Senior Acquisition Editor / Acquisitions Editor

Duncan Professionals Limited t/a Redwood; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading publishing organisation in Greater London is seeking a Senior Acquisition Editor to acquire new titles in physical sciences and engineering. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in acquisitions and a Master’s or PhD degree in a scientific field. Responsibilities include negotiating contracts, building networks, and developing acquisition strategies. This role offers an excellent salary and benefits package, along with the chance to work with a distinguished team.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable relevant acquisitions/commissioning experience in physics, engineering, or maths.
• Experience in identifying and recruiting potential authors.
• A can-do approach and resourceful team player.

Responsibilities

• Acquire new titles and new editions of key backlist titles in Maths, Physics, and Engineering.
• Negotiate contracts and terms with publishers and contributors.
• Build a network of academic contacts.
• Develop acquisitions plans and track project progress.
• Create proposals with costing and pricing suggestions.

Skills

Acquisitions experience

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Numeracy skills

Education

Master’s/PhD in a scientific subject

Job description

Senior Acquisition Editor / Acquisitions Editor

Senior Acquisitions Editor/Acquisitions Editor

We have a super new opportunity for an experienced Acquisitions Editor to join a leading London based STM publishing organisation, working on their physical sciences and engineering lists.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced acquisitions/commissioning editor looking to take on more responsibility and work on a broad list of titles. This is a highly responsible role and the successful person will need to demonstrate previous success in this area.

Key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Acquiring new titles and new editions of key backlist titles in the areas of Maths, Physics and Engineering.
• Negotiate contracts and terms with Publisher, authors, editors and contributors
• Build a network of academic contacts
• Develop acquisitions plans and identify relevant trends and market demographics
• Work as part of the publishing team to create, implement and track projects
• Create proposals, including costing and pricing suggestions. Update and keep abreast of existing product portfolios

This is a highly desirable Acquisitions role, working for a highly successful and respected publishing organisation and the role requires relevant experience, tenacity and a can‑do approach.

The successful person will have:

• Demonstrable relevant acquisitions/commissioning experience within the areas of physics, engineering and/or maths
• A Master’s/PhD degree in a scientific subject
• Experience in identifying and recruiting potential authors
• Strong negotiating and numeracy skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills
• A can‑do approach to your work and a resourceful team player

This role carries an excellent salary and benefits package depending on experience.

For further details, please forward your CV and a short covering letter outlining your interest in the role and your salary expectations.