commissioning editor
Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words
An editor who finds authors and commissions them to write books.
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- She has an interview for a commissioning editor position at a major publishing house.
- The commissioning editor is looking for a new author to write a series of children's books.
- As a first-time author, I worked closely with my commissioning editor on the book's outline.
- The bestselling novel was a risky project, but the commissioning editor's belief in the author paid off.
- A key role of a commissioning editor is to identify market trends and find books that will sell.
- He works as a commissioning editor for the academic and scientific division.
- The celebrated author was first discovered by a young commissioning editor in the 1990s.
- Our commissioning editor will attend the book fair to scout for new talent.
- It's the commissioning editor's job to negotiate contracts with authors.
- Having been a successful commissioning editor for over a decade, she had a keen eye for spotting potential bestsellers.