[Hiring] Senior Acquisitions Editor @Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Acquisitions Editor responsible for acquiring, signing, and developing twenty or more book projects per year in the nonfiction fields of:

• General business and management
• Current affairs and societal change
• Personal growth
• Other areas consistent with our mission

The titles may be signed as traditional publications or as hybrid projects with a cost-share investment by authors under our Montgomery Station Press imprint.

You must be based in California, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Colorado, Wyoming, Oregon, or Washington State and authorized to work in the United States. The position is preferred to work from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Pacific time, but hours can be discussed during the interview process.

This position requires a background check from a third-party company. Candidates will be required to provide permission to commence background checks after a formal offer letter from the company has been accepted.

Please include a mandatory cover letter in addition to your resume that addresses the following:

• Why you are interested in this position
• How it fits your experience and qualifications
• Your experience with networks, groups, and circles, professional and otherwise, from which you can scout and sign promising authors with established presences
• The skills, achievements, and networks you bring to be effective and productive in your work
• What attracts you to Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Purpose:

• Maintain the BK publication program to achieve the company’s mission through the acquisitions and development of twenty or more new publications and new editions per year.
• Advance BK’s distinctive ways of acting as a steward of publications and partnering with authors to help BK succeed in the marketplace, in line with its mission.
• Partner in increasing BK’s profitability and financial health.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years’ experience as an acquisition's editor of nonfiction books.
• Knowledgeable about acquisitions in one or more of our core nonfiction areas: general business and management, current affairs and societal change, and personal growth.
• Active (and expanding) networks, groups, and circles from which you can identify and sign promising authors.
• Willing and able to pound the pavement (digitally and otherwise) to find authors.
• Willing to engage in substantive editorial work and project development of your books to actively shape the structure, messaging, and thrust of the works and ensure high quality and caliber of publications.
• Excited to work with an editorial team that supports your efforts and collaborates with you on projects as needed, and with whom you will also share your support, knowledge, and guidance.
• Desire to work for a mission-driven company that takes a collaborative approach.
• Able to acquire both traditional books for us as well as hybrid/cost-share titles for our Montgomery Station Press imprint.
• Able to provide focused, in-depth editorial coaching, development, and guidance to authors from publication concept to final manuscript.
• Able to prepare book tip sheets and P & Ls for the publications board and present projects for approval to the Editorial and Publication Boards to offer contracts.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account plan, 401K and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Days, and Holidays