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Lamwork is hiring : Acquisition Editor in City of Albany

Lamwork is hiring : Acquisition Editor in City of Albany

MediabistroCity of Albany, NY, United States
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Updated : Apr 02, 2025 - The Acquisition Editor oversees the acquisition strategy for new projects, focusing on finding and developing talented authors while managing a strong project pipeline aligned with budget and publication goals. This role handles all aspects of product development, including market-based acquisitions, content development, and production, ensuring projects meet revenue targets and quality standards. Additionally, the editor champions new titles to the sales team, maintains accurate marketing assets, and cultivates relationships with key authors and community organizations to drive the imprint's success.

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1. Acquisition Editor, Green Leaf Publishing, Springfield, IL

Job Summary :

  • Research and identify emerging courses and key areas within USB’s publishing program
  • Develop a comprehensive acquisition strategy for new books, digital products, and ancillaries.
  • Actively solicit, acquire, evaluate, and review new book and manuscript proposals.
  • Successfully negotiate and sign Publishing Agreements.
  • Engage in campus visits to build long-term relationships with academic contacts
  • Promote the USB brand, promote new and backlist titles, secure large adoptions for key courses, and scout new talent.
  • Develop key sales leads for projects and collaborate with marketing teams to ensure the best positioning and exposure for USB titles.
  • Track and analyze adoption data to help generate leads and new project ideas.
  • Travel to key trade shows to promote titles, seek out new talent, and network within the higher-ed publishing community.
  • Work as a team player within the USB group, as well as with AIP Publishing and its member societies.
  • Develop and deliver a seasonal catalog and other sales materials to advance the line and meet goals.
  • Attend shows and gatherings of people from the communities that the imprint serves to ensure Imprint is on trend and focused on the market needs.

Skills on Resume :

  • Market Research (Hard Skills)
  • Proposal Evaluation and Review (Hard Skills)
  • Negotiation Skills (Soft Skills)
  • Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
  • Brand Promotion (Soft Skills)
  • Data Analysis (Hard Skills)

    • 2. Acquisition Editor, Bright Horizon Press, Albany, NY

    Job Summary :

  • Find and acquire business thought leaders in leadership, tech, personal growth, and a wide range of business topics
  • Negotiate contracts with authors and agents
  • Maintain and strengthen author relationships.
  • Coach authors on sales and marketing
  • Work in a team environment with excellence, leadership, creativity
  • Work across a team of partners including production, marketing, publicity, sales, and finance
  • Develop editorial content and guide art direction for Kids books published by B&H Publishing Group
  • Identify agents and non-represented authors for contractual publishing, in addition to managing existing relationships
  • Lead product development, including editorial and art direction oversight as dictated by projects
  • Proactively collect and organize project metadata and marketing assets for upcoming book projects
  • Act as brand ambassador to external communities, maintain industry relationships and stay on-trend.
  • Align the publication's marketing strategy (print / digital / social) and collateral development for the imprint.
  • Represent Lifeway at industry, conference, and organizational events (i.e. working at the Lifeway booth, presenting before an audience, supporting other event participants)

    • Skills on Resume :

  • Author Acquisition (Hard Skills)
  • Contract Negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
  • Coaching and Mentoring (Soft Skills)
  • Editorial Content Development (Hard Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Brand Representation (Soft Skills)

    • Job Summary :

  • Oversee the acquisition strategy of new projects for the imprint.
  • Find and develop talented authors and publications.
  • Establish a strong pipeline and manage its projects and resources according to budget / plan.
  • Develop a 3-year rolling publication strategy to align with imprint and revenue goals, and update per shifting market trends and company goals.
  • Manage all aspects of product development including strategic market-based acquisition, new and repackaged content development, contract execution, author recruitment / management, editing, layout, and production.
  • Establish budgets and plans to inform projects and resource allocation to meet the revenue targets for the imprint.
  • Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and at the expected quality level.
  • Serve as project / imprint champion, present new titles to the sales team and with key customers on a seasonal basis.
  • Serve as the advocate to build excitement and product knowledge so teams are set up for success when approaching buyers.
  • Ensure the metadata and marketing assets are accurate for every title published (including 3-D image, flipbook link, Amazon thumbnails, Amazon LITB, Amazon A+, Amazon author page, Edelweiss content, splash graphic, BDB website update, social media posts, launch video) are delivered to the supporting teams.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key authors, influencers, and community organizations for the categories of the imprint.

    • Skills on Resume :

  • Author Development (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management (Hard Skills)
  • Budget Management (Hard Skills)
  • Product Development Oversight (Hard Skills)

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