Acquisitions Editor

Bloomsbury USA

Acquisitions Editor managing scholarly interventions in music, literature, US politics, and popular culture. Collaborating with project teams and authors for Bloomsbury Academic's scholarly publishing.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeGreenbelt • Maryland, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $55,269 - $65,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides the strategic direction and is commercially responsible for their list within Bloomsbury’s music and sound studies publishing program
Plays a key role in managing the music digital resource product working in collaboration with project teams
Researches new product lines and markets for print and digital products
Ensures that their list meets key business goals: global growth plans, revenue, budgets, no. of projects, product mix, profit
Acts as a spokesperson for the list and the Bloomsbury Academic Division
Develops knowledge of music and sound studies and builds a network of talented authors within this field
Attends academic conferences and represents the company at events as appropriate

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant academic editorial experience
Commissioning experience (successfully working to agreed commissioning targets)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong problem-solving abilities
High attention to detail
Collaborative and team-oriented mindset
Experience of working on a range of academic book types desirable (including textbooks, monographs and reference works)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work schedule
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)

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Hard Skills & Tools

academic editorial experiencecommissioning experienceexperience with academic book typesexperience with textbooksexperience with monographsexperience with reference works

Soft Skills

excellent written communicationexcellent verbal communicationstrong problem-solving abilitieshigh attention to detailcollaborative mindsetteam-oriented mindset