Senior Acquisitions Editor for Economics, Finance, and Business
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Posted: 27-Jul-22
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 21617
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SENIOR ACQUISITIONS EDITOR FOR ECONOMICS, FINANCE, AND BUSINESS, MIT Press, to acquire and develop books in economics, finance, and business; and oversee an existing list of titles. Will commission approximately twenty-five new projects each year with an emphasis on field-defining textbooks and monographs and high-impact trade books, and project-manage approximately the same number of titles through the publication process annually; determine the need for and commercial viability of proposed book projects; evaluate queries, proposals, and manuscripts from authors/agents to identify prospective projects; arrange for projects to be independently peer-reviewed; consult with qualified academics to ensure the resulting publishing program reflects MIT's standing among research universities in the field; build the Press's networks; seek out diverse and underrepresented perspectives; draft and prepare external contracts and negotiate terms; ensure authors meet contractual terms; review the backlist for revision opportunities; collaborate with others to evaluate potential and costs for prospective projects and ensure their efficient production; prepare production estimates, P&Ls statements, and publishing plans; present book projects to the editorial board and Press marketing and sales staff; prepare assessments of the list, list profiles, and other materials; and perform other duties as needed.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: bachelor's degree, preferably in economics, finance, business, or related field; five years' journalistic/editorial experience; track record of book acquisitions, including textbooks in economics or related field; excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong negotiation skills; knowledge of publishing contracts and terms and the higher education community; ability to work with academic authors; and discretion and judgment with confidential information/issues. PREFERRED: advanced degree; five years' book acquisitions experience in economics, finance, business, or related field; and knowledge of LaTeX. Job #21617-8
The work will involve traveling to key campuses and academic conferences to meet with authors and represent the list.
The MIT Press is based in Cambridge, MA and offers both in-office and remote working options to employees in the USA and United Kingdom.
The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century whether the focus is cancer, energy, economics or literature
