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Bloomsbury Publishing

Acquisitions Editor

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$60K - $65K/yr

The Acquisitions Editor would acquire across a range of product categories in Music & Sound Studies ... Utilizes market awareness and understanding to inform future publishing strategy for products/lists ...

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As of Jun 9, 2026, the average hourly pay for publishing production editor in the United States is $25.33, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.75 and $32.45 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Publishing Production Editors are professionals who oversee the production process of publications such as books, journals, or magazines. They coordinate between authors, editors, designers, and printers to ensure that content is formatted correctly, meets quality standards, and is delivered on schedule. Their responsibilities often include managing workflow, proofreading, checking for consistency, and solving technical issues related to files or layouts. Publishing Production Editors play a crucial role in ensuring the final product is accurate, visually appealing, and ready for distribution.

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Primary RoleOversees the production process, manages layout, design, and ensures timely publicationFocuses on reviewing and correcting content for grammar, style, and accuracy
Skills & CertificationsProject management, familiarity with publishing software, attention to detailStrong language skills, editing certifications, knowledge of style guides
Work EnvironmentPublishing houses, magazines, online mediaEditorial departments, publishing companies, freelance

While both roles are essential in publishing, a Publishing Production Editor manages the entire production process, ensuring the publication is ready for release, whereas a Copy Editor concentrates on refining the content's language and style. Understanding these differences helps employers and job seekers identify the right role based on skills and responsibilities.

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To thrive as a Publishing Production Editor, you need strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a background in publishing or a related field, often supported by a relevant degree. Familiarity with software such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and content management systems, as well as understanding of print and digital production workflows, is typically required. Excellent communication, time management, and problem-solving abilities help production editors coordinate with authors, designers, and printers while ensuring deadlines are met. These skills and qualities are crucial for producing high-quality publications efficiently and maintaining smooth operations throughout the production process.

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Publishing Production Editors often juggle several book or journal projects at different stages of production, which can make time management and prioritization challenging. They must coordinate with authors, designers, typesetters, and printers to ensure each project meets strict deadlines and quality standards. Unexpected delays, such as late manuscript submissions or last-minute corrections, are common and require flexibility and strong communication skills. Successfully navigating these challenges helps maintain the smooth flow of production and ensures on-time publication.
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Acquisitions Editor

Bloomsbury Publishing

Manhattan, NY • On-site

$60K - $65K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 22 days ago

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an Acquisitions Editor to join Bloomsbury Academic's US-based team. Bloomsbury Academic is the publisher of scholarly and general interest books in the humanities and social sciences. This role is positioned within a broader team that publishes innovative and insightful scholarly interventions in music, literature, US politics, film, media, popular culture, among other subject areas, as well general interest series such as 33 1/3, Object Lessons, and Marvel Age of Comics.
The Acquisitions Editor would acquire across a range of product categories in Music & Sound Studies, from research monographs and reference books to general interest and trade titles.
Main Purpose of the Role
  • Provides the strategic direction and is commercially responsible for their list within Bloomsbury's music and sound studies publishing program in conjunction with direct line manager
  • Plays a key role in managing the music digital resource product working in collaboration with project teams, including acquiring and coordinating of ongoing editorial content
  • Researches new product lines and markets for print and digital products
  • May identify, manage, and secure new book and digital resource publishing partnerships
  • 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, representing its key values, objectives, and policies

Commissioning & List Management
  • Identifies and pursues lucrative new opportunities (markets, product types, partnerships) within subject areas
  • Develops knowledge of music and sound studies and builds a network of talented authors within this field
  • Develops market awareness by reading relevant academic/industry publications, visiting end-users; researching and analyzing competitive environment and activity, market trends, developments and channels
  • Utilizes market awareness and understanding to inform future publishing strategy for products/lists/portfolios
  • Commissions to pre-agreed annual turnover and product line targets
  • Commissions and assesses proposals for new projects according to an agreed no. of titles and product mix (reference works, monographs, edited collections, textbooks, supplementary/trade titles, backlist revisions)
  • Coordinates peer review and market research to progress proposals to approval
  • Negotiates contracts with authors and partners
  • Manages timetabling of projects under contract
  • Liaises with the Production Department to ensure that books are published to budget and schedule
  • Liaises with Marketing and Sales Departments for the effective promotion of the list and monitors sales performance
  • Attends academic conferences and represents the company at events as appropriate
  • Ensures all metadata relating to frontlist and backlist is accurately managed within the team to a high standard and according to Key Dates
Staff Management
  • May undertake direct line-management of Assistant Editor/Editorial Assistant/Intern and help them to meet key business objectives: Production schedule/publication targets (pipeline of product)
  • Ensures direct report/s adheres to editorial guidelines, procedures and best practice
  • Provides clear direction and SMART (Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic and Time bound) targets for direct reports in order to enable them to meet publishing schedule, key dates and MS handover targets
  • May contribute to wider divisional initiatives (i.e. strategic working groups)
Coordination & Administration
  • Oversees the annual frontlist and keeps titles to schedule, budgeted revenue and profit targets
  • Assesses and oversees reviewing process of all new proposals
  • Performs annual list budgeting and reforecasting duties to a high standard, keeping slippage well below the 10% tolerance threshold for no. of titles that have slipped out of the fiscal year
  • Demonstrates good time management skills, including, prioritization, assessing and managing own workload, meeting deadlines
  • Manages email and inbox effectively
  • Has sound knowledge of internal systems including Biblio, Focal Point, Cognos, and office management systems, Office, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
  • Maintains databases and systems to ensure a high level of accuracy of information
  • Works to set procedures as required
  • Processes information quickly and effectively, and prioritizes subsequent actions promptly
  • Prioritizes more critical activities and assignments and adjusts priorities when appropriate to meet deadlines
  • Uses time effectively and prevents irrelevant issues or distractions from interfering with work completion
  • Develops avenues of questioning to ascertain correct information and ensure understanding
  • Generates innovative solutions in work situations; tries different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities
  • Manages information systems for collection, retrieval, and use of data for decision-making

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the job holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
Requirements
  • 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)

All Applications Must Include a Cover Letter
Cover letters are required. Pay close attention to this description and submission requirements in your application. In your cover letter, please let us know why you are interested in Academic Publishing specifically.
Location:
We are seeking candidates located within the DC, MD, VA region or the NY tri-state area who can work on a hybrid schedule from our Greenbelt MD or NYC office.
Benefits
  • Hybrid work schedule
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401(k)

Salary Description
NY $60,000-$65,000, MD $55,269-$59,000

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