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OverDrive is hiring a Digital Content Librarian to support North America Schools by selecting and curating digital content that enhances partners' collections and drives sales and usage. The role involves collaborating with Account Managers and other teams to tailor digital collections, assist partners with content selection and purchases, and analyze usage data to recommend valuable content acquisitions.

Highlights

Collaborate with Account Managers, Sales Specialists, and Product Support to meet school partners' collection development needs.
Create and manage suggested content lists on OverDrive Marketplace to boost ordering and curation.
Directly assist partners with content selection, budget use, and creating custom carts.
Support digital collection needs for assigned territories and contribute to onboarding new partners.
Analyze usage trends, demographics, and publisher promotions to suggest impactful purchases.
Maintain partner data in Salesforce and other OverDrive databases.
Bachelor's degree required; Master's in library science or related field preferred.
1-3 years experience in marketing, merchandising, sales, publishing, library, or related fields.
Strong knowledge of books or library/publishing industry and proficient in Microsoft Office.
Excellent problem solving, consulting, and team collaboration skills.

Digital Content Librarian - North America Schools Full Description

Digital Content Librarian - North America Schools

North America Schools Cleveland, Ohio

Description

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 Digital Content Librarian is responsible for selecting and curating content to help partners build and showcase their digital collection, to increase sales and usage. Collaborating with Account Executives and/or Account Managers, or with others on the Collection Development Team, DCLs support our partners and their collection development efforts.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Account Managers, Account Executives, Product Support Specialists, and Sales Specialists to support the collection development needs of school partners.
On an ongoing basis and aligned with applicable content sales targets and promotions, create suggested lists in OverDrive Marketplace to maximize ordering and curation potential by partners.
Collaborate with Content Metadata Services to address content requests and remedy content issues.
Support the digital collection needs of accounts in an assigned territory or territories, in collaboration with the applicable Account Manager(s).
Curate collections to feature on digital library websites.
Interface directly with partners to assist with content selection and purchasing, discussing use of budget, offering recommendations for spending, and creating custom carts.
Collaborate with Account Executive and/or Account Manager to create opening collection recommendations for new partners during the onboarding process.
Analyze usage patterns, local demographics, publisher specials, and other factors for the purpose of suggesting high value content purchases.
Contribute to OverDrive blogs.
Attend internal meetings about updates to products and services.
Keep up to date with publishing industry news and trends by attending publisher presentations and reading professional publications.
Maintain relevant partner data in Salesforce and other OverDrive databases.
Special Collection Development Team projects as assigned.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in related field, or equivalent experience required. Master’s degree in library science or related field preferred.
1 - 3 years of related experience (marketing, merchandising, communications, sales, retail, teacher, librarian, etc.) in retail (book industry), publishing or library industry, or teaching or library work (K - 12).
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated initiative and creativity.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong knowledge of books and/or the library or publishing industry.
Detail oriented with strong technical aptitude.
Demonstrated ability to complete assigned tasks and objectives, meet timelines, and provide updates.
Strong problem solving, consulting, and prioritization skills.
Excellent Microsoft Office 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 don’t even want you to be like us—we want you to be like you! So, if you're interested in joining the OverDrive team, apply below and tell us what inspires you about OverDrive and why you think you are perfect for our team.

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

Original Job Description

Digital Content Librarian - North America Schools

North America Schools Cleveland, Ohio

Description

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

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Account Managers, Account Executives, Product Support Specialists, and Sales Specialists to support the collection development needs of school partners.
On an ongoing basis and aligned with applicable content sales targets and promotions, create suggested lists in OverDrive Marketplace to maximize ordering and curation potential by partners.
Collaborate with Content Metadata Services to address content requests and remedy content issues.
Support the digital collection needs of accounts in an assigned territory or territories, in collaboration with the applicable Account Manager(s).
Curate collections to feature on digital library websites.
Interface directly with partners to assist with content selection and purchasing, discussing use of budget, offering recommendations for spending, and creating custom carts.
Collaborate with Account Executive and/or Account Manager to create opening collection recommendations for new partners during the onboarding process.
Analyze usage patterns, local demographics, publisher specials, and other factors for the purpose of suggesting high value content purchases.
Contribute to OverDrive blogs.
Attend internal meetings about updates to products and services.
Keep up to date with publishing industry news and trends by attending publisher presentations and reading professional publications.
Maintain relevant partner data in Salesforce and other OverDrive databases.
Special Collection Development Team projects as assigned.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in related field, or equivalent experience required. Master’s degree in library science or related field preferred.
1 - 3 years of related experience (marketing, merchandising, communications, sales, retail, teacher, librarian, etc.) in retail (book industry), publishing or library industry, or teaching or library work (K - 12).
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated initiative and creativity.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong knowledge of books and/or the library or publishing industry.
Detail oriented with strong technical aptitude.
Demonstrated ability to complete assigned tasks and objectives, meet timelines, and provide updates.
Strong problem solving, consulting, and prioritization skills.
Excellent Microsoft Office skills.

What’s Next:

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

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