Remote Acquisitions Editor, Education & Human Services

Sage; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) matching

Education assistance

Hybrid/Remote options

Job summary

Sage Publishing seeks an Acquisitions Editor for Education & Human Services to shape higher education content for Sage US College. You will spot ideas, build market-informed lists, and partner with Content Development, Product, Marketing, and Sales to acquire, develop, launch, and sustain products instructors rely on.

If you enjoy building author relationships, understanding curricula trends, and turning ideas into impactful books, we’d love to meet you.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of relevant experience in book acquisitions, content development, marketing, sales, or a related higher education publishing function.
• Strong editorial judgment, curiosity, relationship building, negotiation, communication, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise in assigned course markets, customer needs, curriculum trends, accreditation expectations, pedagogy, competition, and technology.
• Identify and recruit authors and coauthors, shape proposals, prepare persuasive business cases, 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 to test concepts, content, value propositions, and market potential.
• Partner with Content Development, Product, Marketing, Sales, Sales Enablement, and other teams to align product strategy and execution.
• Present new projects and product information to decision groups and sales teams; travel to campuses and conferences to build knowledge and networks.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Relationship building

Negotiation

Project management

Market analysis

Job description

Sage Publishing seeks an Acquisitions Editor for Education & Human Services to shape higher education content for Sage US College. You will spot ideas, build market-informed lists, and partner with Content Development, Product, Marketing, and Sales to acquire, develop, launch, and sustain products instructors rely on.

If you enjoy building author relationships, understanding curricula trends, and turning ideas into impactful books, we’d love to meet you.