Digital Publishing Operations Journal Portfolio Management Podcasting

ANDREW HARMON

Washington, DC • 202-***-**** • ***********@*****.*** • linkedin.com/in/aharmon1973

Digital Publishing Operations • Journal Portfolio Management • Analytics & Platform Strategy

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Publishing professional with 25+ years in scholarly journal operations, digital platform management, and analytics for scientific medical societies. Deep expertise in platform migrations, society-publisher partnerships, and analytics frameworks that inform editorial, pricing, and subscription strategy. Supported a $5.5M guaranteed publishing contract and contributed to more than $1M in net revenue annually (2024–2025). Track record of measurable outcomes: 102% first-year increase in institutional subscriptions post-migration, expansion into 11 new geographic markets, and data-informed growth of two new journal titles. Known for translating editorial, technical, and business needs across vendor, editorial, and executive stakeholders.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Publishing Operations • Digital Platform Strategy • Society-Publisher Partnerships • Platform Migrations •

Analytics & KPIs • Portfolio Performance • Vendor Management • XML/HTML Workflows • Metadata •

CMS Interaction • Editorial Quality Assurance • Workflow Design • Podcast Production • Cross-Functional Collaboration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Endocrine Society Washington, DC

Director, Publishing Analytics Developmental Editor Podcast Producer 2014 – 2026

Portfolio Analytics & Strategic Decision Support

•Built centralized analytics infrastructure integrating Web of Science, Scopus, JCR, PubMed Central, Google Analytics, and Altmetric Explorer; delivered regular KPI reports to inform pricing, subscription strategy, editorial planning, and competitive positioning.

•Prepared and delivered recurring analytics briefings to the Publications Core Committee and editorial leadership on journal metrics, citation performance, and emerging publishing technologies, synthesizing data from multiple platforms into strategic recommendations.

•Provided insights on author behavior, content performance, and global market trends across three journals: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Endocrine Reviews.

•Analytics work contributed to the launch of two new journal titles: Journal of the Endocrine Society (2017) and JCEM Case Reports (2023). Journal of the Endocrine Society has averaged 3.62% year-over-year growth in submissions and published more than 1,700 articles since launch; JCEM Case Reports has averaged 29.96% year-over-year growth and published more than 730 articles in its first three years.

Platform Migration & Vendor-Managed Operations

•Served as technical and operational lead for migration of all journals to Oxford University Press on the Silverchair platform, including XML pipelines, metadata remediation, archive transfer, content validation, and site-wide QA.

•Supported a guaranteed minimum publishing contract of $5.5M and contributed to additional net revenue in excess of $1M in both 2024 and 2025.

•Contributed to a 102% first-year increase in institutional subscriptions post-migration, reaching approximately 9,000 institutional subscribers and expanding access to 11 new national markets.

•Acted as primary liaison with OUP and production vendors, ensuring SLA compliance and operational stability across the journal portfolio.

Editorial Operations & Digital Product Quality

•Translated editorial and product requirements into functional specifications for vendors and platform teams; supported development and lifecycle management of new digital features and content enhancements.

•Managed and updated the society’s content inventory for recordkeeping and licensing compliance.

•Edited public-facing Web pages; troubleshot content errors in coordination with Web host and production vendors.

Multimedia & Audience Engagement

•Produced, engineered, and audio-edited two podcast series — Endocrine News Podcast (6,000+ followers, 190,000 plays) and Endocrine Feedback Loop (2,600+ followers, 50,000 plays) — managing RSS distribution, metadata, and streaming analytics to grow a combined audience of 8,600+ listeners across Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Earlier titles: Associate Director, Publishing Technology; Director, Publishing Technology

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Rockville, MD

Science & Publishing Technology Manager Podcast Producer 2012 – 2014

•Managed digital publishing operations for The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, and Journal of Lipid Research within a commercially hosted platform environment.

•Served as client-side project manager for all journal website enhancements and platform changes with HighWire Press, Cenveo, and Sheridan Group.

•Launched and maintained 17 topical microsites for JBC, improving content navigation, segmentation, and user engagement.

•Led full online redesign of ASBMB Today to align with a print redesign for the January 2014 launch, editing CSS and managing art elements.

•Delivered usage, citation, and altmetrics-informed analytics reports to editorial and executive leadership.

•Produced, engineered, edited, and distributed podcast episodes; oversaw ePub launches for two journals.

American Society of Hematology (ASH) Washington, DC

Technical Content Editor Progressive Editorial Roles 1998 – 2012

•Managed supplemental data workflows, XML/SGML editing, and figure integrity QC for the journal Blood, working with editors, authors, and the Web host to format and upload supplemental content using HTML/XHTML.

•Led site-wide platform upgrade from HTML to XHTML standard, including content inventorying, metadata remediation, and pre- and post-migration QC in close coordination with the Web host team.

•Oversaw the ASH Image Bank (2007–2010): managed metadata standards, coordinated automated publishing workflows, and edited SGML/XML release files for online publication.

•Participated in evaluation, RFP development, and implementation of Blood Manuscript Central (now ScholarOne), one of the earliest online peer review systems; led staff training and testing.

•Served as Interim Managing Editor (July–December 2000): supervised five editorial assistants, managed issue planning, and processed accepted articles through production.

Titles held: Technical Content Editor, Online Systems Manager (2002–2007), Online Review Coordinator (2001–2002), Interim Managing Editor (2000), Senior Editorial Assistant (1998–2000)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Phi Beta Kappa Society — Freelance Copy Editor (2004–2007) • Hedrick Smith Productions, Bethesda MD — Production Assistant & Assistant Video Editor (1996–1998) • The Review Appeal, Franklin TN — Staff Writer & Reporter (1994–1995)

EDUCATION

Columbia University — M.S., Journalism

New York University — B.A., Journalism; Minor in Near Eastern Civilization

Graduated magna cum laude with NYU Founders Day honors • Reporter, News Editor, and Layout Assistant,

The Washington Square News

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Publishing Platforms: Silverchair (OUP/SiteMaster), HighWire (Admin Center/JAMS), Atypon (Literatum, RT, PageBuilder)

Web CMS: Sitecore

Peer Review Systems: ScholarOne Manuscript Central, Editorial Manager (Aries Systems), Blood Bench>Press

Analytics Tools: Clarivate Web of Science, InCites, JCR; Elsevier Scopus, Journal Metrics; Google Analytics; Altmetric Explorer; ImpactStory; SCImago/SJR; HighWire Impact Vizor

Markup & Standards: XML, HTML, XHTML, SGML, CSS, Unicode, DTDs

Editorial & Style: Associated Press Style, Chicago Style, copyediting

Creative & Production: Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Audition; Audacity; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio)

HONORS & AFFILIATIONS

•Academy of Television Arts & Sciences College Television Award (1997) — producer, co-writer, principal videographer, and editor of Shadow Over Queens, a graduate documentary on post-Yugoslav war diaspora communities in Queens, NY.

•Phi Beta Kappa • Kappa Tau Alpha (journalism honor society)

•Society for Scholarly Publishing • Council of Science Editors • ISMTE

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