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ITHAKA is seeking a dynamic and resourceful Publisher Relations intern to work closely with our Content Strategy and Relationships Team, which manages the publisher partners that disseminate their publications on JSTOR. This role provides an opportunity to gain practical experience in managing relationships with publishers of electronic academic journals, learn about the scholarly publishing of licensed and open access journals, and work with individuals focusing on the nuances of content curation. You will have the opportunity to learn project management and to help identify important journals to support academic scholarship on JSTOR. You will assist the Content Strategy team in identifying journals that can be published as open access on JSTOR, increasing the discoverability and usage of these journals to individuals around the world.
Job Responsibility:
Investigating New Content Resources
Conduct market research to help identify emerging trends in the academic market and support the inclusion of new, sought-after content on JSTOR
Explore potential partnerships with new-to-JSTOR academic publishers, including developing tailored outreach strategies to attract new OA content providers
Expand the pipeline of new-to-JSTOR open access content across content types
Collaborate with internal teams to streamline workflows and processes for onboarding new OA content, and support these onboarding processes on an ongoing basis
Provide regular updates and reports to the CSR team on OA pipeline growth, content acquisition metrics, and project status for any ongoing initiatives
Supporting New Content Acquisition for LLM Revenue Opportunities
Support the CSR team’s efforts to partner with internal and external stakeholders to identify in-demand content for Large Language Models (LLMs) and other AI initiatives
Assist the CSR team in building a pipeline of content providers interested in licensing their content for use by AI tools and securing permissions to license this content
Supporting the Conversion of Licensed Journals to Open Access
Conduct additional research and analysis as needed to confirm the CSR team’s initial determination of a journal’s Open Access status
Assist in identifying licensed titles that could be added to the JSTOR platform as substitutes for titles that have converted to full-run OA on JSTOR
Support the onboarding process for existing licensed titles that convert to OA on JSTOR
Requirements:
Current graduate student or upper-level undergraduate student enrolled in a field related to publishing, library sciences, or information management
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable working with data and conducting research
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and Google Suite
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Passion for learning and contributing to the dissemination of academic knowledge