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.

What they like about Truman State University Press:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

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Skills

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