Editor, Music Books

Closing Date: 25 February 2022We currently have an exciting vacancy for a Books Commissioning Editor on the Routledge Music list. This exciting role involves the proactive commissioning of a wide range of books, from major textbooks in Music Studies and managing the frontlist programme of new manuscripts for production. The backbone of the list continues to be a strong Teaching & Learning Channel, dominated by best-selling textbooks, anchored by a deep bench of core textbooks, particularly in music theory and aural skills, as well as music appreciation, conducting, and cultural and popular music topics. These high-revenue titles require regular new editions, which will require time-intensive development and project management, This is a terrific opportunity for a candidate to sign and publish new books in a global, interdisciplinary and fast-growing subject.What you’ll be doing:Commissioning for the Music list to meet annual targets and revenue goals Ensuring that manuscripts are submitted on time and handed over to production on schedule, and that publication dates are met.Identifying market needs and recruiting authors to write books that meet these needsEvaluating book proposals and soliciting peer reviewsProposing suitable projects to the publishing committee, including compiling internal proposal documents and negotiating contract terms with authorsWorking closely with authors, and editorial, production, marketing, and sales colleagues to ensure that goals are met.