Commissioning Editor/ Senior Commissioning Editor

4 days ago

London, United Kingdom Bonnier Books Full time

**Job title**: Commissioning Editor/Senior Commissioning Editor, Heligo and Black & White

**Reports to**: Publishing Director, Black & White and Heligo

**Location**: London

**Working pattern**: Full-time, flexible home working up to three days per week

**Imprints**: Heligo and Black & White

**Department**: Editorial

**Salary range**: £37,000 - £40,000 per annum (depending on experience)

**Summary**

Do you have a passion for non-fiction, especially books that power great ideas, shape culture and open minds? Do you want to come and be part of Bonnier Books UK’s influential new trade division, the Black & White Publishing Group?

**We are looking for an ambitious and creative commissioning editor/senior commissioning editor to** **become part of our success story and** **publish across our Heligo and Black & White imprints in London.**

**The Opportunity**

Reporting to the publishing director, your role is to discover, acquire and publish 10-12 books a year that explore the world of ideas, work, leadership and culture across smart-thinking, popular science, big think and popular psychology.

**Key** **responsibilities**
- Stay on top of trends and emerging issues in the commissioning areas, and put forward regular proposals for new titles to add to the Heligo and Black & White lists
- Commission and project manage a wide range of titles, making sure schedules are set up, key dates are met, budgets are adhered to, covers are briefed, Biblio is kept up to date and final files are supplied on time
- Pitch and present your titles at acquisitions and sales meetings
- Work with publicity, sales and marketing teams to successfully publish your titles
- Liaise with and manage third party contributors, including authors, agents and freelancers

**Qualifications and** **Experience**
- Demonstrable track record of commissioning successful titles
- An advanced understanding of the editorial process
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
- Self-disciplined and highly organised with a keen eye for detail
- A flexible, can-do and cooperative team player

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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