Editor

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Amazon UK Services Ltd. Full time
Amazon Publishing is seeking an inventive, commercially minded Editor with a passion for authors, readers, and reading to help bring exceptional books to readers in the UK and globally.
You will be responsible for working across a wide range of projects in conjunction with Amazon Publishing's marketing, publicity, production, design, and author relations teams to deliver quality books and world-class author experiences. This is a multi-faceted job in a start-up environment that requires flexibility, agility, and a sense of humour.

The role will work across our list which covers Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Book Club Fiction and Romance.

Key job responsibilities
- Identify, evaluate and develop submissions and publishing proposals, including monitoring trend and sales data
- Develop and maintain relationships with literary agents, including proposing deals and managing contracts.
- Collaborate with authors to develop their work
- Manage titles through the production process from manuscript to publication, including cover briefing and positioning, (working closely with internal teams).

A day in the life
Key deliverables in first year:
- Acquisition of 6+ titles in first year by evaluating, and developing submissions and publishing proposals.
- Development of at least 6+ literary agents
- Collaborate with authors to develop their work
- Managment titles through the production process from manuscript to publication, including cover briefing and positioning, (working closely with internal teams)

About the team
Core LPs:
- Earn Trust. Mandatory for working with internal and external stakeholders, notably authors and agents
- Deliver Results. Important to deliver for both the team and the author.
- Ownership. A necessity that a candidate can take ownership of their authors and titles.
- Bias For Action. Knowing when to focus on speed to win an author and makes timelines for a project.
- Insist On The Highest Standards. Important that the quality of the editorial is a focus.
- Are Right A Lot. Sound editorial instincts are vital and understanding an author's talents.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

London, GBR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

•3+ years experience in an editorial role within a publishing or agency environment
•3+ year of author and agent relationship development experience within a publishing or agency environment
•3+ years of commercial or trade publishing experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

•Superb written and verbal communication skills
•Strong analytical skills and the ability to use data to measure results
•Ability to juggle multiple priorities and make things happen in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
•Experience with digital content and formats


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