Commissioning Editor

Inspired Selection; England; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lake District location

Salary circa £35,000

Career development opportunities

Collaborative culture

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Inspired Selection is recruiting on behalf of a highly successful publisher for a creative Commissioning Editor to develop new children’s products for the retail market. The role is office-based in Cumbria, offering a circa £35,000 salary and strong career development opportunities.

You’ll work with authors, illustrators and internal teams to identify market opportunities, pitch concepts and drive products from concept to publication in a collaborative culture located in the Lake District.

Qualifications

• Experience within children's book publishing.
• Product development or commissioning experience.
• Strong creativity and idea-generation skills.
• Commercial awareness and analytical ability.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Create and pitch new product ideas, analyse market trends and shape future publishing programmes.
• Collaborate with authors, illustrators and internal teams (editorial, design, digital, sales & marketing) to bring concepts to life.

Skills

Experience in children’s publishing

Product development / commissioning

Creativity & idea generation

Commercial awareness & analytics

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Our client is a highly successful publisher looking for a creative and commercially minded Commissioning Editor to help develop exciting new children's products for the retail market. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with children's book publishing experience who enjoys spotting market opportunities, developing new ideas and seeing products progress from concept to publication. The role is ideally suited to someone who enjoys working closely with colleagues in person and is to be office-based in Cumbria.

Benefits

• Salary circa £35,000 (with flexibility for exceptional candidates)
• Strong career development opportunities
• Collaborative, supportive culture
• Beautiful Lake District location
• Excellent benefits package

Must-Haves

• Experience within children's book publishing
• Product development or commissioning experience
• Strong creativity and idea-generation skills
• Commercial awareness and analytical ability
• Full UK driving licence

About You

You'll be creative, curious and full of ideas, with a strong understanding of the children's publishing market. You'll enjoy researching trends, identifying gaps in the market and building compelling business cases for new products. You'll also be confident working with a range of stakeholders and comfortable presenting ideas, taking feedback and refining concepts.

The Role

Working as part of a small product development team, you'll create and pitch new product ideas, analyse market trends and help shape future publishing programmes. You'll work closely with authors, illustrators and internal editorial, design, digital, sales and marketing teams to bring new concepts to life.

Company

Our client is an established and highly successful publisher known for producing innovative, top-quality products. They offer a collaborative, office-based environment where creativity is encouraged, ideas are shared freely and individuals have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on future product development.

Inspired Search & Selection are a publishing recruitment specialist who operate an Equal Opportunities policy. We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.