Description:

A leading professional publisher and conference provider has an opening for an Editor/ Commissioning Editor to join their reports team, publishing management guides for legal and information management professionals.

Key duties:

• Develop and maintain in-depth market knowledge through research and face to face meetings
• Generate ideas for commercially-viable products across the reports and events divisions
• Commission reports and work closely with authors to ensure schedules, budgets and standards are met
• Edit an agreed number of reports per month, in line with company requirements
• Liaise with colleagues in production to ensure that the end product is of high quality
• Work with sales and marketing colleagues to ensure effective promotion of products
• Work closely with events and editorial teams to share knowledge and contacts

Experience / skills required:

• Editorial experience within business or professional books publishing
• Proven experience of developing new topic ideas and a commercial approach
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and experience of liaising with industry professionals
• A strong eye for detail and first-class copy-editing and proofreading skills
• A proactive approach and the ability to work as part of a team and autonomously as required

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to helenspeedy@atwoodtate.co.uk.