What are the responsibilities and job description for the Acquisition Editor - Publishing position at Artech House?
Artech House is an independent company with a history of publishing high level professional books for working engineers and scientists to help them solve the practical problems of today and tomorrow. Our bases of operations are in Massachusetts and London and each office has an acquisitions program with one editor, working with a development assistant, responsible for publishing twenty books a year when settled in. Our fields run across the breadth of electrical and electronic engineering. We have strong lists in areas like wireless communications, GNSS, electromagnetics, computer security and power engineering. This position reports directly to the Publisher and is responsible for doing the research and outreach to find authors, managing the review and development process and handing off the finished manuscripts to the Director of Editorial and Production. Although a good percentage of our authors are academics the focus is always on the professional market first and the academic second.
Further to the job description:
Each project is brought to our management team for approval after the Acquisitions Editor has worked with our editorial and marketing teams to define cost and sales potential. When the manuscript is complete to our standards it is again submitted to the same group for launch. After project approval, the Acquisitions Editor will issue the contract and conducted whatever negotiations might be necessary. The Editor will attend conferences and visit centers of excellence and university engineering departments.
The successful candidate must maintain communications with our Series Editors and with their help keep us provided with a strategic three-year plan in each area. After a trial period the Acquisition Editor becomes part of a management team which runs the company. On this and on the daily level, only candidates who are outgoing and know how to be team players should apply.
Bachelor's degree or higher required, with a preference for an educational background in one of the sciences. Must have two years experience in acquiring books. Also bring to the office and the field outgoing and positive communication skills. We provide health and dental insurance and the opportunity to join 401K and flexible spending plans.
Reply to editor@artechhouse.com