What are the responsibilities and job description for the Macmillan is hiring: Sr/Executive Editor, Holt in New York position at Macmillan?
Henry Holt & Company is looking for a senior / executive editor to acquire and edit business and practical nonfiction books. Key responsibilities for this role are to bring in 6-9 titles per year, work closely with our publicity and marketing departments to shepherd the titles to publication, and maintain relationships with authors and agents across the industry.
What you'll do :
- Build relationships with literary agents and promising authors of books ranging from personal finance to leadership to productivity to big ideas
- Appraise book projects and promising submissions and directly negotiate for their acquisition
- Edit style, structure, content, and line of acquired nonfiction titles toward delivering books in their fullest artistic and saleable form
- Create sharp, persuasive pitches for the sales force designed to sell-in their titles at chain and independent retailers
- Serve as in-house advocate for individual titles
What you'll bring :
This role will have an annual salary of $80,000 - $150,000.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.
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Salary : $80,000 - $150,000
