Executive Publishing Director & Managing Editor in Warsaw

1. Executive Summary & Position Overview

Position Attribute Specification

• Job Title: Executive Publishing Director & Managing Editor
• Unit / Division: Books & Research Publishing Unit
• Mapped Service Stream: Global Authority Book Publishing
• Engagement Model: Senior Consulting Partner / Director (Hybrid / Remote with Global Client Engagements)
• Experience Requirement: 5+ Years in developmental editing, executive ghostwriting, or managing trade/corporate publication pipelines

2. Job Brief Description

The Executive Publishing Director & Managing Editor serves as the master intellectual architect and creative director for high-stakes client manuscripts. This partner leads our Global Authority Book Publishing stream, capturing the authentic voice and hard-earned insights of elite corporate leaders and translating them into commercially viable, legacy-building books. Operating at the strategic nexus of developmental ghostwriting, rigorous structural editing, intellectual property structuring, and master-level typographic design, the Director oversees the complete journey from raw conceptual discovery to physical book distribution.

This partner works directly with founders, C-suite executives, and public policy architects to deliver 100% IP ownership, turnkey print-ready assets, and instant retail availability across more than 40,000 bookstores, corporate libraries, and academic networks worldwide.

Primary Hard & Technical Competencies

• Executive Ghostwriting & Developmental Editing: Elite ability to capture the authentic voice of C-suite leaders and founders, organizing raw strategic insight into structured, compelling long-form narratives and business playbooks.
• Advanced Pre-Press Typography & Editorial Design: Production-grade typesetting and layout design in Adobe InDesign CC.
• Global Distribution Metadata Engineering & POD API Operations: Precision management of ONIX data feeds, BISAC/Thema subject categorization, keyword algorithms, and print-on-demand fulfillment pipelines.
• Intellectual Property Structuring & Copyright Licensing: Securing sovereign author-retention contracts and ensuring clients retain 100% IP ownership.
• Enterprise Workflow & Automation Architecture: Orchestrating multi-stage manuscript editorial workflows and client sign-offs using Zoho Creator and project pipelines.

Secondary Strategic & Operational Competencies

• Diagnostic Client Elicitation & Elite Interviewing: Conducting high-yield, empathetic diagnostic interview sessions with time-constrained executives.
• Multi-Stakeholder Editorial Project Management: Managing multi-month book publication cycles, coordinating proofreaders, illustrators, legal teams, and executive stakeholders.
• Strategic Thought-Leadership Positioning: Analyzing market saturation and competitive business literature.
• Print Production Sourcing & Material Specifications: Detailed specification of paper weights and binding types for bespoke executive editions.
• Content Atomization & Derivative Asset Packaging: Breaking down a 250+ page monograph into executive briefs and internal corporate training modules.
• Manuscript Architecture & Ghostwriting: Conduct elite interview series and developmental structural editing.
• Turnkey Editorial Curation: Direct the end-to-end editorial pipeline.
• Pre-Press Design & Aesthetic Direction: Oversee cover art direction and master interior grid typography.
• Global Rights, ISBN & Catalog Registration: Manage global ISBN pool allocation and copyright registrations.
• IP Transfer & Production Package: Deliver complete intellectual property transfer to the client.
• Stream Leadership: Serve as lead consulting partner for the Global Authority Book Publishing stream.

5. Candidate Requirements

• Education & Academic Pedigree: Master’s Degree (Required), MFA or Ph.D. Preferred in English Literature, Creative Writing, Journalism, Publishing, Communications, or related Humanities/Business discipline.
• Professional Experience: 5+ years of senior editorial leadership experience within premium trade publishing houses.
• Typesetting & Design Suites: Advanced mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Global Distribution Platforms: Advanced operational knowledge of IngramSpark Enterprise and Amazon KDP.
• Workflow Automation & Collaboration: Zoho One Suite or equivalent enterprise editorial management software.
• Digital Publishing Protocols: Deep familiarity with EPUB3 formatting.

6. Why Join DADYMINDS?

• Sovereign Creative Freedom: Operate free from the slow, bureaucratic models of legacy publishing houses.
• Multi-Disciplinary Ecosystem Integration: You are backed by the Big 8 Ecosystem.
• Uncapped Partner Economics: Consulting Partners participate in high-margin publishing packages.
• Philanthropic Legacy: Profits generated by the publishing unit fund global education chapters through the DADYMINDS Humanity Foundation.