Commissioning Editor, Wiley – $70.1K/yr – $100.5K/yr

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About the Role:

As a Commissioning Editor joining our Life Sciences book publishing team, you will take responsibility for ensuring effective and financially successful product acquisition for and management of our Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Microbiology and Molecular Medicine programs across global markets. You will build relationships with authors from all over the world and across academic communities, developing and applying your market knowledge, subject expertise, and strong networking skills. You will acquire content and products in line with our strategic goals for growth, profitability, and product enhancement by capitalizing on market trends and interdisciplinary opportunities.

How you will make an impact:

• Identify and develop global publishing opportunities across a competitive landscape, within traditional book publishing markets and beyond, including digital publishing
• Commission individual titles aimed at target markets, meeting revenue and profit goals, building financial models, and managing the review process
• Negotiate and reach agreement with authors over content, schedules, and contractual arrangements
• Build and maintain relationships with authors, book editors, and contributors
• Manage the program of authors and titles published and in the pipeline, including editorial, content, cost issues, market research, monitoring sales results, and analyzing sales channels
• Champion projects through the publishing process, proposing and implementing solutions for keeping titles on track, handling author queries and troubleshooting
• Work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues in editorial and allied functions such as content, technology, marketing, and sales

What we look for:

• University degree in the field of molecular life sciences or related field
• Broad subject knowledge in relevant subject fields
• New product and business acquisition experience
• Ability to identify promising projects, analyze and shape them for the market
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including persuasion, tact and sensitivity
• Aptitude for negotiating with authors including contracts, schedules and other requirements
• Project management skills and the ability to work on multiple tasks and agendas, with attention to targets, deadlines and a productive and focused work pattern
• Ability to build and manage strong relationships with authors and team members
• Ability and willingness to travel globally
• Self-motivation, energy, engagement, flexibility, curiosity