Title:?Commissioning Editor, American English PrePrimary and Primary (temporary 1 year)

Company:?Macmillan?Educación 

Area or Department:?Editorial 

Location:?CDMX 

Purpose of the role: 

The role of Commissioning Editor is to research, conceptualize, commission and develop appropriate, profitable and quality ELT content (print or digital) as specified in the publishing plan. It involves understanding the market landscape, collaborating closely with the inhouse project team, contracting external providers, and developing quality material that meets the needs of the key markets and is produced on schedule and within budget. 

Collaboration with the Publisher, as well as Product, Operations, Sales and Marketing, and Production stakeholders is vital in ensuring the publishing meets the needs of the key audience and is aligned with pre-press investment. 

Responsibilities: 

Market awareness/research 

• Work with relevant stakeholders to schedule and plan market research in line with the publishing plan. 
• Conduct market research to ensure the project meets the publishing vision and Macmillan business needs. 
• Keep up to date with other publishers' material with a view to their potential impact on the publishing plan. 

Content/material development (print/digital) 

• Work with relevant stakeholders to schedule and plan projects effectively. 
• Develop the concept and framework of the materials in liaison with the Publisher and Portfolio teams. 
• Identify appropriate contributors and initiate and develop proposals in line with the publishing vision. 
• Commission and work with authors and contributors in the development of material which follows the brief. 
• Work with the content development team to evaluate materials in terms of the project specification. 
• Brief external and internal content developers on project specification, tasks, schedules and ways of working. 
• Negotiate and administer content development contracts, with support from Editorial Services. 
• Understand segment digital requirements and feed into the digital roadmap as appropriate. 
• In liaison with the Publisher, fully resource content development stages in line with the editorial budget. 
• Make full use of in-house and external content development resources to ensure timely publication. 
• Ensure Publisher is updated on progress of the project(s). 
• Ensure all company content development procedures and best-practice guidelines are observed. 
• Ensure and maintain high quality author care. 
• Understand the Investment Approval process, and feed into IA documentation as required. 
• With the Publisher, prepare costings, forecasts, specifications and business case to be sent for P&L approval. 
• Demonstrate full awareness of the cost and schedule implications of all publishing processes. 
• Understand the budgeting process and financial implications of making changes. 

Experience, Qualifications, Skills/knowledge: 

• Educated to degree level or equivalent 
• Formal ELT/TEFL qualification 
• At least 3 years English language teaching experience 
• Demonstrable ELT publishing experience at project leadership level 
• Proven track record of successful ELT/EFL product development 
• Experience of successful team-working 
• Innovative thinking 
• Knowledge of ELT markets and segments 
• Appreciation for a wide international range of teaching and learning situations 
• Excellent written English 
• Understanding of publishing technologies 
• Knowledge of a second language 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
• A working understanding of content management systems 
• A positive attitude and commitment to aims of the company 
• Excellent team-working and organisational skills