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Acquisition Editor

Employer
Wiley
Location
United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Jul 29, 2022

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Sector
STEM Publishing
Organization Type
Corporate

Job Details

Location: Remote, USA

Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

About the Role:

The Acquisition Editor for Wiley's For Dummies content acquisitions team is part business manager, part project manager, and part market researcher.

The Acquisition Editor is responsible for delivering a strong publishing list by sourcing, signing, and managing delivery of products ranging from books to all varieties of digital content and learning tools. The Acquisition Editor identifies and qualifies learner-centric product opportunities, and then sources expert authors to create best-of-class content in the globally renowned For Dummies series.

How you will make an impact:
  • Secure approval for new projects
  • Manage product data in company systems
  • Support content development and design teams
  • Collaborate with internal and external global customers
  • Source SME authors
  • Negotiate contracts with authors and other content providers
  • Manage a world-class publishing list based on assigned topic areas
  • Review, develop, and improve manuscripts and other content

What we look for:
  • Prior experience with acquisitions and content creation
  • Demonstrated experience with contract negotiations and building business cases using market driven data
  • Keen ability to synthesize data from multiple sources to inform publishing decisions
  • Proven organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage a wide range of tasks and resources across multiple projects to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Comfort in working collaboratively using digital communication tools as well as independently to find solutions to emerging challenges
  • Effective, professional written and oral communication skills
  • Proficiency in Word and Excel with ability to learn proprietary data management systems and Office 365 collaboration tools
  • A strategic, results-oriented focus to drive the business forward
  • Focus on maintaining a strong client/customer relationship
  • Flexibility to work outside normal business hours on occasion as well as travel 2-3 times per year (when travel is feasible again)

About Wiley

Enabling Discovery, Powering Education, Shaping Workforces.

We clear the way for seekers of knowledge: illuminating the path forward for research and education, tearing down barriers to society's advancement, and giving seekers the help they need to turn their steps into strides.

Wiley may have been founded over two centuries ago, but our secret to success remains the same: our people. We are willing to challenge the status quo, move the needle, and be innovative. Wiley's headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations across the globe in more than 40 countries.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.

When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

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Company

Wiley's mission has always focused on helping our customers succeed, wherever they are in their education and professional careers.

We are bridging the higher education gap by delivering content solutions in new and innovative ways to enrich the learning experience. We are a proven leader in strategic higher education consulting and partnering with educators and institutions globally to achieve success, and our print and digital solutions enable students and instructors worldwide. We encourage learning to be a continuous, lifelong experience – an integral, essential part of every stage of building a career.

We are closing the talent deficit by supporting employers, helping them find and retain top talent, assess their employees’ skill sets, and implement training in order to transform company cultures. For decades we’ve helped people learn; today we’re showing them new ways to achieve, get certified and advance their careers.

We are strengthening the research community by partnering with learned societies and supporting researchers to communicate discoveries that make a difference. We collaborate with authors, societies, libraries, and other members of the research community to generate, communicate, and enable access to the scientific and scholarly insights that are helping to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Our commitment to partnership helps us advance innovation and connect researchers, learners, and professionals with the content, platforms, and tools they need to be successful.

To view some of our brands and imprints, click here.

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