Commissioning Editor - Dublin

Redwood Publishing Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational publishing company in Dublin is seeking an experienced Commissioning Editor to join their editorial team. This role entails commissioning educational content from authors, managing editorial processes, and engaging with industry bodies. The ideal candidate will possess a degree, proven commissioning experience, and a solid editorial background in educational publishing. This position offers a hybrid work model with flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proven commissioning experience from an educational publishing background.
• Solid editorial background with a strong interest in educational publishing.
• Experience in Primary or Post Primary educational sectors.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage with new authors.
• Manage editorial processes with authors.
• Attend industry meetings and build relationships with industry bodies.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Excellent organization

Interpersonal skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Tools

Experience with print and digital content

Job description

Due to growth, a leading Dublin based educational publishing company is looking to recruit an experienced Commissioning Editor to work within their growing editorial team, to commission teachers to write across a range of Primary areas. Reporting to the Publisher, the Commissioning Editor will be responsible for identifying and working closely with new authors and briefing them on editorial processes and procedures, as well as manage the company’s commissioning expectations. You will attend relevant industry meetings throughout Ireland and actively engage with and build relationships with relevant industry bodies, including subject associations, educational conferences and other relevant events. Our client is operating a hybrid working model with a mix of attending the office once or twice a week and homeworking.

The Commissioning Editor will work closely with the author and the Commissioning, Editorial and Sales teams to ensure the author has all the relevant information for any given project, and will also provide advice and assistance from commissioning through to final manuscript submission.

The successful person will be educated to degree level or equivalent and will have proven commissioning experience, from an educational publishing background, ideally Primary, although our client will look at candidates from Post Primary. The role may suit an Assistant Commissioning Editor with relevant experience, looking to take the next step. You will have a solid editorial background, as well as a strong interest in educational publishing. Experience of print and digital content is essential as are excellent organisation, communication, and interpersonal skills. You will be commercially aware with a strong sense of achievement.

This is a fabulous opportunity to broaden your experience within a forward-thinking and highly successful organisation. For further details please send your CV and a short cover note to: [e-mail]

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