Associate Commissioning Editor - Delhi, Delhi, India - Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Description
**Job TitleAssociate Commissioning Editor - Business, Economics, and Law
Job Holder
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Reports to
Senior Commissioning Editor, Social Sciences
Date
February, 202- Job Purpose
To contribute to the Press's publishing programme in Humanities and Social Sciences by commissioning books in Business, Economics, and Law, and work with the Senior Commissioning Editor on research, review, and overall development of the list.
- Dimensions
Financial:
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Staff:
Expected to commission coursebooks and monographs in Business, Economics, and Law and develop the lists, meet individual syndicate and transmittal targets, and be accountable for the list on the whole, including all related admin processes.
Other:
Reports to Senior Commissioning Editor.
- Principal Accountabilities
Pre-commissioning and commissioning
- Be aware of developments in the field and have general awareness of current affairs.
- Assess BPFs, sample chapters, and manuscripts.
- Identify reviewers and prepare material to be sent out, and ensure timely delivery of reviews.
- Commission/acquire authors and prepare and circulate Syndicate Papers.
- Prepare contracts for authors, editors, contributors, and series editors.
- Undertake research for expanding author and reviewer base.
- Market research and competitive analysis to determine areas in which we should have new work.
Work on contracted titles
- Work closely with authors/editors/contributors/prepress colleagues/others, answering queries and providing guidance as required for each project.
- Undertake clearance reviews as required.
- Provide content, layout, and style suggestions.
- Undertake research on cover illustrations.
- Contribute to marketing and promotional work including writing blurbs and negotiating appropriate material with author and marketing.
General administration
- Maintain overall workflow.
- Keep clear, appropriate, and uptodate listwide records and provide listwide information as required.
- Make or requisition appropriate payments, as/if required.
- Ensure that relevant information on systems, including Centaur and SAP, is fully accurate and up to date.
- Work as part of a team.
- Attend external events as required, including relevant conferences and campus meetings, launches and discussions.
Additional Duties
To carry out any other duties that may be reasonably expected of you by your immediate manager or a colleague within appropriate timelines and work hours.
Press Policies and Procedures
- Context
(a) Operating Environment**:
Working with the CE(s) and Head of Publishing.
With strong emphasis on developing a market driven publishing programme, the job holder will also work closely with pre-press, sales, and marketing colleagues.
(b)Framework & Boundaries:
(c)
Organisation:
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- Relationships
Subordinates:
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(b)
Superior(s):
Regular contact with line manager.
Regular individual catch ups as well as team and departmental meetings.
Persistent or business critical issues are escalated to superiors for guidance.
(c)
Other Contacts:
Within the company
Daily:
Editorial - Commissioning and Pre-press
Regularly:
Sales and Marketing
When necessary:
Finance, IT
Outside the company
Regularly:
Authors/editors/referees/freelancers
- Knowledge and Experience
- Postgraduate in Social Sciences with work experience of 3+ years
- Excellent communication skills
- Aware and empathetic
- Job Challenge(s):
- Multitasking
- Attention to detail
- Timeliness and Promptness
- Maintaining regular and prompt communication without lapse
- Additional Information:
A structured training programme will be provided to ensure that the job holder will acquire skills and knowledge to enable them to fulfil the role and eventually be in a position to progress to other roles.
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Job Holder:
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Manager:
Anwesha Rana
Date
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