commissioning editor

Acquires book proposals

A commissioning editor is a publishing or broadcasting professional who identifies, develops, and acquires new content.

Rather than editing existing manuscripts, they seek out projects and authors, negotiate contracts, and shepherd works from concept to completion.

The commissioning editor signed three debut novelists last year.

In television, they greenlight program proposals and oversee production relationships with independent companies.

publishing

manuscript

Original text before publication

slush pile · query letter · agent · author · contract · advance · royalties · imprint · catalogue · backlist

broadcast

programming

Writing software instructions

series · pilot · network · production · format · episode · season · streaming · cable · original content

Categories
Opposites
editorial function

commissioning editorcopyeditor

Publication text corrector

copy editor · proofreader · fact-checker · managing editor · subeditor

creative transaction role

commissioning editorauthor

Creator of written works

freelance writer · contributor · content creator · writer · freelancer

Family

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