Acquisition Editor, Amazon Publishing

DESCRIPTION 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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

USA, NY, New York - 87,700.00 - 153,400.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 139,500.00 USD annually