Commissioning Editor

7 months ago

London, United Kingdom Bonnier Books Full time

**Job title: Commissioning Editor, Manilla Press**

**Reports to: Sophie Orme, Publisher, Manilla Press**

**Location: Hybrid working, including working from Victoria House, London at least two days a week.**

**Working pattern: Full time**

**Imprint: Manilla Press**

**Department: Editorial**

**Salary range: £35,000 - £37,000 per annum**

**General Summary**

Manilla Press, the home of bestselling and award-winning upmarket and literary fiction and non-fiction at Bonnier Books UK is looking for a passionate, highly organized and proactive commissioning editor to work alongside the Publisher to spot and seek out new talent and deliver exceptional publishing that has broad reach and upmarket appeal.

This is a perfect next step for an experienced, hard-working assistant editor or editor with a demonstrable passion for upmarket fiction. They would be a strong team player and combine a keen eye for detail with high editorial standards along with plenty of ideas, enthusiasm and energy. They will enjoy working closely editorially with authors, leading the publishing of their books and inspiring the broader team.

**Key responsibilities**
- Working with the Publisher on the publication of existing Manilla Press authors - from author care and administrative duties to editing, project-managing and desk-editing - including taking sole responsibility for a number of titles.
- Commissioning up to circa 5 books a year with a particular focus on trend-leading literary fiction with broad appeal.
- Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with authors, agents and scouts, working to make Manilla Press a destination imprint.
- Being part of a closely-knit team and contributing to list strategy.
- Managing relationships with other departments, including sales, marketing, publicity, design and production.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- You will be a passionate reader with exceptional taste and strong commercial acumen.
- You will have at least two years’ experience within a trade publishing team.
- Excellent project management skills, ideally with experience of desk editing and successfully steering books from acquisition to publication.
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload to meet multiple deadlines.
- Exemplary attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- An interest in learning and developing skills within a fast-paced, energetic and outward-looking department.
- A keen understanding of the print and digital markets.

Competitive Salary

Working with a team of passionate, talented people

Internal learning and development programmes

Career Development opportunities

Fun social events

At Bonnier Books UK, we believe that every book matters. We love to publish stories and content that open our eyes to new perspectives and bring us closer together. We offer a nurturing home for our authors, illustrators and brand partners, publishing bestselling books for readers and listeners everywhere. We know that fantastic stories can come from anywhere and our purpose is to bring them to as wide an audience as possible, a simple ethos that has led to us becoming one of the country’s leading publishers.

The offspring of Bonnier Books, a family-owned top-15 world publisher headquartered in Sweden, we are inspired by a rich literary heritage but not bound by convention. We think in generations rather than quarters, and strive always to operate in an open, curious way that contributes to the future of the planet and its people. As a climate-neutral publisher we are an active participant in the Science Based Target initiative, committed to a strategy to limit global warming to 1.5 °C.

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