Assistant editor, Melbourne
Books+Publishing
Books+Publishing is looking for an assistant editor to join its publishing team.
The successful candidate will work closely with the editor-in-chief and news editor. Their responsibilities will include:
- Sourcing, writing and editing news stories about the book trade for the Weekly Book Newsletter and Books+Publishing Daily newsletter.
- Researching, writing and editing feature stories and other content for Books+Publishing magazine and online.
- Monitoring book industry news via industry newsletters, press releases, news feeds, Twitter, Facebook and other sources.
- Help manage Books+Publishing subscriptions.
- Promoting Books+Publishing content via Twitter and Facebook.
- Attending book industry events, including some after-hours events, in order to report on them for Books+Publishing.
The ideal candidate will:
- have strong writing and editing skills with great attention to detail
- have strong verbal communication and customer service skills
- be highly organised and proactive
- have the ability to work to tight daily deadlines with minimum supervision.
Experience with the MS Office suite and Adobe InDesign is preferred.
Interested applicants should note that much of the news and feature writing is related to the business side of publishing and bookselling and therefore candidates should demonstrate either their experience in journalism or relevant trade/industry experience.
Books+Publishing is Australia’s leading source of news about the book industry, keeping subscribers up to date with the latest book industry news, events, features, interviews, opinion, personnel changes, job advertisements and classifieds.
To apply, send a cover letter addressing desired criteria and a CV to books.publishing@thorpe.com.au by Friday, 6 July.
Job details
Job: Assistant editor
Company: Books+Publishing
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full-time (six-month contract)
Application closing date: 6 July 2018
Contact details
Company: Books+Publishing
Email: books.publishing@thorpe.com.au
Category: Jobs
