Commissioning Editor

About Evangel Publishing

Evangel Publishing is a medical Publishing company started with a vision to empower health care fraternity is involved in Publishing Medical Books, Journals and scientific content for various sponsors.

The founding team has a clubbed experience of over 40 years in Medical Publishing.

Job:
Commissioning Editor

Location:
New Delhi

Key skills for commissioning editor

• Enthusiasm
• Adaptability
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Capable of meeting deadlines
• Savvy with technology
• Administrative skills
• Verbal and written communication skills

Role and Responsibilities:

• Building up a publisher's list of titles for a specific genre.
• Managing the list in the current market as well as identifying future markets and new products and titles with commercial potential.
• Researching emerging market trends on a national and international level.
• Attend relevant conferences and book fair.
• Identifying, developing and supporting projects and authors.
• Meeting with other commissioning editors and senior editors to discuss new proposals.
• Reading and evaluating book proposals and manuscripts offered by authors and agents, as well as assessing their suitability for the list.
• Negotiating contract terms with authors and agents.
• Liaising with authors and reviewers throughout the production.
• Maintaining a book publishing programme and monitoring progress throughout the publication process.
• Organising book launches and signings.
• Working with administration, finance, budgets and strategy.
• Providing data and contributing to marketing and sales activities.
• Managing the back list (titles already published) and making decisions on whether to reprint, revise or make new editions of titles, or put them out of print.

Salary:
Up to ₹40,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Fixed shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Netaji Subhash Place, Pitampura, Pitampura , Delhi: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- total work: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

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