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Title: Director, Publishing

Division & Department: Corporate Book Development

Status: Full-Time Exempt

Reports to: EVP, Market & Customer Intelligence; Publishing

Location: Remote - Anywhere in the contiguous US

Job Summary

With over 50 million books sold, Publishing plays a vital part in FranklinCovey’s business and mission-driven impact on the world. The Director of Publishing is a key member of the publishing team who leads the book development process and ensures that our books are delivered at the highest level of quality.

Your primary responsibilities will be to manage and coordinate multiple concurrent book development projects across divisions and with a variety of different stakeholders, work with agents to develop publisher proposals and contracts, negotiate and manage certain non-English publishing rights, collaborate with product and marketing teams to ensure content consistency and successful book launches, and manage book development budgets along with the overall performance of the Publishing cost center. Your organizational skills, collaborative leadership, and publishing industry expertise will be essential in achieving our company’s media publishing goals and maximizing our brand’s visibility and impact worldwide.

Essential Job Functions

Production Management
- Oversee and coordinate the entire manuscript development process, for several manuscripts at a time, working in partnership with FranklinCovey executives and leaders, authors, internal and external development partners, and external publishers as appropriate.
- Hire and manage external vendors/freelancers as needed to complement internal production resources (writers, designers, etc.)
- Mange timelines, budgets, and schedules.
Proposal and Contract Development; Non-English Rights Management
- Work in partnership with our literary agencies and other stakeholders to develop book proposals and contracts with publishers.
- Act as an internal literary agent and facilitate direct contracts with local publishers for certain non-English global markets.
Collaboration with Product and Marketing Teams
- Work with FranklinCovey product teams during the development process to ensure appropriate connections are made between the book and the product.
- Work with and coordinates with the Marketing Team prior to and throughout the book launch process to ensure maximum distribution and impact, as well as to support the continued sales of backlisted books.
- Provide input to Executive leadership on overall book strategy and content.
Cost Center Manager
- Manage the overall books development budget for FranklinCovey.
- Manage royalty collection and royalty distribution to authors.
- Prepare regular performance reports on book sales, royalties, etc.

Basic Qualifications

BS/BA in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, Marketing, or a related field.
7+ years of experience in media publishing, content creation, or related fields.
5+ years in team/project leadership or management roles.

Preferred Skills & Experience

Master’s degree
Strong project management skills, including budgeting and preparing financial reports.
Very capable in building high-trust, collaborative relationships to move book development projects forward.
In-depth knowledge of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in media publishing and content marketing.
An understanding of media platforms, content distribution strategies, and audience behavior across different regions and cultures.

For location-specific compensation:

California - Anticipated compensation for this position is $120-130k. Actual offer may be outside of this range and will be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as geographic location, internal equity and alignment with market data.

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Benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, employee stock purchasing plan, 401(k), PTO, holiday pay, and more. Please visit https://franklincoveybenefits.com/ for details.

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