort with ambiguity, sound decision-making, and an adaptive mindset.
- A proactive, collaborative approach to team development and continuous learning.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in scholarly publishing, with proven responsibility in building and managing portfolios under a sound science open access framework is highly preferred.
- Experience engaging closely with researchers, editors, and academic communities through outreach, conference engagement, or similar initiatives required.
- Familiarity with the physical sciences is preferred; a graduate degree in a related field is a plus.
- Strong data literacy, especially using Excel and PowerBI; experience with peer review platforms and CRMs is a bonus.
- Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management experience.
- Previous mentorship or onboarding experience is highly desirable.
- Willingness to travel to conferences and meetings as needed.
Benefits
- A remote workforce with staff based in NY, NJ, CT, MD, VA, PA, MA, RI, or Washington, DC, who meet in person for collaboration, training, strategic planning — and fun!
- Generous paid time off and paid sick and safe leave
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Competitive medical, dental and vision benefits
- Exceptional retirement benefits
- Monthly remote stipend
- Training and Tuition assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
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