The Publications Director is responsible for providing management, oversight, and strategic planning for electronic and hard copy publications and distribution of accounting standards.
The Director, working closely with the Director of Technology IT, will ensure all website functionality required to manage and disseminate such content. The Director establishes and maintains a standard of excellence both in the publication and distribution of all electronic publications.
Responsibilities:
• Liaise with management in order to understand and provide solutions for all the data distribution needs of the organizations, both hard copy or electronic.
• Lead and manage a team of 10 responsible for research systems, website development, publications production, website administration, document processing, and various application specific solutions such as discussion forums and surveys as may be required.
• Provide strategic vision and ensure operational excellence for the management of publications and related business activities for online production of reports, including production, distribution, and licensing. Major objectives are cohesive interaction within internal departments, and efficient selection and use of outside resources and other solutions.
• Work very closely with the Director of Technology, to manage all website functionality and content
• Direct editing and production processes to ensure timeliness and accuracy of material.
• Set policies, develop programs, and monitor the performance of publication services in order to further the goals of the organization. • In partnership with the Director of Technology, conceive and direct activities for all website technical infrastructure development including applied technology, design, navigation, content management, and hosting.
• Directs the activities of the Document Processing Department to ensure timely and accurate production of the Boards’ documents. Departmental responsibilities include document processing, hard copy production, and application support for desktop software.
• Directs the design, production, and publication of the annual bound editions.
• Supervises the preparation and production of indexes, appendices, and key-cross reference guides of hard copy publications.
• Directs activity of Research Systems Department to ensure continued development and effective use of data formats and specialized schema in the timely and accurate creation and distribution of updates.
• Keep current with latest technology developments in the electronic publishing and website development sector. Requirements:
• A Bachelor’s degree with advanced technical or managerial credentials—Master’s degree a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive business experience, some of which must be in publicationstechnical publishing experience both electronic and hard copy, financial publishing experience a plus.
• Requires a strong knowledge of publications business practices, including production and distribution of electronic products and services, with a broad technical knowledge of computer based production techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team of technical staff to work with the executive management of an organization, and to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Strong project management, organizational and time management skills.
• Proven ability to work in a highly matrixed organization. • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and evaluative skills.
• FINRA licenses Series 7 & 24 or 16 desirable
Firm offers outstanding compensation and benefits package
Please send Word doc resumes to rita@dawntaylor.com
