Liaising with sales, marketing design and production about deadlines, budgets and new projects. Typical employers Book publishers. May not be as a commissioning editor but is possible if you have contacts in publishing houses. Career development Commissioning editors can progress to become publishers with control over the whole editorial function, or move sideways and look after another part of the list. Wide variations, dependent on size and type of publisher and previous experience.
Benefits can include a car, health insurance and pension.
Work is mainly office based and normally involves regular extra hours. Some outside visits to authors and conferences. Close liaison with editorial, marketing and design colleagues and literary agents. Jobs are restricted locations Most opportunities arise in London but some positions available in Oxford and Cambridge. Occasionally in other large cities.