Research & Development / Market Analysis Manager
Current• Content development through the application of pedagogy and instruction in the development and analysis of new products and revision of existing products.• Product management through research and data collection & product development/design with responsibilities including, but not limited to: Market/industry analyses, acquiring competition/competition analysis, focus and efficacy testing, creating ideas for new programs to build the short & long term publishing plans.• Assist in management of budget through tasks including but not limited to: Developing project research plan detailing the goals, timeline, and projected budget of the project and developing requests for proposals and collecting competitive bids.• Work with Digital Media to develop and revise digital components for both new and existing products with responsibilities including, but not limited to: Identifying the digital needs of a product, developing and deciding on the components, design, and functionalities of digital offerings, providing metadata and tagging that corresponds to prototype manuscript. • Write, develop, and/or coordinate development of the elements necessary for execution and documentation of research including but not limited to: Prototypes, competition samples, surveys/questionnaires, discussion guides, market reports, reports on research efforts, research presentations, reviewer and author meetings, internal planning meetings.• Develop and maintain relationships with authors and reviewers from existing programs and potential authors/reviewers for future programs as well as research partners and vendors for both research projects and prototype development.• Coordinate and facilitate work flow, processes and communication between all departments during the research & development and implementation phases of product development.• Gather & analyze industry and education news reports (trends, regulations, developments, best practices).