OverDrive is hiring: Manager (Content Programming) in Cleveland

This position will require you to be in the Greater Cleveland, OH Area.
We are presently in a hybrid schedule, 2 days on campus and 3 days WFH.

The Content Programming Manager works in close collaboration with other members of the Content Team, as well as the Sales, Product, and Marketing teams to support enterprise content goals. An experienced content curator with a passion for end user experiences, your intimate knowledge of books and strategic insights across trends in reading, publishing, audience engagement, and content usage will help drive content decision-making and will deliver on company goals for engagement, revenue, and profitability.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing leadership to deeply understand school and library partner and audience needs and behavior and leverage those insights to inform content merchandising and programming initiatives.
• Collaborate with Content Team to identify and organize weekly and monthly merchandising activities and with Marketing and Sales teams to align efforts across campaign and initiative materials and communications.
• Interface with and coordinate input across Content Leadership regarding merchandising priorities and align supplier expectations with programming initiatives.
• Lead and manage programming activities. Assign and assess team work, define projects and timelines, and provide hands-on guidance and execution as needed.
• Responsible for hiring, onboarding, and training new team members, coaching the team to excellent performance, and managing performance issues as appropriate.
• Motivate team and help them seek opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Develop and maintain cross-team relationships seeking out collaboration and feedback to drive successful outcomes.
• Work cross-functionally with team and peers to solve issues that impact the department; develop and implement processes and solutions that make the team’s workload more efficient and effective.
• Utilize existing datasets to create comprehensive performance reports and actionable insights.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of current performance metrics and suggest enhancements.
• Collaborate with Content Team leadership and cross-functional teams in the development of new analytics and insights.
• Leverage strong team relationships to influence supplier participation in content-related marketing.
• Develop and maintain key industry relationships through participation in industry work-groups and activities.
• As a member of the leadership team, demonstrate thorough decisions, actions, and words in commitment to OverDrive’s mission and our sustainability and community outreach initiatives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in publishing, book selling, marketing
• 2+ years of leadership/management experience
• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office Suite)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Research and analysis skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize competing tasks
• Knowledge of the book, publishing, entertainment, library, music, and digital media industry
• Well organized with a strong attention to detail
• Management / Leadership skills

What’s Next:

As you’ve probably guessed, OverDrive is a place that values individuality and variety. We don’t want you to be like everyone else; we want you to be like you! If you're interested in joining the OverDrive team, apply below and tell us what inspires you and why you think you are perfect for our team.

OverDrive values diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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