Job Description

Can you turn great ideas into bestsellers?

We have a brilliant opportunity for an experienced and entrepreneurial editor to join Transworld\'s literary fiction imprint, Doubleday, as a Commissioning Editor, on a permanent basis.

About Doubleday

Doubleday is home to a broad range of authors, from established, high profile names to up-and-coming debuts, as well as acclaimed prize-winners. Our list of bestselling authors includes Kate Atkinson, Hiro Arikawa, John Boyne, Bonnie Garmus, Rachel Joyce, Donal Ryan, Diane Setterfield, Maggie Shipstead, Curtis Sittenfeld and Markus Zusak, as well as an array of fresh new talent including Anna Bailey, Nicola Dinan, Lottie Hazell, Sean Lusk, Nikki May, C.E.McGill and Catherine Newman.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Publishing Director, the successful candidate will seek out new talent, build relationships with authors and agents, and help us to drive the fiction list, creating new opportunities for growth. We are looking for someone who is vibrant, passionate and knowledgeable about the literary fiction market and has an understanding of what commissioning and editing literary fiction involves.

A second important component of the job is that they will also be responsible for managing our Terry Pratchett publishing programme, creating opportunities for ongoing sales of the backlist, managing new projects, and liaising with the Pratchett brand team to bring the range to new readers. Therefore the candidate must be an enthusiast for the author\'s work, as well as being extremely organised and have experience in managing complex projects with many moving parts.

What you\'ll bring

More generally, to be successful in this role, you\'ll be commercially and strategically-minded, a keen reader and have strong editorial skills. Self-motivated, highly creative and dynamic, you will have the vision to generate innovative ideas. You\'ll build and develop both new and established industry contacts. You\'ll be able to transmit your enthusiasm and galvanise a whole publishing team, actively championing your books in-house, as well as editing manuscripts, managing the publication schedule for your titles, briefing covers and writing copy, keeping track of how your books appear online and updating metadata. You will work with Sales, Rights, Marketing and Publicity teams to coordinate successful book publications and represent titles at internal, interdepartmental and external meetings.

The ability to work effectively under pressure while keeping to schedule is essential, as are good interpersonal skills and attention to detail. You will be highly efficient, a good communicator, and enjoy working as part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career with one of the industry\'s top publishers.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, please apply with your cover letter and CV by 23:59 on Tuesday 12th September.

About Penguin: We\'re the UK\'s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you\'ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

Salary: \xc2\xa333,650 - \xc2\xa335,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus benefits.

Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

Financial - income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance

Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks

Lifestyle - enhanced parental leave, tech scheme, access to discounted books

For our full benefits list please visit:

Hybrid working: We\'re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we are happy to discuss office days through the recruitment process.

The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at

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. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing . Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: Penguin Books Limited

Country: United Kingdom

State/Region: London

City: London

Postal Code: SW11

Job ID: 263561

Date: 29 Aug 2023

Location:

London, LND, GB, SW11

Penguin Books