K-12 Education Acquisitions Editor (Remote)

Sage; Corwin (OH); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid/remote work depending on role

Job summary

Sage Publishing is seeking an Acquisitions Editor to identify and sign authors and ideas that help K-12 educators, school leaders, and district teams grow in their practice. You will build a market-informed list of professional learning books and partner with teams across Sage, from Content Development to Marketing and Sales.

You will sign, develop, and launch titles that matter for educators and students, collaborating on proposals, contracts, and go-to-market plans.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of relevant experience in book acquisitions, content development, marketing, sales, or a related publishing function.
• Strong editorial instincts, curiosity, relationship building, negotiation, communication, and project management.
• Ability to analyze market and customer evidence, make recommendations, and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Comfort with technology, systems, digital content, change, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Sound business judgment, including consideration of revenue, profitability, budgets, and resource trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Build expertise in the K-12 professional learning market, including what teachers, school leaders, and district teams need, how they choose resources, curriculum and instructional trends, and the competitive landscape.
• Identify and recruit authors and coauthors, shape proposals, prepare persuasive business cases, present new projects to the Publishing Committee, and negotiate approved contract terms.
• Manage active titles and revisions, including schedules, author care, product differentiation, profitability, and launch readiness.
• Design and interpret surveys, reviews, focus groups, and interviews with educators to test concepts, content, and value propositions.
• Partner with Content Development, Marketing, Sales, and other teams to align strategy, launch new titles, and help sellers share the value of your list.
• Present new titles at sales meetings and travel to K-12 education conferences and events to learn about trends and connect with potential authors.

Skills

Editorial instincts

Relationship building

Negotiation

Project management

Market insight

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Publishing or related field

Job description

Sage Publishing is seeking an Acquisitions Editor to identify and sign authors and ideas that help K-12 educators, school leaders, and district teams grow in their practice. You will build a market-informed list of professional learning books and partner with teams across Sage, from Content Development to Marketing and Sales.

You will sign, develop, and launch titles that matter for educators and students, collaborating on proposals, contracts, and go-to-market plans.