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Acquisition Editor / Senior Editor, Astronomy Books

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Media & Journalism
  • $66K - $100K
  • New York

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field required; preference for degrees in the natural sciences (astronomy, space sciences, physics); advanced degree (MSc or PhD) ideal.
  • Experience as an acquisitions editor or related editorial / publishing experience highly desirable.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills are required.
  • Must be willing and able to travel.
  • For a Senior Editor candidate, experience organically developing a Portfolio required.

Responsibilities

  • Editorial Acquisition:
  • Pursues an active and efficient acquisitions policy through correspondence, required meetings / trips, telephone, consultations with advisors, etc.
  • Approximately 25-30% travel as well as strong initiative and independent functioning.
  • Attends key astronomy and space science conferences and visit scientists at their institutes for the purpose of acquisition. This also includes planning, setting up and staffing exhibits of relevant publications.
  • Prepares and executes publishing contracts.
  • Maintains and develops a circle of reviewers and advisors and evaluates their judgments.
  • Project Development and Management:
  • Manages and develops a selection of astronomy and related book series.
  • Supervises final editorial preparation of book manuscripts for production.
  • Discusses, assumes and proposes financial and budgetary plans for program.
  • Develops guidelines, plans, reporting systems, etc., for publishing plans and projects.
  • Performs related duties as required.
  • Strategic Planning:
  • Assesses trends and funding in Astronomy and Space Sciences, evaluates strategies, strengths and weaknesses of competitors.
  • Prepares long-term planning documents and strategic goals as requested.
  • Maintains communication with US, European and Asian editorial counterparts about specific immediate questions as well as long-term strategy questions.
  • Reviews and discusses new projects and plans with editorial colleagues particularly in overlapping areas.
  • A Senior Editor level candidate will also take on business development initiatives.

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The Communications Officer will be promoting research and other content published in leading journals across the Nature Portfolio, BMC, and Springer journals.

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