University Press Director

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 for headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions (like resume, cover letter, deadline). Also remove "NOTE: ..." maybe considered application instruction? It's about recruitment firm; maybe keep? It's not boilerplate but maybe considered part of posting; but we can keep if it's substantive? It's about recruitment firm; could be considered metadata but not required. Safer to drop it as it's not core job description. Also drop "Deadline to Apply". Also drop "Our University Community" maybe boilerplate? It's about values; could be considered boilerplate but maybe keep as part of description? It's generic EEO; we should drop EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate. So drop that. We need to preserve substantive info: Job Summary, Primary Responsibilities (with subpoints), Required Education, Required Related Experience, Competencies/Skills/Requirements, History & Organization, Current Operation & Areas of Focus, Memberships & Partnerships, Skills/Knowledge/Abilities, Preferred Education/Experience (maybe duplicate). Also Salary Range is given: $95,826-162,947/year. That's Pay info, so we should include Pay section. Schedule: Shift Weekdays with occasional nights and weekends. That's schedule info, so include Schedule section. Benefits: Relocation assistance is available. That's a benefit. Also maybe other benefits not mentioned. So include Benefits section with relocation assistance. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to use

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  for prose. We need to decide sections: About the role (maybe Job Summary). Responsibilities (Primary Responsibilities). Requirements (Required Education, Required Related Experience). Qualifications maybe similar to Requirements? Could combine. Skills (Competencies/Skills/Requirements, Skills/Knowledge/Abilities). Benefits (Relocation assistance). Pay (Salary Range). Schedule (Shift). Possibly also "History & Organization" could be About the role or separate? Could be part of About the role. But we need to avoid too many thin sections. Prefer few substantive sections. Could combine History & Organization and Current Operation & Areas of Focus into About the role or Overview. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can include them in paragraphs under About the role. Let's structure:

  About the role

  Job summary paragraph.

  History & Organization paragraph.

  Current Operation & Areas of Focus paragraph.

  Memberships & Partnerships paragraph.

  Responsibilities

  • ... each responsibility bullet.
  We need to extract responsibilities from Primary Responsibilities section: Administration and Leadership (with sub-bullets), Financial and Business Management, External Relations..., Personnel..., Professional Development... We can break into list items each maybe a sentence.

  Requirements

  • Required Education: Graduate degree in a discipline related to the Press’s areas of publishing emphasis or to one of its operational departments, such as marketing or business, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Required Related Experience: 8 years.
  But also Required Education line appears twice; we can combine.

  Skills

  • More than 8 years of experience in university press, scholarly, or academic publishing with increasing leadership responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated success in strategic planning and organizational leadership.
  • Experience managing budgets, business operations, and revenue-generating activities.
  • Success securing grants, gifts, sponsorships, or other external funding.
  • Experience building partnerships with external organizations and stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and lead high-performing teams.
  • Ability to manage staff in various functions to produce a cohesive publishing effort.
  • Evidence of innovative thinking in resolving publishing challenges and emerging trends.
  • Understanding of current issues and trends in scholarly publication.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work well with faculty, students, and colleagues.
  We could also include Preferred Education/Experience but it's same as Skills; we can skip duplicate.

  Benefits

  • Relocation assistance is available.

  Pay

  $95,826-162,947 per year

  Schedule

  Weekdays with occasional nights and weekends.

  We must not include sections with filler. All good. Check for any duplicated content: We included Required Education and Required Related Experience under Requirements. Also we have Skills list includes >8 years experience etc. That's okay. We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like "Click here for more information about equivalencies". That's a link; we should drop that as it's navigation/link. Also "Required Education: Graduate degree..." we kept but we need to drop the link. So we should not include the link text. Just the requirement. Also "Required Related Experience 8 yrs" we kept. We also need to drop "Physical Requirements" maybe? It's substantive but not a heading we have; we could include under Requirements or maybe as a separate section? The instruction says use headings only for those listed; we could incorporate physical requirements into Requirements as a list item. But we have not included it. Should we include? It's substantive info about physical requirements. We could add a list item under Requirements: "Physical requirements: sitting and/or standing at a computer for long periods; performing repetitive motion tasks; occasionally lifting up to 25 pounds; effectively communicating with individuals from various backgrounds and varied professional levels; intermittent job-related travel." That seems appropriate. Also "Shift Weekdays with occasional nights and weekends." we have schedule. Also "Relocation assistance is available." we have benefits. Also "The position is based in Lexington, KY and reports to the Dean of Libraries." That's location/reporting; could be included in About the role. Also "Lexington is a bustling and culturally rich city..." that's location description; could be in About the role. Also "Relocation assistance is available." we have. Also "The University of Kentucky has been recognized as one of the nation’s Great Colleges to Work For." maybe not needed but could be included in About the role. We need to preserve all substantive info; we should not omit location, reporting, etc. So incorporate them. Let's craft About the role paragraph(s) containing: - Job Summary: The University Press of Kentucky has a dual mission... The Press is the statewide nonprofit scholarly publisher... The Press now seeks an innovative and mission-driven Director to lead a dedicated team of 15-17 and set the strategic path for the Press going forward. The position is based in Lexington, KY and reports to the Dean of Libraries. Relocation assistance is available. Lexington is a bustling and culturally rich city, which was ranked #15 by U.S. News and World Report among the Best Places to Live in America, while the University of Kentucky has been recognized as one of the nation’s Great Colleges to Work For. - History & Organization: The University Press of Kentucky is the scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was organized in 1969 as successor to the University of Kentucky Press. Since then, the Press has represented a consortium that now includes all of Kentucky’s state universities, nine of its private colleges, and two historical societies. Each constituent institution is represented on a statewide editorial board, which supervises the University Press of Kentucky imprint. The Press serves: [list of institutions]. (We could list them but that's long; we can keep as prose.) - Current Operation & Areas of Focus: From its offices on the UK campus, the Press’s full-time staff of 15-17 publishes approximately 50 titles per year in print and electronic formats. The Press has over 2,100 titles in print with annual sales of approximately $1.75 million. University Press of Kentucky books are available through all major retail and wholesale channels, libraries, and online platforms, both domestic and international. The Press’s editorial program focuses on the humanities and the social sciences. Its publications in film and military studies have earned the Press a national reputation in these fields, with reviews in such media as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and NPR. Notable awards for Press titles include: thirteen Frederick Jackson Turner Awards (history); six Weatherford Awards (Appalachian studies); three Lillian Smith Book Awards (African American studies); and the Lannan Literary Award. - Memberships & Partnerships: In 2007, the Press entered into a partnership with the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) to co-publish outstanding works in military history and to exhibit at the association’s annual conference. The Press also regularly exhibits titles and works to cultivate authors at the annual meetings of the Appalachian Studies Association, the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, the Society for Military History, the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, and others. Current book imprints and series of note include: [list]. The Press also publishes a large list in bourbon, spirits, and foodways. The University Press of Kentucky is a longstanding member of the international professional group the Association of University Presses (AUPresses). Over the years, Press staff have served in a variety of capacities on AUPresses committees and working groups. The Press has also collaborated on books and events with statewide and community partners such as the Kentucky Humanities Council (this collaboration produced the outstanding New Books for New Readers Series, titles designed to enhance adult literacy through Kentucky-based subjects); the Kentucky Arts Council; Kentucky State Parks; the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife; the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission; the Bluegrass Trust; and the Frazier History Museum, among others. We need to keep all that info; we can embed as paragraphs. Now Responsibilities: we need to break down the bullet points. From Primary Responsibilities: Administration and Leadership: - Provide strategic and operational leadership for the University Press of Kentucky, ensuring that publishing programs, policies, operations, and priorities align with the missions of the University of Kentucky and the statewide consortium. - Direct all publishing activities, including acquisitions, editorial, production, marketing, sales, and partnerships, while assessing program quality, financial performance, and emerging opportunities. Financial and Business Management: - Develop and oversee the Press’s budget, financial strategy, and revenue streams to support publishing priorities and long-term sustainability. - Monitor financial and operational performance, evaluate new business and partnership opportunities, oversee major contracts, and ensure compliance with university policies and financial controls. External Relations, Fundraising, and Statewide Engagement: - Represent the Press and cultivate relationships with university, statewide, regional, and national partners, including authors, scholars, cultural organizations, donors, and publishing professionals. - Advance fundraising, donor stewardship, and public support through collaboration with university and external stakeholders. Personnel and Organizational Leadership: - Lead and support Press personnel by supervising and evaluating direct reports, establishing clear expectations, and promoting accountability and collaboration across departments. - Assess staffing needs and support recruitment, employee development, retention, succession planning, and a respectful and inclusive workplace culture. Professional Development and Service: - Maintain knowledge of developments and best practices in scholarly and university publishing through ongoing professional development. - Participate in professional organizations and serve on relevant university, consortium, and industry committees. We'll make each bullet a
• . Now Requirements: include Required Education, Required Related Experience, Physical Requirements. We'll list: - Required Education: Graduate degree in a discipline related to the Press’s areas of publishing emphasis or to one of its operational departments, such as