Commissioning Editor

5 days ago

London, United Kingdom hachette Full time

What you’ll be doing

The Commissioning Editor will have a pivotal role in the Fiction Team. There is a broad remit across titles for ages five to young adult, including both illustrated and non-illustrated, but the role will have a particular focus on middle-grade fiction, outreach to find new voices through non-traditional routes and leadership on some of our key existing authors.

You will be an enthusiastic champion of your books from acquisition through to publication and beyond - collaborating closely with our design and commercial teams. You will have strong relationships within the industry and a track record of proactively seeking out and shaping new projects, both via literary agents and more widely.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking a talented, highly motivated individual with significant experience of working within children’s publishing.

We value imagination, ambition and collaboration, and are looking for somebody who is eager to seek out the best new creative talent for our list and to deliver exceptional editorial service.

Applicants should have excellent editorial skills and a keen understanding of the children’s fiction market. Proven success in publishing children’s fiction is required. Experience of editing graphic novels would be a bonus.

What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset and our benefits reflect this. In addition to 28 days annual leave days per year + bank holidays, we have an extensive list of benefits that include: a wide-ranging training library, development programmes including mentoring, Cycle to Work vouchers, Private Medical Insurance, eye care vouchers, up to 70% off book purchases, a charity book shelf, 2 community days per year, many employee networks to join, summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months), season ticket loans, rent deposit loans, generous pension schemes and much more

This role can be based at our London office, or at any of our new regional offices in Edinburgh, Newcastle, or Sheffield, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Our Commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

Who we are and what we do

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commissioning Editor to join the Fiction team at Hachette Children’s Group.

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) is one of the largest children’s publishers in the UK, with an excellent track record in creating bestselling and award-winning books for children of all ages. We publish bestselling picture book, fiction and non-fiction authors and illustrators and licensed brands including Cressida Cowell, Leigh Bardugo, Alice Oseman, Onjali Q. Raúf, Clare Balding, Kes Gray, Jim Field, Rachel Bright, Jessica Townsend, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Matthew Syed, David Almond, Lauren Child, Dermot O’Leary, Dean Atta, Francesca Simon, Alex T. Smith, Tim Peake, Zanib Mian, J.K. Rowling, Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees, Pippa Curnick, Maz Evans, L.D. Lapinski, Benjamin Zephaniah, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Piers Torday, Akala, Juno Dawson, Dr Ranj, Rainbow Magic, Beast Quest and Gabby’s Dollshouse.

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