We have an exciting and rare opportunity for a Senior Commissioning Editor to publish romantasy, fantasy romance and romance at Tor, one of the leading publishers of science fiction and fantasy (SFF).

We are looking for a commercially minded, pro-active and entrepreneurial editor for our new Bramble list with experience in spotting talent and publishing bestselling authors.

Your team:
You will be an integral part of the friendly, innovative Tor team. We are an internationally celebrated imprint specializing in speculative fiction/science fiction and fantasy, with sister imprints in the US and Germany. Tor UK’s prestigious list includes Adrian Tchaikovsky, V. E. Schwab, Talia Hibbert, Olivie Blake and Carissa Broadbent. In October 2024 we launched Bramble, our fantasy romance and romantasy list, with our horror list, Tor Nightfire, coming in 2025 and ambitious plans to expand our genre fiction lists further.

Your role:
In this busy and wide-ranging role, you will work closely with the Bramble Publisher and the wider editorial team to acquire new genre fiction for the Bramble list, taking projects forward from concept to acquisition to publication and beyond, ensuring the smooth running of the publishing process. You will also be tasked with seeking out new opportunities to grow our audio and digital publishing for Bramble.

Your key responsibilities:

• Developing and commissioning your own titles in line with imprint strategy and under the direction of the publisher

• Liaising with agents, authors, and in-house colleagues to enable the smoothest, most efficient and best-quality publication of each book, including championing them in-house

• Presenting and pitching titles at sales conferences and internal meetings

• Writing cover copy, catalogue copy and title information sheets

• Briefing jackets and covers and liaising with internal stakeholders such as the Design, Sales, Communications, Managing Editorial, and Production teams

• Meeting with and representing the list and company to literary agents

• Carrying out any other duties that are commensurate with the scope of the role.

Essential experience, abilities and knowledge you’ll need to succeed:
We are looking for someone who is passionate about fiction in all formats, is knowledgeable about the romance, romantasy and fantasy romance genres and who has previously commissioned in one or all of these areas. We are also seeking someone who is highly organized and an effective communicator, with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

• Significant experience working in the publishing industry commissioning fiction

• A love of genre fiction including romance and SFF

• Commercially-minded with a proven ability of publishing bestsellers

• The ability to negotiate financially viable and favourable contracts with external parties

• An excellent knowledge of the editorial process from start to finish

• The skills to complete structural and developmental edits and line-edits to a high standard, as well as experience of contributing to edits for US-originated books

• The ability to project-manage effectively

• Excellent administration skills with the ability to organize, prioritize and manage workflow to deadlines

• An excellent eye for detail

• Effective oral and written communication skills

• Familiarity with the Biblio title-management system.

What you’ll get in return:
In return we can offer you a range of great projects, a supportive and collaborative working environment as well as a competitive salary and benefits package.

Salary starting from: £40,000

Closing Date: 26 January 2025

Some of the benefits we offer:

• 28 days’ annual leave increasing with years of service + bank holidays

• Generous pension scheme

• Discounted private medical insurance

• Group income protection scheme

• Enhanced family pay and leave

• Flexible working hours and summer hours (early finish on a Friday during summer months)

• 2 Volunteer Days per year

• 75% off all Pan Macmillan books and regular staff book sales (highly reduced rates)

• Season ticket loan/advance

• Cycle to work scheme

• Discounts on shopping and gym memberships; Christmas club savings

• Daily free breakfast and monthly company lunch

This is a full time, permanent, and will be based in our offices in Farringdon, London, with some flexibility to work from home each week.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

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