Job Title: Executive Editor
Location: New York, New York
Zip Code: 10162

Description:

The McGraw-Hill Companies is driving the education, financial services, and business information markets through leading brands such as McGraw-Hill Education, Standard & Poor's and BusinessWeek.

McGraw-Hill Education addresses virtually every aspect of the education market from pre-K through professional learning. Using traditional materials, online learning and multimedia tools, we empower the growth of teachers, professionals and students of all ages. Our technical innovations are changing the way people learn, with e-books, online tutoring, customized course Web sites and subscription services. We are also a leading provider of reference and trade publishing for the medical, business, engineering and other professions

McGraw-Hill Higher Education, (MHHE) is a leading provider of print and electronic materials serving the college market, publishing instructional materials including textbooks, lab manuals, study guides, testing materials, software, and multimedia products.

MHHE has an exciting opportunity for an Executive Editor in ourHumanities, Social Science and World Languages (HSSL) Division in Boston, MA.

The Executive Editor is responsible for the acquisition, development, and publication of books and other instructor support materials. Accountable for achieving editorial quality and profitability for each title published under her/his sponsorship

Responsibilities:


Negotiating contracts with authors for new and revised works

Creating new publishing opportunities

Working with authors to produce high quality manuscripts that serve the needs of the instructors

Preparing and proposing to editorial management a formal written plan for each title published which include P&L statements, schedules, market dynamics and strategy for success.

Work with all appropriate company personnel to guide the timely and profitable publication of completed manuscripts

Supervise the training and job performance of development staff

Work with senior editorial management to develop short term and long term goals for the publishing program

Maintain and strengthen working relationships with authors through frequent contact.

Bachelor's degree

Minimum of three years relevant experience - in acquisitions, sales, or marketing

Successful publishing sales experience

Excellent analytical, financial and communication skills

Proficient level experience with MS Office, MS Windows and the web.

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