Truman State University Press Work Values

Daily Duties at Truman State University Press:

• Responsible for overseeing all aspects of publishing 12 to 15 book projects each year for scholarly nonprofit press. Managing entry into e-book publishing. • Implement strategic plan to meet operating budget and sales goals. Made budget each year even as the University decreased budget support to the Press due to higher education cuts. • Reviewed all publishing procedures and increased efficiency in project completion. Doubled the number of books published annually from 6 to 12 with no increase in staff size. • Developed acquisitions by narrowing to three key publishing areas in the arts and humanities, which strengthened quality of manuscripts, attracted more senior scholars or previously published authors, and helped define marketing and sales targets. • Negotiate and write manuscript contracts and licensing agreements for book projects. • Recruit, supervise, and evaluate 4 staff and 10 students, and work with 4 book series editors. • Established an undergraduate publishing internship program that offers challenging work experiences for up to 6 students each year. • Managed the development of a website redesign. • Established a six-member editorial board of scholars to provide oversight to publishing program. • Present book projects to the editorial board for consideration and approval using solicited peer-review evaluations from sources with expertise on subject. • Represent the Press to all its constituencies and represent the University to a segment of the scholarly community.

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