What are the responsibilities and job description for the Editor, Children's Trade position at Bloomsbury USA?
Description
Reporting to the Editorial Director, the Editor will acquire and manage a list of approximately 8-12 books a year, which may also include reprint editions and select imports, along with a list of middle grade and young adult fiction the Editor acquires.
Responsibilities
All candidates must reside in the NY tri-state area and be able to commute to our NY headquarters on a hybrid-remote schedule.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Bloomsbury Publishing USA is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our company has always followed and will continue to follow, a policy of providing equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sex, ethnicity, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
We welcome and celebrate talent from all backgrounds and believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial elements to our success. We are dedicated to actively and continuously improving our practices to better support all of our employees. For more information about Bloomsbury’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, please see our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.
Benefits
Reporting to the Editorial Director, the Editor will acquire and manage a list of approximately 8-12 books a year, which may also include reprint editions and select imports, along with a list of middle grade and young adult fiction the Editor acquires.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain agent and industry relationships.
- Read and evaluate submissions, develop editorial and market vision.
- Keep abreast of market, read widely, have proactive publishing ideas.
- Prepare acquisitions proposals and champion projects.
- Run P&Ls, draft deal memos and offers.
- Negotiate contract terms.
- Oversee manuscripts and art through editorial, design, and production processes.
- Maintain author and illustrator relationships and communication.
- Draft copy and present titles in and out of house.
- Attend industry events and travel for conferences.
- Minimum of 5 years in children’s book publishing, preferably with YA and MG focus; experience and interest in fantasy and graphic novel editing preferred.
- Strong developmental, structural, and line editing skills
- Ability to handle multiple schedules, meeting deadlines, with organizational and project management skills.
All candidates must reside in the NY tri-state area and be able to commute to our NY headquarters on a hybrid-remote schedule.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Bloomsbury Publishing USA is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our company has always followed and will continue to follow, a policy of providing equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sex, ethnicity, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
We welcome and celebrate talent from all backgrounds and believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial elements to our success. We are dedicated to actively and continuously improving our practices to better support all of our employees. For more information about Bloomsbury’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, please see our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid parental leave
- Hybrid Work Schedule
