Acquisition Editor, Amazon Publishing

Amazon Publishing is seeking an innovative passionate market-savvy Acquisitions Editor to acquire across commercial fiction genres with primary focus on mystery thriller and suspense novels and short fiction across categories. You will be responsible for discovering and acquiring exceptional content managing author and agent relationships and collaborating with marketing publicity production and author relations teams to deliver quality books and world-class author experiences. This is a multi-faceted job in a fast-paced environment that requires facility with date flexibility creativity and a sense of humor.




Key job responsibilities
Identify evaluate and develop submissions projects and proposals to acquire for our commercial fiction imprints including:
Monitoring trend and sales data
Strong analytical thinking paired with excellent editorial sensibility
Strong track record of discovering developing and publishing bestselling titles and authors
Working closely with authors to develop their work and careers
Working closely with internal teams to shepherd work from manuscript through publication and beyond
Developing and maintaining strong relationships with literary agents

About the team
Amazon Publishing is the full-service publishing arm of Amazon. Our mission is to invent new and better ways to connect authors and readers.

- Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- Experience working in a fast-paced team environment
- Strong track record of discovering developing and publishing bestselling titles and authors.
- Strong negotiation skills along with knowledge of standard publishing contracts and P&Ls.
- Demonstrated analytical thinking paired with excellent editorial sensibility
- Fluent in all office applications including Word Excel Outlook Salesforce.

- Broad list of agent contacts
- 5 years of content acquisition and/or content development experience preferred
- Familiarity with ETL SQL handling/analyzing data a plus

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at NY New York - 87700.00 - 153400.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 82700.00 - 139500.00 USD annually