Commissioning Editor

Our client is an established legal professional association based in beautiful offices in Central London and is now looking for a Commissioning Editor to join their publishing team on a 12-month FTC basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an Editor with commissioning experience to develop and publish a list of high quality book titles for the legal market.

Key duties:

• Develop a coherent list of new titles and editions in a range of legal practice areas building on the existing portfolio
• Conduct market research and identify new opportunities to develop
• Commission new  books  and products that are competitive and commercially viable
• Present proposals to the publishing team and agree contractual terms with authors and contributors

Experience / skills required:

• Solid commissioning experience within a professional, technical or academic publishing environment
• Good track record of achieving targets and delivering projects on time and to budget
• Commercial acumen and proven knowledge of the professional publishing market
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to communicate effectively
• Legal publishing experience would be an advantage but is not a necessity

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to christina@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:             Christina Dimitriadi

Tel:                    020 3574 4422

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