Acquisitions Editor – DK Children’s
Would you like to be part of a team creating a global Children’s publishing list that spans different genres, formats, age ranges and subjects?
Do you have an inherent ability for spotting new voices, trends, and ideas?
Can you reimagine core topics for kids?
Are you passionate about creating innovative, engaging and entertaining children’s books?
Do you have established relationships with agents and authors?
Are you experienced in commissioning, planning, editing and briefing books?
If so, read on...
DK, a world leader in illustrated non-fiction publishing, is expanding its Children’s list, and we are looking for an Acquisitions Editor to work within the Children’s Division.
Your responsibilities will include acquiring new titles and pitching new ideas, working with both in-house teams, packagers and freelancers to create high quality books that appeal to our consumers, and championing new titles and approaches with our global sales and marketing teams.
If you are a self-starter, enjoy working with agents and authors, have great contacts, a good visual sense, excellent project management and budgeting skills, a great eye for detail, perform well under pressure, and thrive on spotting new trends and developing commercial ideas, we’d love to hear from you.
DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background.
The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews or undertaking internships. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org
About our Company:
DK is the world’s leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House. DK publishes highly visual, photographic non-fiction for adults and children; our aim is to inform, enrich and entertain readers of all ages. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series.
This role is based at 80 Strand, however we will be moving to our new office in Nine Elms in Spring 2020.
Company: Dorling Kindersley Limited
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: London
City: London
Postal Code: WC2R 0RL
Job ID: 46898