Senior Acquisitions Editor

Bloomsbury has an exciting opportunity for an experienced commissioning academic editor to strengthen and expand our successful academic list in the field of US Politics and Security Studies, as well as manage and cultivate existing publishing partnerships. We are seeking a dynamic, driven editor to contribute to our global program of scholarly publications in this discipline, working with colleagues in New York, Maryland, and London. The Senior Acquisitions Editor acquires cutting-edge scholarship in aspects of US Politics and Security Studies including Civil Rights; Political Culture; Race & Ethnicity; Public Health; Military Studies; and Science & Technology. 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain working relationships with leading and emerging scholars in the field
• Manage and cultivate existing publishing partnerships and seek out new partnerships with relevant associations and institutions 
• Achieve short and long-term signing and publishing targets
• Oversee and manage peer review of project proposals and manuscripts
• Represent Bloomsbury as a leading academic publisher at conferences, events, and university campuses
• Assure a timely and cost-effective front-list program
• Manage the subject-specific backlist and look for ways to repurpose content.
• Seize opportunities to develop innovative digital products
• Keep abreast of current subject-specific scholarship by attending conferences, making campus calls, and being conscious of competing publisher’s content.
• Oversee the completion of projects from proposal to publication by working effectively with other departments, primarily: marketing, sales, production, and design.
• Be the dynamic face of the list and Bloomsbury to authors and the wider scholarly community.

The successful candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of commissioning experience in academic book publishing. This role requires someone who has a desire to develop a reputation as a productive, innovative editor with flair and ambition. Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred. In addition, the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following: 

• Excellent writing, presentation, spreadsheet, and database skills
• A confident and deft approach to communicating with scholars in the field and publishing partners
• Experience commissioning a variety of product types such as monographs, trade books, and textbooks, as well as digital products 
• An ability to develop an effective working partnership with an editorial assistant and other editors commissioning in adjacent or overlapping areas
• A commitment to, and highly developed skills in, assessing market needs;
• Excellent project management capabilities
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher) necessary; Familiarity with Adobe InDesign helpful
• Excellent copywriting skills
• Capacity to travel up to 6 times a year

Location

Candidates who reside in the NY tri-state area or Washington metropolitan area, and can commute to our NY headquarters or Greenbelt, Maryland office on a hybrid-remote schedule are preferred. We will consider fully remote individuals with the desired level of experience.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Bloomsbury Publishing USA is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Our company has always followed and will continue to follow, a policy of providing equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sex, ethnicity, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We welcome and celebrate talent from all backgrounds and believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial elements to our success. We are dedicated to actively and continuously improving our practices to better support all of our employees. For more information about Bloomsbury’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, please see our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan. 

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid parental leave
• Hybrid Work Schedule