Manager – Digital Publishing, Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Posted April 20, 2022

Description:

UPDATE 4/20: we are hiring a Digital Publishing Manager at MTSU’s Walker Library. See the posting below, applications due by 4/25/22. More information about the unit is also available at https://dsi.mtsu.edu/.

More about Middle Tennessee State University: As a Carnegie doctoral high research institution (R2), with an ethnically diverse student body of nearly 22,000, MTSU is the No. 1 producer of graduates for the Greater Nashville economy, has been named among Princeton Review’s list of the Best 385 Colleges in the U.S. three years in a row, and is also the top destination for first generation, adult learning, and transfer students in Tennessee. To learn more about MTSU and Walker Library, see the Information Sheet at https://library.mtsu.edu/about/jobs.

Job Description:

The Digital Publishing Manager (DPM) manages established and forthcoming production services for open access publishing and digital archiving in the library, including e-journal and e-book hosting platforms such as OJS, PressBooks, print-on-demand services, and others through effective project management, production workflow, and user support. The DPM is responsible for managing the daily publishing operations and seeing projects to completion including tasks such as document modelling, text-structure cleanup processes and metadata creation. Monitors and integrates emerging trends and best practices in the digital publishing environment; and assists in developing and administering innovative and sustainable publishing services that support the sharing and preservation of digital scholarship. Collaborates across the library and with MTSU campus partners, journal editors, and potential authors to create, disseminate, and preserve digital scholarly materials. Serves as a subject matter expert in digital publishing and provides continuous evaluation of processes to increase efficiency and operational practices. Provides consultation and publishing software technical support for editors and creators of digital content. Provides support and training for journal editors, repository coordinators, and authors on their respective publishing platforms.

How to apply:

To read the full job description and apply, visit: https://careers.mtsu.edu/en-us/job/496842/manager-digital-publishing