Commissioning Editor - Classics & Translations

Penguin Press in London invites an Editor or Commissioning Editor to join on a 12-month fixed-term contract, based at Embassy Gardens. The role includes acquiring and publishing titles for the Penguin Classics list, commissioning translations, and guiding manuscripts through to publication with colleagues across editorial, design, publicity and marketing teams.

You will build relationships with authors, translators and agents, exercise strong editorial judgment, and manage projects end-to-end to