Acquisitions Editor

Responsibilities

• Provides the strategic direction and is commercially responsible for their list within Bloomsbury’s music and sound studies publishing program
• Plays a key role in managing the music digital resource product working in collaboration with project teams
• Researches new product lines and markets for print and digital products
• Ensures that their list meets key business goals: global growth plans, revenue, budgets, no. of projects, product mix, profit
• Acts as a spokesperson for the list and the Bloomsbury Academic Division
• Develops knowledge of music and sound studies and builds a network of talented authors within this field
• Attends academic conferences and represents the company at events as appropriate

• Relevant academic editorial experience
• Commissioning experience (successfully working to agreed commissioning targets)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• High attention to detail
• Collaborative and team-oriented mindset
• Experience of working on a range of academic book types desirable (including textbooks, monographs and reference works)