Information about the organization
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally chartered, nonpartisan institution that was created by the US Congress to serve as America's national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and an educational institution dedicated to the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The Museum seeks to educate Americans from all 50 states and all walks of life as well as international audiences. The Museum has three areas of expertise: Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust scholarship and education, and genocide prevention.
In carrying out its important memorial and educational mission, the Museum is guided by its institutional values for our workplace: Honor the memory of the victims; carry out our work with dignity, humility, integrity and respect for others; and strive for excellence through teamwork, rigor, and a culture of continuous learning. Consistent respect for others is the foundation for trust, collegiality and inclusion.
Information about the role
This position is located in the Academic Publications (AP) branch of the Division of Academic Research and Dissemination at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. A living memorial to the Holocaust, the Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. The Mandel Center supports this vision by providing the resources, infrastructure, rigor, and community necessary to advance scholarship in order to foster a vital field of Holocaust studies that raises new questions and highlights new research directions across disciplines.
The AP branch contributes to the vitality of Holocaust studies by increasing global access to authoritative scholarship and resources that will improve and secure research, teaching, and education about the Holocaust. AP makes accessible an authoritative library of seminal works, including the Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos (ECG), translates fundamental scholarship from and into Eastern European languages, publishes the journal Holocaust and Genocide Studies (HGS), and supports Holocaust experts by ensuring that high-quality Holocaust scholarship is accessible.
The incumbent serves as an associate managing editor in the AP branch. The individual will work closely with others both internal and external to the Museum to ensure historical rigor and timely publication. In addition, the incumbent will contribute to strategic planning, implementation, and tracking. The incumbent may also be involved in other AP projects as well as other Mandel Center activities.
This position is located in Washington, DC and is hybrid telework eligible, within the local commuting area of the Museum worksite.
This is a full-time donated position (non-Federal) paid with the Museum's private funds. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Major Duties, and Responsibilities

• Edits entries or articles for clarity and content according to established style guides.
• Prepares content for submission to the publisher based on agreed requirements and deadlines.
• Submits content to the publisher in agreed format and in accordance with the production schedule.
• Serves as the main point of contact with the publisher.
• Oversees the proofing process, including confirming the timely delivery of proofs to authors and editors, and reviewing proofs.
• Works closely with other AP staff and applicable editors to transition from print to digital publication.
• Recommends and tracks key performance indicators for strategic planning and reporting.
• Follows publishing industry best practices.
• Contributes to regular AP reports by working with AP staff to set publication specific goals, and using publication metrics to track progress.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications for the role

• 5 years of experience managing complex academic publication editing projects with large teams.
• Knowledge of publishing/production methods, editing practices, contract policies, and publishing production.
• Strong understanding of Chicago Manual of Style.
• Strong analytical and diplomacy skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications.
• Ability to effectively liaise with subject-area specialists and scholars within and outside the agency.
• Extensive knowledge of twentieth-century European history, especially the period of National Socialist rule in Germany, the Holocaust, Jewish history and culture, and Central and East European history.
• Knowledge of historical research and presentation methodologies, including familiarity with archival, library, testimonial, and other documentary materials.
• Initiative and Critical Thinking: Demonstrates ongoing interest in learning and contributes to organizational goals by taking greater responsibility than expected. Gathers, evaluates, and synthesizes information from observation and experience, to identify issues, recognize opportunities, and produce innovative solutions.
• Delivery Excellence and Flexibility: Displays high productivity and delivers quality work, while maintaining a professional attitude, in order to meet stakeholder needs and advance Museum goals. Maintains flexibility amid new information, and adapts to changing priorities to carry out duties.
• Teamwork: Works cooperatively with others, inside and outside the team/Branch/Division/Office, to accomplish shared objectives. Actively listens to others and presents own ideas clearly, concisely, and accurately in written and oral form.

Preferred Qualifications for the role

• General knowledge of the background, context, course, and consequences of other genocides and near-genocidal episodes.
• Ability to read German or other Central- and East-European languages.
• General knowledge of the background, context, course, and consequences of other genocides and near-genocidal episodes.
• MA or PhD in Holocaust Studies or a related field.
• Experience with publishing tracking software, such as ScholarOne Manuscripts.

The application deadline for this position is July, 5 2024.
Interested applicants must send their resume and cover letter; applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
The Museum is committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture of diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion (DEAI). Please click here to view the Museum Statement on Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (PDF).
Benefits Highlights:
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum values employee wellness, work-life balance and the diversity of what this means for individual employees in life and work. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package for benefits-eligible employees that includes generous paid leave benefits, health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account with an employer contribution, 403(b) retirement plan with a generous employer match and contribution, group term and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability, commuter subsidy, access to two employee assistance programs, as well as voluntary critical illness and accident insurance coverage, long-term care and pet insurance options. Our policies also support telework and other flexible schedule options based on the job, work and team collaboration requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)