Editor / Commissioning Editor, Penguin Classics (Penguin Press, 12-month FTC)
Bertelsmann · GB
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About the Role
Acquire and publish new titles in the Penguin Classics series, and take on editorial responsibility for forthcoming titles during a colleague's parental leave. This role involves generating ideas, acquiring rights, commissioning and editing translations, and guiding manuscripts through to publication. You will collaborate with colleagues on book positioning, copy, design, publicity, and marketing, while building strong relationships with authors, translators, agents, and estates.
Responsibilities
- Acquire and publish new titles in the Penguin Classics series
- Take on editorial responsibility for forthcoming titles during a colleague's parental leave
- Generate ideas for new titles
- Acquire rights for new titles
- Commission and edit translations and other new material
- Guide manuscripts through to publication
- Work closely with colleagues on each book’s positioning, copy, design, publicity and marketing strategy
- Build strong relationships with authors, translators, agents and estates
Requirements
- Intellectually curious editor with a passion for discovering books from different languages and cultures
- Wide-ranging taste
- Ability to connect works from the past with readers today
- Editorial judgement and project-management skills to develop a book from acquisition through to publication
- Strong instinct for what makes a successful Penguin Classic
- Excellent editing and copywriting skills
- Ability to work confidently with complex material
- Interest in the Penguin Classics black-spine list (books out of copyright) is preferred
- CV and cover letter (both in pdf format) required for application
- Cover letter should outline why you are the right candidate for the role
- Cover letter should include a title that we should publish in Penguin Classics
- Two-stage in-person interview process anticipated
Skills
- Editing
- Commissioning
- Acquiring rights
- Copywriting
- Project management
- Relationship building
Location
- Embassy Gardens
Work Type
- 12-month fixed-term contract
- Hybrid working (in office at least three days a week: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays)
Experience Level
- Editor or Commissioning Editor
Salary/Compensations
- Circa £35,000-£45,000 dependent on skills and experience
- Plus bonus and benefits
Benefits
- Bonus
About the Company
- Penguin Classics is the world’s largest and best-known library of classic literature.
- The Penguin Classics series is published by Penguin Press, which also includes the non-fiction imprints Allen Lane, Pelican and Particular Books, and a contemporary poetry list.
- Penguin is committed to the power of authenticity and human creativity.
- Penguin Random House is a Disability Confident Committed organisation.
Equal Opportunity
- As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form.
- We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.