Academic Outreach Specialist

About the Role

Vibrant Publishers is seeking an Academic Outreach Manager to drive adoption of our Self-Learning Management Series across colleges and universities. This role focuses on building relationships with faculty, librarians, and academic decision-makers to ensure our books are adopted in curricula and stocked in institutional libraries.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with college faculty, librarians, and academic departments.
• Develop and execute outreach strategies to increase faculty awareness and library acquisition of our books.
• Map course syllabi and identify opportunities where our books can be recommended or adopted.
• Generate leads through direct outreach, webinars, academic conferences, and campus visits.
• Develop customized sales materials (e.g., sample syllabi, comparison charts, use cases).
• Maintain a CRM database of academic contacts and adoption pipelines.
• Collaborate with the marketing team on academic email campaigns and content.
• Track and report faculty interest, feedback, and adoption data.
• Support the team with presence at events like ALA, FICCI Education Summit, or regional faculty development programs.

Requirements

• 4–8 years of experience in academic publishing, education sales, or academic outreach.
• Deep understanding of how faculty and academic libraries select and adopt books.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to identify and articulate how books align with academic programs.
• Experience with CRM tools (like Zoho or Salesforce) and academic databases.
• Passion for higher education and self-learning products.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with Pearson, Cengage, Wiley, McGraw-Hill, or Indian academic publishers like SAGE India, PHI, or Tata McGraw Hill.
• Existing network of faculty or librarians.
• Familiarity with library procurement systems (e.g., GOBI, ProQuest, EBSCO).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹332,079.75 - ₹776,879.93 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Morning shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Current CTC
• Expected CTC
• How soon can you join

Experience:

• Education Sales: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: 10/07/2025