Senior Commissioning Editor / Editorial Director

Ebury Press, Illustrated

Are you passionate about food and culture? Are you brimming with ideas and have the skill to convert them into high-quality commercial bestsellers?

A rare opportunity has arisen to become a senior commissioner for a leading non-fiction publisher and the number 1 cookery publisher in the UK.

We are looking for someone who is a passionate, creative and experienced editor of illustrated books. Someone who is both original and yet aware of the market, who has a flair for negotiation, an eye for design, who is able communicate their opinions effectively, has the ability to handle big talents and manage big projects and the vision to help take the list forward.

The hugely successful and award-winning Ebury list is home to some of the best names in food and drink including Yotam Ottolenghi, Mary Berry, Rick Stein, Moro, Hemsley + Hemsley and The River Café. The list also commissions into lifestyle and popular culture more widely. 

Please apply with a CV and covering letter in which you should tell us about the titles that you have commissioned over the last two years, and what have been your greatest successes.

Closing date 29th August 2014