"Digital Publisher"

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Hoover Institution at Stanford University is seeking qualified candidates for the full-time position of Digital Publisher. To ensure your application information is captured in our official files for immediate access to your resume, you must apply to stanfordcareers.stanford.edu and in the key word search box, indicate Requisition #108105.

A cover letter and resume are required for full consideration.

ABOUT STANFORD UNIVERSITY’S HOOVER INSTITUTION

The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a public policy research center devoted to the advanced study of economics, politics, history, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs. Founded in 1919 by Herbert Hoover before he became the thirty-first president of the United States...

ABOUT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION LIBRARY & ARCHIVES AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Since its founding in 1919, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives has served as a platform for a vibrant community of scholars... Visit www.hoover.org/library-archives to learn more.

JOB PURPOSE

The Hoover Institution Library & Archives (L&A) seeks a Digital Publisher to lead a shift from whole-collection digitization to targeted, high-value digital publishing. In year one, the Digital Publisher will lead the program to publish at least 200,000 images and scale output annually... Reporting to the Director...

CORE DUTIES

• Perform the full range of project management cycle...
• Direct development of an action plan...
• Facilitate discussions and negotiations...
• Develop and help execute comprehensive change management strategy...

PREFERRED CORE DUTIES

• Serve as project manager, accountable for achieving publication of at least 200,000 images in year one...
• Has final decision-making authority on digitization policies...
• Plan and manage outsourced digitization...
• Manage the intake and prioritization of digitization requests...
• Partner with Library Systems & Technology...
• Understand and integrate born-digital material...
• Coordinate with external reformatting partners...
• Track and share key measures...
• After year one, lead a plain-language review...
• Communicate regularly and transparently across units...
• Identify bottlenecks...

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in a related field and five years relevant experience or a combination of education and experience. Experience in management of projects with extensive size/complexity...

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Highly effective written and oral communication skills...
• Ability to productively assemble, engage, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated project management ability...
• Ability to balance customer expectations with project reality.
• Demonstrated resilience, diplomacy...
• Keen grasp of interpersonal and impact awareness.
• Depth of knowledge in technical discipline/domain...

Preferred/Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership and management experience...
• Experience working with Smartsheet application.
• Demonstrated ability to operationalize daily performance metrics...

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequently sit, perform desk-based computer tasks...
• Occasionally stand/walk...
• Rarely use a telephone...

WORKING CONDITIONS

Travel locally and cross-university.

The expected pay range for this position is $157,651-$180,377 per annum.