About the Role
Associate Acquisitions Editor in a leading global trade book publishing team, responsible for acquiring 16‑20 books per year and managing a profitable list focused on business, entrepreneurship, and self‑improvement topics.
Job Responsibilities
- Signs a minimum of 16 books per year—primarily new authors—ensuring each project meets profit goals.
- Refines overall strategy by identifying new sub‑areas, conducting market research, monitoring sales, and analyzing sales channels.
- Champions projects throughout the publication lifecycle, developing and articulating visions for each project and collaborating with production, marketing and other teams.
- Communicates effectively and diplomatically to propose and implement solutions that keep titles on track.
- Manages project schedules, follows up on deliverables, handles author queries, and troubleshoots as necessary.
- Builds and maintains relationships with authors, vendors, and agents through networking and meetings.
- Explains to authors their role in marketing, sales and success of their titles.
- Meets established goals for growth and profit.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum three years of experience in publishing, specifically with book acquisitions.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Experience or interest in business, entrepreneurship and/or wellness subject areas.
- Demonstrated mastery of publishing systems, cycles and activities.
- Ability to assess potential authors and projects, identify the right projects and shape them for an audience.
- Excellent written and oral communication, persuasive yet tactful.
- Strong negotiation skills for contracts, schedules and other obligations.
- Project management skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks, with strong attention to deadlines.
- Ability to build and manage relationships with authors and team members.
- Self‑motivated, flexible, curious, energetic and outgoing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience at a trade publisher.
- Knowledge of AI tools.
- Ability to apply financial understanding of publishing to overall strategy.
Salary Range: 58,400 USD to 81,733 USD
Location: Hoboken (HQ), NJ, USA
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual’s status in any protected class, as required by applicable federal, state and local laws. Wiley also commits to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation may contact for assistance.
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