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Assistant, Society Acquisitions

Employer
Wiley
Location
Hoboken, NJ, USA
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Aug 27, 2021

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Sector
STEM Publishing
Organization Type
Corporate

Job Details

At Wiley, we welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and embrace individuals who get excited about learning whether online or by book. Learning is for everyone, and so is our workplace. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion. It's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

Our Research Product division partners with academic and practitioner organizations to publish leading research journals. Our Society Business Development team works hard to find, cultivate, and sign new society partners. As the Society Acquisitions Assistant, you will provide vital support towards the growth of Wiley's society publishing business. Key activities of this role include the research and record-keeping necessary to maintain an accurate and dynamic pipeline of potential new business; support for the project management of bids, including organizing the flow of information and documents to the appropriate people; and support for the creative elements of proposal writing, including proofing and editing, document design, and the creation of infographics or other collateral needed. We also sometimes require the planning and organization of meetings and travel.

We are looking for a colleague with impeccable organizational skills-able to successfully prioritize short and long-term projects with overlapping deadlines, while keeping up with a constant flow of information. You'll need collaborative communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues across a variety of departments and global locations. Being a concise and persuasive writer is an enormous plus. Enjoying work in Society Business Development requires a taste for "the hunt" and satisfaction in the process of unearthing promising leads, finding the bit of insight that allows us to really connect with a society, and the exhilaration of contributing to an excellent proposal under tight deadlines and specifications.

How you will make an impact:

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records for our pipeline of leads using SalesForce.
  • Research and qualify new leads
  • Facilitate meetings: schedule and invite appropriate colleagues, circulate advance information and follow up action items, take and collate notes
  • Manage the administrative elements of bids, as part of the project management process
  • Support colleagues in managing communications and information flow during the bid process
  • Gather background information needed for financial projections
  • Support the creative work of bids, including editing/proofing, collate colleague's edits, create necessary collateral, and complete formatting and design work on final documents.
  • Central research projects to monitor Wiley's market position and performance against metrics, gather competitor and key audience information, and maintain a robust and viable pipeline.
  • Build positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues

We are looking for people who:

  • Have at least one year of office experience
  • Have a college education or any equivalent mix of experience and education
  • Having publishing experience a strong plus
  • Must be computer literate and proficient in word processing (i.e. MS Word), spreadsheets (i.e. MS Excel), presentation applications (i.e. PowerPoint) and using the Internet for research, with an eagerness to learn additional computer programs.
  • Must be well organized and detail oriented with demonstrated effective time-management and follow-up skills.
  • Have demonstrated professional verbal and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills at all levels of business.
  • Must have strong analytical skills with the ability to independently solve problems.
  • Must be capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously amid tight deadlines.
  • Prior work experience with project-related financials is a strong plus.

About Wiley:

We are in one of the most dynamic periods in our history as technology, globalism and economic diversity create far-reaching changes in the world. As a learning business, Wiley makes meaningful contributions to research discovery and lifelong learning by helping organizations achieve their goals and people achieve success from education through their career. We may have been founded over two centuries ago, but our secret to success remains the same: change with the times and adapt to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers. The company's headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia, and Canada.

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Company

Wiley's mission has always focused on helping our customers succeed, wherever they are in their education and professional careers.

We are bridging the higher education gap by delivering content solutions in new and innovative ways to enrich the learning experience. We are a proven leader in strategic higher education consulting and partnering with educators and institutions globally to achieve success, and our print and digital solutions enable students and instructors worldwide. We encourage learning to be a continuous, lifelong experience – an integral, essential part of every stage of building a career.

We are closing the talent deficit by supporting employers, helping them find and retain top talent, assess their employees’ skill sets, and implement training in order to transform company cultures. For decades we’ve helped people learn; today we’re showing them new ways to achieve, get certified and advance their careers.

We are strengthening the research community by partnering with learned societies and supporting researchers to communicate discoveries that make a difference. We collaborate with authors, societies, libraries, and other members of the research community to generate, communicate, and enable access to the scientific and scholarly insights that are helping to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Our commitment to partnership helps us advance innovation and connect researchers, learners, and professionals with the content, platforms, and tools they need to be successful.

To view some of our brands and imprints, click here.

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