Associate Editor/Editor Humanities Books

Job Title: Associate Editor / Editor Humanities

Location: New Delhi Shanghai, Beijing

Hybrid Working Model

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About the Role

The Springer Nature Humanities Books Group is looking for an Associate Editor / Editor to join our team. The Editor will report into the Editorial Director Humanities and Society, who is located in Beijing, and will be part of a global team. The Editor will be acquiring and publishing a program in the humanities with a focus on disciplines such as History and Archaeology from Asia Pacific. The Editor will develop a program of research monographs, contributed volumes, open access works, handbooks, textbooks, and reference works, to drive the strategic growth across the Humanities book list and to enhance Springer Nature’s reputation as a market leader in the Humanities.

The ideal candidate will be target-minded, energetic, and driven. They will be a creative self-starter who has an understanding of academic publishing, with a high level of commercial awareness and exceptional communication and presentation skills. They should be highly aware of and motivated by changes in the wider publishing landscape, such as the digital transformation, the move towards open access, the use of AI and able to translate data into actionable insights and ultimately new publications.

Responsibilities:

1. Manages and grows a book program across the Humanities, delivering competitive and profitable products in line with Publishing Unit strategy. 

2. Performs key publishing acquisition activities, including:
-    Soliciting, reading and evaluating book proposals and manuscripts to determine commercial viability, audience, market and suitability for the list
-    Researching market trends to identify new authors, new titles and new products
-    Managing the backlist associated with the research areas, maintaining profitable relationships with existing authors and book series editors and editorial board members (EBMs)
-    Preparing, negotiating and executing publishing contracts with authors and publishing partners
-    Fostering new partnerships and collaborations with academic institutions and associations across the region

3.  Ensures editorial policies and processes are consistently applied across activities and goals set by editorial management are met
4.  Develops and maintains a good network of authors/editors through various engagement activities within the research community
5.   Continually promotes and builds the brand through virtual interactions as well as travelling widely to academic conferences and campus visits.
6.  Maintains continuous cooperation and dialogue with editorial service, marketing, production and other relevant departments concerning individual projects as well as general questions of mutual interest
7. Supports the training and/or mentoring of new and junior team members

Core qualifications, experience and skills
Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in a relevant field of history
●    Academic publishing experience, ideally in an editorial acquisition capacity
●    Good networking and acquiring skills
●    Strong communication and presentation skills
●    High level of commercial awareness and business acumen  
●    Numerate, analytical, data driven and IT systems-literate, with a sharp eye for detail
●    Willing and able to travel
●    Able to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and be able to work on their own initiative
●    Resourceful and proactive in dealing with problems and queries
●    Excellent team-working and relationship building skills
●    Able to work independently within a (virtual) team environment

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Job Posting End Date:

7-07-2025

Experience Level

Mid Level