Commissioning Editor

Commissioning Editor

We are looking for a Commissioning Editor to join our growing global market reports team based in Leatherhead, Surrey.

At Smithers Information we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial and collaborative culture. Together we work hard, celebrate success, and have fun achieving our goals! We feel it is our dedication to developing our key talent that makes us so successful.

This Commissioning Editor role will suit an individual who is open minded and intellectually curious. The main responsibility for this role is to manage authors through the process of publishing a report, while simultaneously developing their knowledge of the key industries Smithers publish in.

Day in the life of a Commissioning Editor:

• Searching for and assessing new authors
• Expanding personal network
• Managing your own title portfolio, there will be a set number of titles that you will take responsibility for to manage through to publication. Please note you will not be writing the publication, but will manage an author through that process
• Research into our industries to develop new title ideas
• Speaking to clients for feedback and insights
• Speak to industry experts to validate what we think we know about industries
• Working with other departments, such as sales and marketing to launch campaigns for each report title
• Editing/proofing manuscripts

Perks and benefits

• Early finish on a Friday
• Private medical
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Fresh fruit in the office
• Hybrid remote work schedule (2 days from home, 3 days in the office)
• Tailored development opportunities
• Regular social events
• Employee discount portal
• Employee assistance program
• Ride to work scheme
• Service awards
• Life assurance

About Smithers

Smithers Information provides B2B Events, market research, strategic and techincal consulting globally.

We are renowned throughout numerous industry areas for our quality, high calibre conferences, and our comprehensive and informative market research reports. We offer independent and expert market insight to allow companies to identify opportunities and grow their business.

In addition to offices in the US, UK and Asia, the organisation has specialist consultants world-wide.

We actively encourage career development and passionately support those who want to pursue and develop within the Smithers family. We have numerous examples of progression throughout the business and within some of our global businesses are proud that the average length of service amongst employees is a minimum of 10 years.