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Bookouture
EDITOR (UK/Germany based)
Who we are and what we do Bookouture is the UK’s fastest growing digital publisher of commercial fiction, and part of Hachette UK. We are only eleven years old, but we have grown rapidly every year and have now sold over 72 million books to readers worldwide. To support this incredible rate of growth, in 2021 we established a fledgling German arm of our business – Bookouture Deutschland – translating and publishing of some of our bestselling fiction direct to readers in the German market. Two-and-a-half years later we have published more than 140 titles and our German publishing is one of the fastest-growing and most successful areas of the business.
We are now looking for the most exciting talent to join our existing team of three and help scale up and maintain the business. In the role of Editor you will be working with the team to identify the highest potential titles in the future schedule, and manage the editorial process from translation to publication. You will have a commercial and analytical overview of the Bookouture Deutschland list and the vision to develop this and use sales data to identify areas for future improvement.
What you'll be doing
SCHEDULING
Using your knowledge of the Germany publishing market to identify opportunities for successful future publishing from our large existing pool of titles.
Work with the team to schedule these titles and clear any rights with the author and/or agent, as well as confirm any necessary contractual addenda.
TRANSLATION/EDITORIAL
Work directly with translators, copyeditors and proof-readers. Work with the team to expand our database of translators and copyeditors.
Oversee the publishing schedule as a managing editor to ensure the highest editorial standards and that the project is working within budget.
PUBLISHING
Create workflows for every title to map the process from inclusion in the schedule to publication.
Check for quality and errors at each point of the editorial process.
From existing English language, translate titles and retailer descriptions into the most effective
German equivalents, using language and copywritng skills and understanding of the German market.
Work with the designer to finalise covers using the titles you have decided will work best.
Optimise and check the key words, choice of categories and sub-categories and any other metadata for every title.
Work with the publicity and marketing teams to create the most effective social media and advertising graphics.
READER/REVIEWER OUTREACH
Work with the Editorial and Social Media Assistant to optimise publicity and engagement with blogging communities with clear ideas on how best to continue expanding our reader reach in Germany.
Maintain an overview of NetGalley reviews.
TITLE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
Review Amazon rankings and sales and make changes to metadata and descriptions to optimise if needed.Monitor the success of books and use data to lead conversations on this at our weekly commercial review meeting.
AUTHOR COMMUNICATION
Ensure we maintain our usual excellent level of ‘customer service’ to our authors whilst also making the best commercial decisions for our books – including regular and timely communication.
Who we are looking for
You will be an expert publishing all-rounder, commercially driven and data competent, with some key skills:
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