Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Monk Industries, through its Storymonk Publishing division, operates in academic publishing and scholarly content. The Business Development Executive Intern will expand the academic network by identifying researchers and institutions, conducting outreach, inviting manuscript submissions, and developing relationships and collaboration opportunities with universities and academic professionals.
Responsibilities
- Research and identify professors, researchers, PhD scholars, academics, and research professionals relevant to our journals
- Build targeted databases of researchers and academic institutions
- Conduct professional outreach through email, LinkedIn, and other relevant academic and professional platforms
- Introduce Storymonk's journals and academic publishing initiatives to prospective authors
- Invite qualified researchers to submit research papers, review articles, and scholarly manuscripts
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with researchers and academic professionals
- Identify universities, colleges, research centers, and academic departments for potential collaboration
- Connect with faculty members, research coordinators, department heads, and relevant institutional representatives
- Explore opportunities for university partnerships, institutional collaborations, and academic initiatives
- Follow up with researchers and institutions throughout the outreach and submission process
- Maintain accurate records of leads, communications, responses, submissions, and partnerships
- Coordinate with Storymonk's editorial and academic publishing teams regarding prospective submissions
- Track outreach activity and contribute to defined business development objectives
- Research emerging academic fields and identify potential author communities for our journals
Skills
- • Strong communicators with excellent written and spoken English
- • Comfortable initiating conversations with professors, researchers, and senior academic professionals
- • Good at online research and identifying relevant academic contacts
- • Confident with email and professional communication
- • Persistent and organized with strong follow-up abilities
- • Self-driven and capable of working independently in a remote environment
- • Interested in academic publishing, research, education, or knowledge industries
- • Or other relevant disciplines
- • Previous experience in business development, lead generation, academic outreach, publishing, research, LinkedIn outreach, or CRM management will be an advantage but is not mandatory
- Working Hours: Flexible, with availability aligned with U.S. working hours where required
- • Business & Management
- • Marketing
- • Communications
- • English
- • Education
- • Research
- • Social Sciences
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Flexible working hours, with availability aligned with U.S. working hours where required
- Practical exposure to academic journal operations
- Practical exposure to scholarly publishing
- Practical exposure to researcher and author outreach
- Practical exposure to academic business development
- Practical exposure to university and institutional partnerships
- Practical exposure to international professional communication
- Practical exposure to lead generation and relationship management
- Practical exposure to editorial and publishing workflows
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