Associate Content Strategist

Associate Content Strategist

Do you have publishing and communications experience?

Would you like to support content development, production, marketing, and sales, before, during, and after publication?

About our Team

Elsevier Health applies innovation, facilitates insights, and helps drive more informed decision-making for our customers across global health. We support health providers by providing accessible, trusted evidence-based information; prepare more medical and nursing students with effective tools and resources; provide insights that help clinicians improve patient outcomes; and supports a more personalized and localized healthcare experience. All for the benefit of every patient.

About the Role

As Content Strategist, you'll research healthcare markets, cultivating relationships with experts. Working with key leaders to build and refine healthcare content portfolios for Elsevier. Ensuring comprehensive coverage from education to practice for future healthcare professionals. You'll prepare a detailed annual strategic plan, researching new and emerging content needs. Developing big-picture product overviews with detailed specific coverage and features. Executing on the logistics necessary to bring new ideas from concept to market. Working closely with Content Development, Digital Media, Digital Content, and Global Production to achieve strategic objectives on time and on budget,

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with Publishing Directors, Vice Presidents,

  and stakeholders to develop, manage, and execute customer-focused content strategies for specified portfolios/markets.

• Leveraging existing content and platforms to generate

  innovative process and product ideas, emphasizing market-focused, cost-effective content delivery and monetizable innovation.

• Gaining in-depth understanding of user issues, trends, needs,

  and preferences through regular market research. Additionally, maintaining knowledge of competitors print and digital offerings, staying abreast of technology changes impacting content usage.

• Developing a network of contacts, identifying potential authors

  and subject matter experts, and create succession plans for business continuity.

• Attending conferences, author/editor meetings, and

  product/technology sessions as needed, with up to 10% travel.

• Conducting periodic user surveys and interviews, holding

  in-person sessions to gauge customer needs and content utility.

• Managing products for optimal investment and profitability,

  building realistic budgets and monitoring performance through publication.

• Monitoring portfolio performance, troubleshooting with

  stakeholders for improved profitability, acquiring new products, and ensuring authors adhere to deadlines and scope. Monitoring production schedules. Including troubleshooting with authors

  and vendors, and support marketing promotional efforts with timely submissions.

Requirements

• Have an Accredited Education in Communications, English, or related field. Coupled with experience in Publishing. (Understands the publishing process.)
• Be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and able to learn new systems and software quickly.
• Able to prioritize multiple projects in various stages of completion, with excellent organizational skills.
• Display ability to Initiate proactive measures to drive project success and foster team collaboration.
• Have superb written and oral communication skills.
• Think strategically, have a big-picture focus with ability to dig into details as needed.
• Be a self-starter who is comfortable working independently and within a team.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
• Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
• Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

Salary Range

To be added when data can be disclosed.

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