Remote Senior Editor for Fiction and Author Growth

Macmillan Publishers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Publishers’ Farrar, Straus and Giroux is seeking a Senior Editor to acquire primarily for the fiction list and help works of excellence reach their deserved audience. The role reports to the Editor in Chief and collaborates with the editorial team.

The successful candidate will publish 8–10 books per year, build relationships with agents and authors, negotiate major terms, and shape an author’s career across titles, all while coordinating across departments to position books to broad

Qualifications

• 8+ years of book publishing experience or the equivalent.
• Highly developed editing and copywriting skills.
• Extensive contacts in writing, journalism, agent communities and beyond.
• Understanding of P&Ls, production schedules and terms, the
• Deep engagement with the fiction landscape and market, across a range of readerships.
• Familiarity with negotiating and contract language.
• Experience and interest in working collaboratively and supporting the success of the team as a whole.
• Managing a variety of needs and perspectives and communicating in a highly professional manner, with diplomacy, discernment, and care.

Responsibilities

• Publish 8-10 books per year, including lead titles.
• Commission and acquire a range of titles with strong critical, commercial, and backlist potential.
• Build relationships with literary agents, writers, and subsidiary rights directors and directly negotiate major terms for potential acquisitions.
• Develop and edit manuscripts at the structural and line level.
• Help to shape and build an author’s career across titles.
• Seek out opportunities for growth and think programmatically to build a cohesive list.
• Act as a liaison between in-house and external partners.
• Work closely with in-house colleagues, as well as authors and agents, to position books to their broadest and best audiences.
• Prepare materials for and present at launch meetings as well as other key moments in the publishing cycle; support colleagues in other departments through key selling points, jacket briefs, and persuasive pitches.
• Maintain publishing schedules for a full list of titles.
• Coordinate in a collaborative, positive, timely manner across departments.
• Contribute to the editorial team and paperback program via mentorship, reading and giving feedback on projects for others on the team, and generating ideas.
• Partner with one editorial colleague to supervise one employee.

Skills

Editing

Copywriting

Industry contacts

P&L knowledge

Production schedules

Negotiation

Collaborative

Professional diplomacy

Job description

Macmillan Publishers’ Farrar, Straus and Giroux is seeking a Senior Editor to acquire primarily for the fiction list and help works of excellence reach their deserved audience. The role reports to the Editor in Chief and collaborates with the editorial team.

The successful candidate will publish 8–10 books per year, build relationships with agents and authors, negotiate major terms, and shape an author’s career across titles, all while coordinating across departments to position books to broad