Commissioning Editor — Classics & Translations

Penguin Random House; London Borough of Wandsworth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Penguin Press in London is seeking an Editor or Commissioning Editor to join on a 12-month fixed-term contract at Embassy Gardens. You will acquire and publish new titles in the Penguin Classics series and cover for a colleague on parental leave.

The role involves generating ideas, acquiring rights, commissioning translations, and guiding manuscripts to publication, while working with Penguin Press on positioning, copy, design, publicity and marketing strategies.

Qualifications

• Editorial judgement and project-management skills to develop a book from acquisition through to publication.
• Excellent editing and copywriting skills for complex material.
• Interest in Penguin Classics black-spine list focusing on out-of-copyright works.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and publish new titles in the Penguin Classics series.
• Acquire rights, commission translations and guide manuscripts to publication.
• Collaborate with Penguin Press on positioning, copy, design, publicity and marketing strategies.
• Build relationships with authors, translators, agents and estates.

Skills

Editorial judgement

Project management

Editing

Copywriting

Rights acquisition

Job description

Penguin Press in London is seeking an Editor or Commissioning Editor to join on a 12-month fixed-term contract at Embassy Gardens. You will acquire and publish new titles in the Penguin Classics series and cover for a colleague on parental leave.

The role involves generating ideas, acquiring rights, commissioning translations, and guiding manuscripts to publication, while working with Penguin Press on positioning, copy, design, publicity and marketing strategies.