Senior Commissioning Editor, ELT pre-primary & primary
Core
Senior Commissioning Editor responsible for researching, developing differentiated ELT concepts, and overseeing the commissioning of profitable pre-primary and primary English language teaching content.
Role type
Senior Commissioning Editor (ELT Publishing)
Builds
Print and digital ELT textbooks and learning materials for students, teachers, and institutions.
Domain
Education Publishing / English Language Teaching (ELT)
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
ELT market knowledge (Pre-Primary & Primary), project leadership, author identification and evaluation, business case development, budget and resource management, contract negotiation, team mentoring, stakeholder collaboration.
Preferred skills
Second language knowledge, familiarity with new media formats.
Technologies
Content management systems, publishing technologies.
Responsibilities
Analyse competition strategy and identify publishing opportunities; develop differentiated concepts based on market research; identify and evaluate author proposals; oversee project scope, schedules, and budgets; manage performance and development of Commissioning Editors; negotiate contracts with authors.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities.