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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd was established in 1981 with only 5 employees in a tiny office. Today, the company employs about 200 staff at its headquarters in Singapore and 450 globally. It has offices in New Jersey, London, Munich, Geneva, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chennai. In about 3 decades, it has established itself as one of the leading academic and professional publishers in the world, and the largest international scientific publisher in the Asia-Pacific region.
World Scientific releases approximately 600 new titles per annum and publishes more than 170 journals across multiple fields. With a publication history of over 12,000 titles, a significant proportion of World Scientific's books are prescribed as reading material by prestigious institutions like Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and Princeton University. At present, WSPC's digital content is accessible to more than 45,000 universities, libraries and organizations worldwide, with usage boosted by collaborating with diverse search and discovery partners.

World Scientific broke new ground in 1991 when it signed a memorandum of agreement with the Nobel Foundation to publish the entire series of Nobel Lectures in all subjects - physics and astronomy, chemistry, physiology or medicine, economic sciences and literature. The company had published and distributed the Nobel Lectures series (1901-2005) worldwide, making accessible the scientific, literary and humanitarian achievements of numerous Nobel laureates to a wide audience. Recently World Scientific signed a new memorandum of agreement with Nobel Media (Nobel Foundation) to publish the latest series from 2006 to 2010!

Apart from the Nobel lectures, we have collaborated with many Nobel laureates to produce best-selling books since the 1980s. Many serve as our editorial advisors and book series editors, while others have contributed articles and research papers to our journals.

In 1995, World Scientific co-founded the London-based Imperial College Press with London University's Imperial College. In 2006, the Press became a wholly-owned subsidiary of World Scientific. The Press publishes mainly in the fields in which Imperial College itself is particularly well-known, such as Engineering, Medicine, Information Technology, Environmental Technology, and Management Sciences. Imperial College Press has published about 950 books and 8 journals to date.

From 1st April 2016, World Scientific Publishing Group restructured the brand and consolidated the various imprints under the World Scientific branding. This also applied to the Imperial College imprint. This move enables World Scientific Publishing Group to better serve our authors and customers by streamlining marketing, distribution and production of the Group's titles and products.

World Scientific is also the exclusive distributor for The National Academies Press (based in Washington, D.C.) in Asia-Pacific (except Japan, New Zealand and Australia).

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Acquisitions Editor (Engineering)

World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

5 TOH TUCK LINK WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CENTRE SINGAPORE 596224
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Acquire book content - Acquiring new titles and new editions of key backlist titles on Engineering topic. - Create proposals including costing and pricing suggestions; portfolios management. - Prepare, negotiate, and finalize contracts on acceptable terms. - Developing personal network of academic contacts. - Maintaining positive collaborative relationships with existing/potential authors, reviewers, contributors, key advisers, and potential textbook adopters. - Regular discussions with colleagues in editorial, production, marketing, and sales to track status ensuring timely publications, providing necessary updates. - Monitoring demands of market forces, advising of future trends, risks, and opportunities. Requirements - Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD degree in Engineering. - At least 3 years of prior relevant publishing experience. - Ability to build, nurture and manage potential authors. - Effective verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills at all levels. - Proven ability to work independently as well as a team. - Ability in managing multiple projects simultaneously amid tight deadlines.

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Admin Assistant

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5 TOH TUCK LINK WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CENTRE SINGAPORE 596224
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Responsibilities - Provides day-to-day management of the website content - Manage the publishing process for books and journals - Manage third party aggregator' enquiries - Administer e-book rights management Requirements - Minimum a Diploma in any discipline, ideally with at least 2 years of working experience - Web savvy, able to work independently as well as in a team - Bilingual in English and Chinese - Organised, meticulous and able to prioritise - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills - On-the-job training will be provided - Prior experience in a publishing environment will be an added advantage.

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junior level
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Journal Marketing Executive

World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

5 TOH TUCK LINK WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CENTRE SINGAPORE 596224
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Responsibilities -Be part of an energetic marketing team focusing on plans and strategies to promote academic publications to a worldwide audience. -As a product specialist, team up with editors and a global sales/marketing team to implement effective marketing campaigns including direct marketing, Social Media advertising and other digital mediums. -Be responsible for market research (data analysis) and watching trends to aid in product development. Requirements -Minimum Degree in Marketing or related fields. -Good command of English and business writing. -1 to 2 years of experience in Publishing or Marketing preferred. -Experience in digital marketing including social media preferred. -Have an interest in Physical Sciences Potential candidates who meet our requirements may apply with a cover letter and full resume stating your current and expected salaries. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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Journal Publishing Editor

World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd

5 TOH TUCK LINK WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CENTRE SINGAPORE 596224
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Acquisition of new journal content - Be attuned to all areas involving STEM-related journal scholarly publications, focusing mainly on the objective of improving overall journal content quality. - Be familiar with all aspects of the journal publishing business with an emphasis on open access publications. - Be savvy with content platforms such as Web of Science and Scopus so as to extract relevant useful data for author outreach. - Build up personal network of academic contacts to identify and invite authors, reviewers, and special-issue guest editors to contribute articles according to the journal’s scope and acceptable standard. - Work with editorial team to identify promising topics for special Issues and invite qualify experts to be guest editors to organize paper-invitations/call-for-papers according to the proposed topic and timeline of publication. - Meet portfolio related objectives with regard to content growth, articles market share, citation share, relative impact factor, editorial speeds and author and editor satisfaction. Market Research Develop acquisition plans and identify relevant trends and market demographics to expand the Company’s publication program; maintain solid understanding of the markets, the competitors, and the end users. Work as part of a publishing team to create, implement and tracks projects by maintaining close communication with colleagues in editorial, production, marketing, and sales to ensure timely and profitable publications. Work with colleagues in marketing and sales to conduct market research and devise promotion strategies. Requirements - Diploma in Biology or Life Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or Bio-medical Engineering or related fields. - Experience in publishing industry is preferred. - Effective verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills at all levels. - Articulate go-getter who enjoys working with titles in the fields. - Resourceful team player.

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junior level
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Sales And Marketing Executive / Assistant Manager

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5 TOH TUCK LINK WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CENTRE SINGAPORE 596224
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Responsibilities •Dynamic and creative sales and marketing professional to specialize in education (K-12) and children’s titles •Proven experience with skillsets such as social media marketing, blogging, general outreach to parents and teachers, working with product partners, internal stakeholders (in Singapore and globally), creation and use of internally produced marketing collaterals •Good experience with press engagement, events organization (online and offline) •Able to work well in a fast-paced environment with multiple coordination points •Account manages trade and distribution partners as well as execute growth plans for the list both regionally and globally by seeking new partners and new business opportunities Requirements •Minimum Degree in Marketing or related fields. •Good command of English and business writing. •2 to 3 years of experience in Publishing, or Sales or Marketing preferred. •Experience in digital marketing including social media preferred. •Interest in early childhood/primary level education (after 4th bulletpoint) •Have passion in driving growth in new markets and like hands on work •Outgoing personality who enjoys engaging with internal and external stakeholders

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mid level