Location: Essex, Connecticut

Globe Pequot, a trade division of Rowman & Littlefield, is seeking an Acquisitions Editor for the Globe Pequot imprint at our office in Essex, Connecticut. This position will report to the Editorial Director. To be considered for the position, candidates must submit a cover letter and resume and must have proven acquisitions experience, preferably in the acquisition of titles that cover the topics of travel, history, regional interest, lifestyle, culture, food, and cooking.

Responsibilities:

• Signing approximately 30-plus books per year that advance strategic and financial goals.
• Generating new regional book ideas, evaluating submitted proposals, soliciting market feedback, presenting proposals to an editorial board, and negotiating publishing agreements.
• Working with authors from concept to transmittal to ensure publications meet high editorial standards and prove successful in the market.
• Overseeing the publishing process for each title, including serving as primary liaison with the production, design, marketing, publicity, and sales departments.
• Managing ongoing relationships with authors and assume responsibility for some one-off and series titles already under contract.
• Presenting books at sales meetings.
• Other duties as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in English or a related field
• 5+ years of editorial acquisitions experience
• Strong interest in non-fiction regional book topics
• Exceptional editorial vision, judgment, and market savvy
• A collegial approach and ability to work well with others in editorial, production, and marketing, as well as with authors
• An ability to manage deadlines and work independently
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
• Experience selecting photography and conceptualizing cover designs
• Excellent negotiation skills

About Our Company

An independent publisher with an outstanding reputation, Rowman & Littlefield publishes innovative, high-quality college texts, provocative and timely titles for general readers, and professional and scholarly books throughout the humanities and social sciences. The company is headquartered in Lanham, Maryland, and has offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

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