Commissioning Editor Careers

Work Environment:

Commissioning editors play a vital role in success of book-publishing firm. As a commissioning editor, it'd be your task to ensure that firm stays gainful by:

• monitoring published-titles' performance
• choosing new titles and writers which would sell well

Generally, your duties would comprise:

• working out new-ideas for books and finding out suitable writers
• staying updated with trends within book-market
• getting publishing proposals ready, comprising costing, estimated income and sales
• recognizing newer products and future markets
• coming to decisions on placing titles out-of-print, creating newer editions, reprinting and revising
• making a decision on whether to admit submitted-manuscripts
• issuing agreements to agents and writers
• ensuring that targets are met and time-schedules are followed

Qualification, Education and Experience:

Generally, you'd start with junior post within a publishing firm. This can indicate beginning as an editorial-assistant, advancing to commissioning editor.

Within professional and academic-publishing, you can get into commissioning editor work, if you've a high standard of specialist-subject knowledge. For few fields, like medical/scientific publishing, companies might want you to hold a related degree.

You could acquire degree/postgraduate qualification into publishing. This isn't necessary; although it'd assist you improve your abilities and knowledge.

Staying updated with developments within industry is also important. You could accomplish this by attending book-fairs, and reading business journals, like 'The Bookseller'.

Training Details:

You'd be required to maintain your abilities updated all through your vocation. You can accomplish this by taking short training courses, which are provided organizations like SfEP (Society for Editors and Proofreaders), and Publishing Training Center.

Enrolling with professional organizations, like Publisher's Association and SfEP is helpful, since it'd provide you with chances for networking and support.

Skills and knowledge:

• IT and administration abilities
• organizational and planning skills
• business awareness
• negotiating abilities
• capability to work in budget and to targets
• outstanding written and spoken communication-skills
• project management abilities
• financial-management abilities

Salary and Other Benefits:

• Annual earnings of commissioning editors can be about $19,000 to $29,000.
• And at senior-level income can be above $42,000.

Working Conditions:

You'd work for irregular and extended hours, comprising evenings, to accomplish targets. You'd work within an office. Though, you'd also have to voyage to meet writers and clients.

You might have chance to travel abroad, e.g. to attend book-fairs.

Different Opportunities:

You can work within publishing of following kinds of book:

• non fiction and fiction
• children's-books
• professional, medical, academic, technical and educational books

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