Editor - Romance

What You'll Do

• With the Editorial Director, responsible for long-range planning and list management of Bloom Books and Bloom YA
• Identify and solicit manuscripts for publication in desired areas
• Analyze marketplace needs and competition and establish project list and schedule for each season
• Present potential titles at acquisitions meetings, propose new titles, recruit authors, screen author proposals, conduct contract negotiations with authors and agents
• Position new product in the marketplace with respect to content, category, title, subtitle, physical packaging, design packaging, marketing copy, etc.
• Develop manuscripts for content, structure, and positioning
• Work closely with publicity, marketing, and sales division on matters relating to sales and opportunities
• Develop strategic alliances and create new initiatives for product acquisition, marketing initiatives and sales opportunities

What You Bring

• Have 5+ years of publishing experience
• Be a self-starter. Exhibiting initiative, leadership, and a strong desire to grow in book and product development
• Play well with others. Seriously, we’re a hard-working team who also happen to be pretty nice
• Juggle and coordinate. We want a clear communicator who is detail-oriented, organized and can keep short- and long-term projects on schedules while following through on deadlines
• Love books. This is a must
• Be flexible. The way we work on the Bloom team is different from traditional publishing and we treat each author with a highly customized approach

Why Sourcebooks?

Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial publisher driven by our mission to change lives through books. The fifth-largest publisher in the U.S. by print units sold, we bring extraordinary authors to readers in dynamic, data-driven ways, leading to hundreds of national and international bestsellers. Our insight-driven approach has earned us recognition from Fast Company as a Most Innovative Company, a Best Workplace for Innovators, a Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek, a Best Workplace by Inc., and Publishers Weekly’s nod as “the most successful self-made publisher operating in the 21st century.”. Story by story, book by book, we have changed more than 300 million lives. Join us as we change 300 million more!

Ready to Apply:

Please submit your resume, salary requirements, and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and interest in this role. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Show us your passion and creativity — we’re looking for someone who’s as enthusiastic about this opportunity as we are!

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care, Dependent Care, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, & generous paid time off.