Commissioning Editor, Business and Management

Job Duties

Palgrave Macmillan is looking for a motivated Editor to manage the Business and Management list in our New York office. The ideal candidate will be a commercially-aware, target-minded, energetic, driven, and creative self-starter, who is passionate about scholarly publishing. 

Reporting to the Head of Scholarly Business, the Editor will be responsible for acquiring and publishing a program of research monographs, Handbooks, Palgrave Pivots and upper-level texts for the scholarly market, to ensure the strategic growth of the list. Specific responsibilities include:

• Seek out new authors and book ideas: actively research ideas, topics, and people for potential books and book series
• Evaluate proposals and manuscripts to determine commercial viability, audience, and market; offer editorial feedback
• Negotiate the acquisition/contract process with author
• Serve as a project manager for each book project, coordinating delivery date, manuscript formatting, production workflows, and author management
• Attend academic conferences and conduct campus visits to meet new authors as well as to promote and build the Palgrave brand in North America
• Liaise with production, sales, marketing, and publicity
• Manage an editorial assistant/assistant editor to ensure high-quality list management
• Other duties as required

Jod Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years publishing experience (commissioning/acquiring experience preferred)
• Superior verbal and written communication skills

• Experience in an editorial acquisition capacity and/or in an academic publishing environment
• Exceptional organizational skills and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and work independently
• Familiarity with basic Microsoft Office applications
• Keen proofreading skills
• A genuine interest in how business works and the role that it plays in society

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Life and AD&D
- 401(k)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit Accounts
- Tuition Assistance
- Summer Hours

Springer Nature is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO Is The Law Poster:

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.

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