Commissioning Editor - Penguin Business

Role Title - Commissioning Editor – Penguin Business
Department - Editorial
Reporting - Executive Editor – Penguin Business
Direct Reports - No

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Responsible for ensuring that the strongest books enter the PRH India’s Business list.

STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE ROLE

INTERNAL : Sales & Product, Marketing & Digital, Design & Copy, Editorial, Production

EXTERNAL : Authors, Literary Agents

ROLE DELIVERABLES:

• To keep track of existing trends to come with book ideas for the business list.
• To commission, & publish about 15 to 18 books a year for the list
• Edit 15-18 titles in a year including own titles
• Schedule management for your respective titles: Ensuring handovers as per agreed timelines and minimizing title movements through effective forward planning
• Author Care & list visibility : Managing Author relationship and expectations and liaison with external & internal stakeholders to ensure highest visibility for your titles
• To pay attention to the packaging and the look of the book
• Maintaining cordial relation with existing authors, and developing relationships with new authors
• Attending festivals/seminars and relevant forums from time to time to build the author network
• End-to-end management of the entire publishing process

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 2 to 3 years of relevant editorial experience of working on Business content
• A good understanding of publishing with a strong sense of the Business list ecosystem
• Ability to work with high-profile business authors, agents and demonstrate excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Should be able to edit and add metadata to the platform
• Should be well read and should understand trends & nuances of book writing

Company: Penguin Random House India Private Limited | Job ID: 281275