commissioning editor

English

Noun

commissioning editor (plural commissioning editors)

1. A person who identifies books for a publisher to publish, and acts as a link to authors
2. a person who has a similar role for a TV company
   • 2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London):

     His children have names like Django Unchained and Skeletor. His kitchen has its own doner kebab machine. He’s the stuff of a Channel 4 commissioning editor’s answered prayers.