Editor, Del Rey (Open to Remote

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Del Rey Books, a premiere publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, is excited to hirean Editorto join our team.

The Editor will acquire
10-12titlesper yearwith an emphasis on commercial genre fiction with a speculative edge.

The Editor willbe responsible for articulating and executinga handcrafted vision for each title, from acquisition and creative development of the bookto close collaboration with our design, art, production, and promotional teamson its publication.

The Editor will serve as their authors’ main point of contact, providing dedicated author care,and alsoserve astheir books’ in-house project manager and champion.

We expect the Editor to have an imaginative and capacious sense of the aesthetic possibilities and potential audience forgenre fiction, and toacquirefiction that is representative of the diversity ofthe speculative fiction community.

An industry leader in speculative fiction, Del Rey is the proud home of the world’s most acclaimed storytellers in the genre, which include George R.R. Martin, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Pierce Brown, Naomi Novik, Cassandra Clare, Kiersten White,Karen Lord,Danielle Jensen, Heather Fawcett, andMaxBrooks.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Activelysolicitandevaluatepotential acquisitions purposefully and strategically,withaclear publicationvisionand sense of target audiences for each projectin mind
• Cultivate relationships with awidenetwork of literary agents and authors
• Work closely with authors and agents in creative development of manuscripts, from conceptualization to developmental and structuralworkto line edits
• Collaborate with the Del Rey editorial team onevaluatingsubmissions, contribute to shaping the imprint’seditorial strategy,andidentifypotential growth opportunities in the marketplace
• Shepherd each book through the publication process, from acquisition to transmittal to publication including:writing copy, sales materials, and loglines,soliciting blurbs,identifying the book’s target audience and articulating envisioning the book’s messaging and packaging strategy, and serving as the liaison between the author and agent and our support and promotional teams
• Serve as the book’s chief project manager, conscientiously hitting deadlines while piloting the book to publication, and as the book’s primary advocate, both in and out of house.

• At least3years’editorial experienceinacquiringand editing commercial and/or genre fiction and a strong interest in:
  • Growing our list of romance, fantasy, and fan fiction titles and,
  • A passion for science fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction, and a knowledge of its subgenres and communities
• Areadiness toestablishand growa network of agent relationships
• An immersion in pop culture andanenthusiasm foridentifyingandanticipatingcultural trends
• An ability to articulate a clear, audience-focused publication strategy for each project andtomake a persuasive case for its place on the list and in the…