Acquisitions Editor

**Main Responsibilities - Acquisition and Editorial (books and journal projects)**
- To plan and implement strategies in acquiring new book/journal projects based on the focus areas identified by the Management. Guidance will be provided by the Publishing Director and Subject Leaders.
- To be able to work effectively on both books and journals and be accepting and willing to work on initiatives as and when they are implemented by the Management.
- To carry out duties on contractual matters including clearing of copyrighted materials, foreign rights, etc., as directed by the Senior Editor or Subject Head.
- To supervise and to coordinate with freelance editors on certain projects done by the freelance editors.
- To work effectively on adhoc book projects that come with tight timelines.

**Other Accountabilities**
- To ensure the agreed objectives with the areas of responsibilities are achieved by the most economic method in optimising the profitability of the projects.
- To ensure the agreed budgets allocated for each project are achieved.
- To cooperate with Marketing in the promotion of all new titles when necessary.
- To ensure that effective liaison with the relevant departments within the organisation and outside bodies, such as government departments, authors, advisors etc.
- To ensure that all authors' agreements for titles assigned are properly raised.
- To ensure that all publishing documentation for the projects that he/she is responsible for are properly kept and carried out.
- To ensure that the progress report for all titles within his/her responsibility is updated as appropriate

**Requirements**:

- Good Honours/Post-grad Degree in economics, finance, business, political science or related social sciences disciplines.
- Strong networking with authors, academic professionals or researchers.
- Must be able to work independently, possess initiative, creativity, and a keen eye for detail.
- Must be able to work effectively on projects with special requirements and shorter timelines.
- Bilingual with strong command of English and Chinese to be able to liaise with Chinese-speaking counterparts preferred, but not mandatory
- Minimum 1 to 2 years in similar capacity is preferred, fresh graduates with flair for communication, networking with authors, acquisition of content and production of books and journals will be considered.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $3,200.00 - $4,000.00 per month

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person