Commissioning Editor, UK Law, Bloomsbury Professional (12-month Maternity cover) Oxford, England
Job description
Commissioning Editor (UK Law), Bloomsbury Professional (12-month Maternity Cover)
The opportunity
Part of the Bloomsbury Publishing Group, Bloomsbury Professional specialises in UK and Ireland Law, Tax and Accounting. We publish high quality books, journals and digital products for lawyers, tax practitioners, accountants and business professionals.
This is a rare opportunity for a creative and highly organised individual to join the publishing team at Commissioning Editor level. Reporting to the Head of Practitioner Publishing (Law and Hart), the role will see you commission and manage a wide range of UK legal titles across different formats utilising commissioning and project-management skills in an exciting role where you will work on products and services, from initial idea to contract to delivery to publication/launch. The job requires liaison with authors and in-house colleagues in sales, production and marketing.
Working closely with the colleagues across Bloomsbury, this is a brilliant and very rare opportunity for an ambitious and talented commissioning editor with an interest in law.
The role
- Taking overall commercial responsibility for the products and online services you manage.
- Managing the life-cycle of new products and online services, within the lists you are responsible for, from idea to maturity.
- Leading backlist management, within the lists you are responsible for, to ensure the commercial growth and continuation of a strong back list across different formats
- Liaising with authors, contributors and other stakeholders, external and internal, to ensure the successful commercial development of the lists you are responsible for
- Liaising with in-house teams to ensure all colleagues are informed of developments in relation to the lists you are responsible for
- Input into the annual budget for the lists you are responsible for
- Representing BP at external events, meetings and industry gatherings
- To ensure that your products and online services are produced to the highest possible standard whilst delivering best value
Knowledge, skills and experience
- A good knowledge of the UK legal regime including understanding the key players and organisations
- Experience of book commissioning in professional markets
- Experience of online product development and product management
- Experience of author management including contract negotiation
- Self-motivated but collaborative and able to motivate
- Able to prioritise, meet deadlines and work well under pressure
- Detail oriented but can maintain practical overview
- Ability to balance and prioritise multiple responsibilities and effectively manage projects
- Commercially focused
Additional information
The role is a full-time 12-month maternity cover
The role is a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based in our Oxford office/3 day’s home based. Allocated office days for this role are Wednesday and Thursday
Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Monday 6 March 2023
Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications
Bloomsbury Benefits
As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:
Working Pattern
- hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)
Holidays
- 25 days holiday
- 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
Other Benefits:
Two paid Personal Wellness Days
Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 45 minutes earlier in the week
Season Ticket Loan
Sharesave Scheme
In-house Doctor
Eyecare Voucher Scheme
Company culture! – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Disability, Mental Health, Pride and Parents, Guardians and Carers), 10 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources
For additional benefits see below
Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
