Managing Editor

Phaidon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Phaidon is seeking a Managing Editor based in New York to lead its editorial team across New York, London, and Paris. The role focuses on mentoring talent, shaping a collaborative and creative workplace, and ensuring timely, high-quality publications.

Working with the Publisher and Commissioning Editors, you will oversee editorial assignments, manage workloads, track the commissioning pipeline, and supervise reprints and new formats while coordinating with design, production, PR, marketing, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in book publishing and managing editorial teams.
• Strong project-management skills and ability to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to mentor staff from junior to senior levels.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional departments (design, production, marketing, sales).

Responsibilities

• Oversee editorial assignments and workloads across the team.
• Track and maintain the commissioning pipeline.
• Oversee the reprint process and publication of books into new formats and bindings.
• Act as the central hub of communication between editorial and other departments (design, production, PR/marketing, sales) and the executive and financial teams.
• Coordinate across New York, London, and Paris offices to ensure projects run on time and within budget.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Collaboration

Job description

Phaidon is looking to appoint an exceptional Managing Editor, based in New York. This role will be responsible for the management of the editorial team across Phaidon’s New York, London, and Paris offices, establishing and fostering a highly collaborative and creative workplace culture, mentoring and supporting talent from the most inexperienced to senior levels, and ensuring the smooth running of the department.

Working closely with the Publisher and Commissioning Editors, the Managing Editor will be responsible for overseeing editorial assignments and workloads, tracking and maintaining the commissioning pipeline, and helping the team to resolve problems to keep books on time, within budget, and to Phaidon’s exacting standards.

In addition to their management role, the successful candidate will also oversee the reprint process and the publication of books into new formats and bindings.

In addition, a key part of the role is to act as the central hub of communication between the editorial team and other departments, such as design, production, PR and marketing, and sales, as well as the executive and financial teams.

Substantial and proven complex project-management experience is essential, along with first-class communication skills, a dedication to excellence and accuracy, the ability to work calmly under pressure, and a talent for building strong relationships with others.

Candidates should have previous experience in book publishing. This full-time position is based in our New York office, currently working from the office for a minimum of three days per week (Tues–Thurs).