Leading Children's Publishing Program Director

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom The Quarto Group Full time

The Quarto Group is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Editorial Director to lead its children’s publishing program. As the Editorial Director, you will be responsible for overseeing a team of commissioning editors and designers to maintain the brand identity and assess gaps in the market.

This is an exciting opportunity to drive forward the new list, liaising regularly with Sales and Marketing in both the UK and US to ensure growth of the imprint. You will commission and acquire new titles for the list, to be presented at the weekly Publishing meeting.

Key responsibilities include running P&Ls, assessing title profitability, and advising on author and illustrator fees and royalty rates. You will also manage key stakeholder relationships, including with important authors and brand partnerships.

We are looking for someone with experience working at Editorial Director level across a range of Children's formats. A strong understanding of early years development and pre-school publishing, including novelty board books, bath, and cloth books, is essential.

Our ideal candidate will have strong commercial insight and an awareness of current trends in the market. They will be able to co-ordinate, support, and motivate an editorial team, enhance a publishing programme creatively and commercially, focus on details while also seeing the bigger picture, take responsibility, and deliver results.

This role offers a salary of approximately $120,000 per annum, depending on experience. If you are a motivated and creative individual who is passionate about children’s publishing, please apply for this exciting opportunity.



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