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Flatiron Books seeks a Senior Editor for nonfiction to manage 8-10 titles annually, encompassing both practical and narrative categories, primarily focusing on acquisition, editing, and positioning of diverse titles.

Responsibilities: The Senior Editor will commission and acquire nonfiction titles, develop manuscripts, manage production workflows, and collaborate with other departments for successful publication.

Skills: Candidates must have 5+ years of experience, established literary agent relationships, knowledge of contemporary publishing, and a collaborative working style.

Qualifications: Experience with practical nonfiction and 4-color publishing is a plus.

Location: The position is based in New York, New York, United States.

Compensation: $80000 - $85000 / Annually

Flatiron Books is looking for a senior editor of nonfiction, responsible for approximately 8-10 titles annually spanning a variety of practical and narrative categories. Duties will include identifying, acquiring, editing, and positioning a variety of books and working with the imprint’s departments to publish them successfully.

Candidates should have 5+ years of relevant experience and knowledge of the modern media landscape; established relationships with literary agents; fluency with contemporary book publishing; an eye for books that meet the needs of the moment, from a variety of viewpoints; and a genuine interest in working collaboratively and supporting the success of the team as a whole.

What you'll do:

• Commission and acquire a range of nonfiction titles with strong critical, sales, and backlist potential and maintain strong agent network
• Edit and develop manuscripts with an eye for strong sales potential
• Prepare manuscripts for production and manage the production workflow process
• Read and assess incoming projects as delegated by the Editor in Chief; attend editorial meetings and author meetings
• Prepare materials for marketing and publicity, jackets, catalogs, launch meetings, sales conference, and other key opportunities
• Liaise with departments and collaborate with key stakeholders from legal, art, marketing, publicity, and sales, including attending meetings

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Established relationships with literary agents
• Fluency with contemporary book publishing
• An eye for books that meet the needs of the moment
• Collaborative approach to teamwork
• Experience editing practical nonfiction is a plus
• Experience with 4-color publishing is a plus

This role will have an annual salary of $80k-$85k.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.