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    Books editor - London, United Kingdom - Inspired Selection

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    Are you looking to progress your publishing career in commissioning and dreaming of a Commissioning Editor role in Film & Media? One of our academic publishing clients is hiring for a gorgeous maternity cover role which will focus on building and nurturing a commissioning pipeline of books and digital content in the Film and Media portfolio.

    This is a part-time role working 3 or 4 days a week.
    Providing strategic direction for your assigned list, working with other project teams to commission new relevant and engaging content in the Film Studies space in line with commissioning targets
    Coordinating ongoing editorial content
    Building a network of authors in film & media to develop good knowledge of the sector and identify new potential product lines
    Identifying and pursuing new publishing partnerships for digital resources, liaising with institutions, museums and other cultural partners
    Assessing proposals for new projects across the full product mix of collections, textbooks, monographs and supplementary content

    This role will be based in the London office with 1 set day a week in office and the remaining time working from home.

    It will suit candidates with a great commercial focus and the ability to pursue new opportunities and expand an already well-established Academic list.

    This publisher truly values the level of author care they provide, as well as the very high quality of their content and the relationships with their partners, therefore they would love to see candidates with strong stakeholder management skills and who can place high value on the quality of their work.


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