Publishing Lead

Publishing Lead — SheThePeople Delhi · Full time (or a 6-month consulting engagement that converts) · Reports to Shaili ChopraSheThePeople is starting a book imprint. We publish women — founders, doctors, lawyers, academics, leaders — for whom a book is professional infrastructure, not a hobby. Our authors pay, at published prices, and we publish far fewer books than we are offered.You are the first hire. You will build this division and run it as a business.What you'll doFind and sign the authors. This is most of the job - building a pipeline of women whose books should exist, and converting them.Sell commissioned books to companies and foundationsSet the machine up: ISBN registration, printers, print-on-demand, distribution, the freelance bench of editors and designers, the author contract.Own the numbers — pricing, cash terms, production budgets, print runs.Work with SheThePeople's existing social, video, podcast and events teams rather than building your own.Who we're looking for3-4 years, with real time inside publishing, media, or a business where you carried a number.You have closed something substantial — a rights deal, a sponsorship, a corporate mandate.You know how a book actually gets made.You read, and you have defensible opinions about what is worth publishing.Not for you if you want to spend your days editing manuscripts, need a department around you, or think selling is beneath the work.Prior experience at a trade publishing house, literary agency or publishing services business.Experience selling to corporate, CSR or foundation budgets.Familiarity with print-on-demand and Amazon/Flipkart distribution.Working knowledge of Hindi or another Indian language.What we offerFull ownership of a new business line within an established, well-known brand.Direct reporting to the Founder, with meaningful decision-making authority and budget responsibility.An established national audience, media platform and event property to build on from day one.How to applyPlease email your CV to people@shethepeople.tv with "Publishing Lead" in the subject line.In place of a cover letter, include a short note (no more than two paras) covering:A book by a woman author published in the last five years that you would like to have published, and why.An organisation you would approach for a commissioned book project, and how you would position it.One question or challenge you have about our plans for the imprint.