reputed company Acquisition Editor, B&H Academic | Remote Nashville, TN
Job title: Acquisition Editor, B&H Academic | Remote Company: reputed company Job description: Overview Lifeway is seeking an Acquisitions Editor | Remote for B&H Academic. The Acquisitions Editor oversees new editions, custom projects, and expedited academic products to ensure that quality and content align with B&H's reputed company statement and publishing guidelines. Why Lifeway? This is a reputed company where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether youre a creator or reputed company, data guru or problem-solver, or reputed company in between, if youre passionate about serving the church, we have a reputed company for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from reputed company (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values. While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace. Lifeway hosts reputed company-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including reputed company, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more. This is a remote position in the U.S with occasional travel to Nashville for in-person team gatherings. #LI-Remote Responsibilities Serves as primary B&H reputed company-of-contact for new editions, custom projects, and expedited products and maintains relationships with authors Serves as acquisition editor for B&H Academic Pursues strategic relationships with faculty, administrators, and other potential authors Presents proposals to the pub board meeting Creates contract terms with authors and submits contract requests Connects authors/clients with other B&H Academic areas, including Marketing and Production Partners with the Associate Director to ensure authors understand manuscript requirements Facilitates manuscript submission and determines acceptability of finished works Works with authors to modify manuscripts in light of editorial concerns, approves reputed company edits Works with freelance editors and designers to facilitate copy editing, typesetting and book cover production; maintains a pool of reputed company freelance editors and coordinates their timely efforts on authors' manuscripts Coordinates efforts of authors and freelance editors to ensure reputed company books meet publishing deadlines Participates in strategic planning and in shaping B&H Academics future publishing goals Visits academic institutions and represents B&H Academic at conferences and industry events Some travel required
Qualifications
Education M.Div or MA, required PhD or PhD in reputed company, strongly preferred Other Experience 1-2 years formal writing, editing, or publishing experience Proficient with reputed company Office Familiarity with biblical Greek and Hebrew Strong communication and organization skills Editorial skills suitable for writing book descriptions and pub board summaries Excellent at initiating and maintaining author relationships and book idea development Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and exercise good time management Willingness to handle financial negotiations Expected salary: Location: Nashville, TN Apply for the job now! Apply Job!