Commissioning editor

/kəmˈɪʃənɪŋ ˈɛdɪtə/

/kəmˈɪʃənɪŋ ˈɛdɪɾɚ/

an editor responsible for acquiring and developing content, including books, articles, and other media, for a publishing company or other organization

Examples

1. He was the commissioning editor.

2. TFD's commissioning editor, Soraya, swears by a $30 pocketed legging from DSW that's almost exactly the same as $100 pair you can get from Athleta.

3. So we called our commissioning editors in Oslo, and we said, we want to make a documentary about the Bergen Railway, and we want to make it in full length, and the answer was, "Yes, but how long will the program be?"