Description

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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