Commissioning Editor - Classics & Translations

Penguin Press in London is seeking an Editor or Commissioning Editor to join on a 12-month fixed-term contract at Embassy Gardens. You will acquire and publish new titles in the Penguin Classics series and cover for a colleague on parental leave.

The role involves generating ideas, acquiring rights, commissioning translations, and guiding manuscripts to publication, while working with Penguin Press on positioning, copy, design, publicity and marketing strategies.