Associate Publisher
About The Position
David C Cook is looking for an accomplished Associate Publisher, Brand & Acquisitions to help shape the future of our publishing ministry, building influential brands, acquiring high-impact authors and content, and developing a publishing organization positioned for lasting growth and impact. Partnering closely with the Executive Publisher, you’ll help shape and execute publishing and acquisitions strategy while taking significant ownership of key publishing portfolios and initiatives. You’ll identify opportunities, evaluate investments and risks, establish priorities, and translate our broader vision into publishing strategies that are actionable, commercially sound, and aligned with our mission to serve the global Church. At the heart of this role is the opportunity to discover and develop content that matters. You’ll lead high-level acquisitions of authors, ministries, brands, and content platforms; evaluate author platforms and long-term brand potential; and build trusted relationships with authors, agents, and ministry partners. You’ll also help grow key publishing brands and categories, identify new audiences and partnerships, and position David C Cook as a preferred publishing partner. Your impact will extend well beyond acquisitions. You’ll lead and develop our Books/Editorial and Acquisitions teams, mentor emerging leaders, strengthen publishing capabilities, and establish the structure, priorities, resources, and expectations needed for a high-performing organization. You’ll also collaborate closely with marketing, sales, editorial, and production to strengthen positioning, go-to-market execution, audience engagement, and product lifecycle success. This is an opportunity for a publishing leader who wants to combine mission, strategy, creativity, and commercial leadership, helping bring culturally relevant, biblically grounded content to life while expanding its reach and impact around the world.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Publishing, Theology, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 8–12+ years of leadership experience in publishing, acquisitions, or editorial.
- Demonstrated success acquiring and developing high-impact authors and content.
- Experience contributing to and implementing publishing strategy.
- Deep expertise in acquisitions strategy and author platform development.
- Strong understanding of publishing industry trends across print, digital, and emerging formats.
- Familiarity with contracts, copyright, and intellectual property.
- Ability to develop managers and professional teams.
- Ability to make thoughtful decisions about publishing opportunities and investments.
- Ability to steward significant author and partner relationships.
- Ability to balance mission impact with audience, revenue, and profitability objectives.
- Comfortable mentoring an acquisitions team.
- Comfortable negotiating significant author relationships.
- Comfortable contributing to financial and strategic planning.
- Comfortable representing publishing priorities in senior-level discussions.
- Passion for developing people, strengthening publishing brands, and identifying content with the potential to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the global Church.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree.
- Experience in Christian publishing or a ministry context.
- Deep understanding of biblical theology and Christ-centered content development.
Responsibilities
- Shape and execute publishing and acquisitions strategy.
- Take significant ownership of key publishing portfolios and initiatives.
- Identify opportunities, evaluate investments and risks, and establish priorities.
- Translate broader vision into actionable, commercially sound publishing strategies aligned with the mission.
- Lead high-level acquisitions of authors, ministries, brands, and content platforms.
- Evaluate author platforms and long-term brand potential.
- Build trusted relationships with authors, agents, and ministry partners.
- Grow key publishing brands and categories.
- Identify new audiences and partnerships.
- Position David C Cook as a preferred publishing partner.
- Lead and develop Books/Editorial and Acquisitions teams.
- Mentor emerging leaders.
- Strengthen publishing capabilities.
- Establish structure, priorities, resources, and expectations for a high-performing organization.
- Collaborate with marketing, sales, editorial, and production to strengthen positioning, go-to-market execution, audience engagement, and product lifecycle success.
Benefits
- Medical Plan: HDHP w/ HSA (All Staff) or Direct Primary Care Option (Colorado Employees Only)
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- 401(k) w/ Company Match ($0.50 on the $1 up to 10% of eligible compensation)
- Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance Options
- Long-Term Disability
- Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Accident
- Life Assistance Plan
- Adoption Benefit
- Benevolence Fund
- Service Recognition Leave
- Volunteer Days
- Holidays
- Sick Time
- Pet Insurance Discounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Maternity Leave
- Paternity Leave
- New Childbirth Assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
