Commissioning editor : Salary and conditions

Average salary for an editorial assistant: £18,442. This is often the entry-level position for aspiring commissioning editors.
Average salary for a commissioning editor: £26,450.
Average salary for the senior role of publisher: £40,000 - 50,000, depending on the particular publishing sector.
Salaries at senior level are competitive and may be negotiable.
Working hours typically include extra hours, although weekend work is rare except when travelling or attending meetings or conferences.
Work is mainly office-based with some outside visits to authors and to conferences or book fairs.
Working practices are increasingly dependent on the internet and web-based technologies.
Self-employment or freelance work is sometimes possible for those with experience and contacts in publishing.
Most opportunities are in London and the South East. Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh are also important centres.
Visit the DIPNET (Diversity in Publishing Network) website for information on issues relating to diversity in the publishing industry.
The work can involve the pressures of dealing with financial budgets and working to tight deadlines.
There is close liaison with editorial, marketing and design colleagues as well as literary agents.
You should expect occasional travel within a working day and absence from home overnight to attend conferences.
Overseas work or travel may be required by some publishers.

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Date:

May 2011