IGI Global, an international academic publishing house based in Hershey, PA, is seeking a motivated and energetic individual with a desire to grow professionally and work with libraries around the world to support their collection development goals. This full-time (40 hours per week) position is housed within the Editorial Department at the company’s Hershey office. It serves as a foundation for developing business, editorial, computer, technical, and project management skills while working in a friendly team environment. This position offers tremendous potential for growth and upward mobility within the company. The Library Content Solutions Specialist will lead a team in supporting our library customers by fostering relationships and recommending content (reference titles) that fits their acquisitions needs. This includes continual communication with librarians from academic and special libraries, along with online research, project tracking, file organization, data management, and other related tasks. The Library Content Solutions Specialist will also have an assigned set of subjects to focus their work on, affording a wonderful opportunity to establish a strong rapport with academic librarians globally.
Qualified candidates should have excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and research skills, and should be able to multi-task, meet established deadlines, and work well independently, and in a collaborative setting. Experience with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel is preferred. Copy editing and professional writing, experience in a library work environment, and online research experience is a plus, but not required. Preference will be given to candidates with previous experience working in library settings. A master’s degree is preferred.
This position offers competitive compensation and benefits.
Job Type: Full-time in-office work in the Hershey, Pennsylvania (USA) office
Location: Hershey, PA (USA)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Work Location: In person