Us Publishing Jobs Inc is hiring: Senior Editor in Turners Falls

Senior EditorOur client, a well-established nonprofit educational development and publishing house, is seeking a Senior Editor. With a rich history spanning over four decades, this organization has earned a reputation for developing research-backed and evidence-based resources that are widely utilized by educators and students worldwide in the K12 market.Working under the supervision of the Chief Publications Officer (CPO), the Senior Editor is responsible for ensuring my client's publishing house acquires and develops content for maintaining a robust publications pipeline. This position collaborates with the CPO to ensure that the publishing house products match my client's overall direction, program and service needs, as well as customer interest. They are responsible for ensuring that the print and digital products are high-quality and are profitable.This position works closely with the CPO on managing multiple projects simultaneously for the lifetime of projects. Projects may be multi-year and multi-component, or small in scale (for example, new books, reprints, workshop products, articles, new or replacement lessons, lesson components and products, small guides, research reports, and marketing collateral). Finished products will publish in both print and digital formats. It also ensures that the publishing house is able to meet our client's general internal publishing needs.This person would need to be a team player, a self-starter, and a lifelong learner. They will have developmental-level editing skills, excellent command of editorial processes and styles, and show evidence of ability to project manage in multiphase projects with multiple components.Location:Candidates must be able to commute daily into theTurner Falls, MAoffice.Compensation: $77,000-$81,000Primary responsibilities:Content and Author AcquisitionWorks closely with the Chief Publications Officer on planning for publishing pipeline of 5-8 books for educators and 4-8 children's books each year and managing the slush pile.Collaborates with CPO, in conjunction with relevant program and research stakeholders to identify potential topics and authors for the publishing pipeline.Ensures that the content acquired for print and digital projects is appropriate for my client's audience, programmatically accurate, written to high standards of quality, and completed within a specified time frame and budget.Cultivates relationships with potential authors and solicits proposals designed to meet member and customer needs.Works closely with the CPO to negotiate contracts with authors.Identify, source and build a pool of freelancers with relevant skills for the diverse titles produced (including translators, copy-editors, designers, illustrators, proofreaders).Works closely with the CPO to research trends in the educational marketplace.Establishes and maintains professional relationships with program experts and practitioners who contribute content to our client.Collaborates with colleagues in other departments.Contributes to the concept development and content review for other programs, products, and services as required.Proposal Development, Solicitations and ReviewWorks closely with the CPO on proposal development and author (and illustrator) acquisition for publishing pipeline of book titles and retail products that our client identifies as important for the publishing pipeline.Prepares for quarterly meetings to review proposals, ensures there is a well-designed review process that engages team discussions and provides clear feedback to prospective authors.Responsible for implementing a well-designed proposal review process.Implements and manages a peer review process that ensures manuscripts are original, research-based, practical, specific, and conversational in tone.Evaluates completed manuscripts for quality, reviews permissions, and makes recommendations for copyediting and production.Works closely with the CPO to plan and/or attend client-sponsored events to identify potential authors, to seek potential authors, and raise awareness of author opportunities among diverseMakes presentations, organizes conference exhibits, and shares information gathered on-site.Project and Production ManagementWorks closely with project editors and authors whose projects are under contract, and provides guidance and support during the writing phase.Provides guidance that ensures content is shaped and organized in line with the expectations of the proposal.Chases work prior to agreed delivery dates, assessing work when it is delivered to ensure that it is complete and in accordance with the proposal and review feedback before passing to production.In collaboration with the CPO and project editors, monitors and draws up schedules for projects, ensuring that all deadlines are met; keeps the CPO informed of any changes to deliverables schedules.Collaborates with the CPO to develop proposal project budgets for all parts of a project; monitor Apply To This Job