Director, Product Publishing
The Council for Professional Recognition
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $135,000 - $140,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Lead the end-to-end publishing pipeline, managing content development, product updates, production, distribution, and product retirement across print, digital, and audio formats.
- Oversee the Council’s online bookstore to ensure an efficient, user-friendly, and mission-aligned customer experience, including catalog curation, merchandise expansion, pricing, promotions, and inventory management.
- Conduct financial and performance analysis of publications and bookstore sales to identify opportunities for optimization, margin improvement, and product innovation.
- Partner with ECE experts to ensure content accuracy, relevance, and alignment with best practices; collaborate with marketing, IT, finance, and operations to support product launches and continuous improvement.
- Manage vendor relationships with authors, editors, designers, printers, and distributors; negotiate contracts and oversee production workflows to ensure quality and efficiency.
- Supervise publishing and bookstore staff, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation; establish KPIs to monitor performance, growth, and customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in publishing, product management, or bookstore operations, ideally within education, credentialing, or the nonprofit sector.
- Proven success managing publishing pipelines, launching new print and digital products, and driving product performance through data and financial analysis.
- Experience overseeing e-commerce operations, inventory management, and merchandise strategy.
- Strong vendor management skills with a track record of leading relationships with authors, editors, designers, printers, and distribution partners.
- Exceptional organizational and project management abilities with an ability to balance multiple complex projects and deadlines.
- A commitment to equity, accessibility, and quality in educational resources.
- Bachelor’s degree required in publishing, communication, marketing, business, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
- Proficiency with publishing tools, digital content platforms, and e-commerce systems.
Benefits
- Remote-first environment with flexibility and trust
- 35-hour work week
- Highly competitive health benefits with 90 percent employer-paid premiums and full deductible coverage
- Dental, vision, and life insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan with a 10 percent employer contribution after one year
- 16 weeks of parental leave after one year
- FSA options for healthcare and dependent care
- Generous PTO including 13 holidays, 15 vacation days, and 12 sick days
- Professional development opportunities to support growth
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
publishing pipeline managementfinancial analysisperformance analysisinventory managemente-commerce operationsdata analysisproduct managementcatalog curationmerchandise strategyproject management
Soft skills
organizational skillsvendor managementcollaborationaccountabilityinnovationcustomer satisfaction focuscommunicationleadershipnegotiationadaptability