Editor I: Psychology (mat cover - 9 months)

We currently have an exciting vacancy for an Editor I level position on a maternity cover basis (likely length of contract will be 9 months) on the Routledge Psychology list. The role involves the proactive commissioning of new books and new editions in the following areas: - Psychology Research Methods - Introductory Psychology - Comparative Psychology It also requires managing the frontlist program of new manuscripts for production in these areas. The role is varied and motivating and involves working with an international range of high-profile academic and professional authors. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate who would like to gain experience working across varied product types and shaping growth areas of the Psychology list. The successful applicant should possess strong commercial awareness, excellent networking skills, and the ability to work with internal departments such as digital, production, marketing, rights, and sales to help ensure revenue goals are met What you’ll be doing: - Meeting annual commissioning and revenue goals, commissioning new professional and academic books in order to meet market needs; - Meeting annual publishing goals, working closely with one or more editorial assistants to ensure that manuscript submission, production, and publishing deadlines are met; - Attending virtual and in-person events (which may necessitate travel around the UK or overseas) to enhance subject knowledge and build relationships with key contacts as needed; - Developing awareness of different products and publishing formats and maintaining an understanding of business needs and objectives; - Close collaboration with a global editorial team to develop and maintain strategy for the list as well as overall strategy of the Psychology team; - Close collaboration and relationship management with authors as well as editorial, journals, production, marketing, rights and sales colleagues. What we're looking for: - A confident self-starter who can work quickly and independently, while liaising effectively with team members globally. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, be highly organised, detail-oriented, and have a financial focus and ability to budget and analyse financial data, as well as the ability to prioritise a varied workload under pressure. - Strong word processing, spreadsheet, and database skills. - Previous experience of book commissioning in academic publishing and familiarity with the academic book publishing process - A thorough understanding of current market trends and competitor activity to inform decisions on product and concept development - A commercial mindset and awareness of customer needs for both textbook, research and professional publishing. - Creative thinking and excellent use of initiative - Proven ability to work with internal stakeholders to resolve conflicts and overcome obstacle