Job Requisition Assistant Commissioning Editor

2 days ago

Delhi Delhi, India Cambridge University Press & Assessment Full time

**Salary**:

- Competitive

**Location**:

- New Delhi

**Country**:

- India

**Business Unit**:

- Academic

**Vacancy Type**:

- Permanent

**Closing Date**:

- 31 July 2025

**Meet the recruiter**:

- Sadhna Jha- Job Title
- Assistant Commissioning Editor - HSS

**Typical Responsibilities**

**Pre-commissioning and commissioning**
- Assess BPFs and sample chapters.
- Identify reviewers and prepare material to be sent out, ensure timely delivery of reviews.
- Work with Publishing Manager to recruit authors/experts and prepare and submit Syndicate Papers.
- Prepare CRFs, contracts for authors/editors, contributors and series editors.
- Work with marketing and sales managers whenever necessary.
- Undertake research for expanding author base.

**Work on contracted titles**
- Work closely with authors/editors/contributors/others as required, answering queries and giving guidance as appropriate for each project on intellectual content and structure, in consultation with the CE, marketing and others as necessary.
- Undertake clearance reviews as appropriate.
- Provide content, layout and style suggestions.
- Undertake research on cover illustrations.
- Contribute to marketing and promotional work including writing blurbs and negotiating appropriate material with author and marketing.

**General administration**
- Maintain workflow for reprints.
- Keep clear, appropriate and up-to-date list-wide records and provide list-wide information as required.
- Make or requisition appropriate payments (if required).
- Ensure that relevant information on systems, including Centaur, is fully accurate and up to date.
- Work as part of a team.
- Attend external events as required (including appropriate conferences and campus meetings, launches and discussions).

**Additional Duties**

To carry out any other duties which may be reasonably expected of you by your immediate manager or a senior director.
- To co-ordinate the review process for new proposals.
- To prepare the publishing case for new products.
- To liaise with authors and others to determine progress and to encourage timely submission of high quality work in appropriate form for production.
- To create effective marketing and cover copy for each product.
- To work with content operations to ensure list is published well and appropriately for market.
- To calculate accurate costings for each book at relevant stages prior to publication to ascertain profitability, and to adjust the model as necessary.
- To work with stock team on backlist management to ensure optimum stock levels at all times.
- To establish and maintain good relationships with authors/editors/contributors/editorial boards to maximise publishing success and to encourage authors to regard their company as their publisher of choice. To represent the company at meetings, conferences, book launches, etc., as appropriate.
- Under the direction of the Commissioning Editor, to manage the acquisition of titles in selected series/product categories. To maintain good working relationships with any managing board/ committee. To identify the best of the series authors and develop long-term publishing relations with them.

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