Position Summary:
The Marketing and Sales Manager oversees the marketing and sales efforts, including publicity and promotion, of the books division within the University of Wisconsin Press; serves as a senior member of the press's senior management team; supervises marketing and sales staff; and reports to the press's director.

The University of Wisconsin Press was established in 1936 and is part of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The UW Press is a nonprofit publisher of books, journals, and other works. It has published more than 3,000 titles since its inception and employs over 20 staff (including academic and university staff, limited term employees, and graduate and undergraduate students). The press currently publishes approximately 50 books per year and 12 journals, in both print and electronic formats.

Position Duties:
List of Duties

Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:
Bachelor's degree is required.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
- Minimum of five years of professional work experience with at least three years of experience in scholarly book marketing or a combination of scholarly and other book marketing.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with a wide variety of audiences. Must be able to communicate effectively with academics and scholars, staff, and vendors.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to oversee production of marketing copy for a variety of uses and to present seasonal lists to national book buyers and review media.
- Experience successfully planning and implementing marketing and publicity campaigns.
- Experience monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on marketing efforts and usage.
- Excellent organizational skills, with a proven track record of effectively managing multiple simultaneous projects and deadlines.
- Experience successfully managing staff to achieve shared goals.
- Experience developing and managing project or departmental budgets.
- Ability to manage the timely and accurate dissemination of bibliographic metadata.
- Diversity and inclusion are primary values for the University of Wisconsin Press and are integral to achieving our strategic goals. We seek candidates with an awareness of and commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion across all spectrums.
- Experience in marketing, selling, or promoting scholarly and/or trade books for a university press required.

Additional Information:
Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.

Department(s):
A349700-VCRGE/UW PRESS/UW PRESS

Work Type:
Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:
Minimum $57,644 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:
Please click on the Apply Now button to submit a cover letter and current resume highlighting relevant experience. You will be asked to provide 3 professional references.

Contact:
Trisha Bauer
trisha.bauer@wisc.edu
608-262-1250
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:
ADMIN PRG MANAGER III(P14NL)

Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:
98422-AS


The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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Applications Open: Apr 19 2019 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: May 3 2019 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time


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