Description :
The McGraw-Hill Companies is driving the education, financial services and business information markets through leading brands such as McGraw-Hill Education, Standard & Poor's,BusinessWeek , J.D. Power and Associates, Platts, McGraw-Hill Construction, Aviation Week, and Broadcasting.
McGraw-Hill Education addresses every aspect of the education market from PreK-12 through professional learning. Although we recognize the important role of traditional learning materials, today our business is rapidly moving toward digital solutions by adapting McGraw-Hill's quality content to the latest technologies. Our technical innovations are changing the way people learn, with e-books, online tutoring, customized course Web sites, and interactive simulation subscription services.
The Higher Education, Professional, and International Group, a division of McGraw-Hill Education, is a leading technological innovator, as well as provider of traditional learning materials, to the higher education market. Our professional publishing operations provide essential information and expert guidance in business, education, consumer, medical, scientific, and technical fields.
TheCareer Education division within McGraw-Hill Higher Education is looking for aPublisher for theirAllied Health program in their Burr Ridge, Illinois location.
Analyze and evaluate assigned markets, identify optional growth opportunities.
Supervise the acquisition of new products, verify the competitive quality of new projects and revisions. Acquire new products, manage competitive quality of specific titles, new and revised.
Coordinate and supervise market research studies which verify the accuracy and appropriateness of prescribed publishing programs.
Prepare and manage publishing programs by market area which identify opportunities, company position and market trends.
Supervise the negotiation of new publishing agreements ensuring that group quotas, gross margins, contribution margins, net operating income, etc., standards are met.
Ensure that new contract and revision proposals accurately describe primary market, primary competition, competitive advantages of proposed product, expected market share, manufacturing specifications and manuscript due dates.
Hire, train and manage editorial staff
Prepare and administer budget
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree. Graduate training in business beneficial.
Five-ten years successful record in educational publishing, editorial acquisition, product development, and sales.
Familiarity and working knowledge of entire publishing process (financial analysis, acquisition, manufacturing and marketing).
Previous management experience necessary.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills essential.
Strong strategic/visionary character
Approximately 25% travel
McGraw-Hill Education: Where the World Learns to Succeed
The McGraw-Hill Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer
