Publishing assistant, Sydney

NewSouth Publishing

NewSouth is looking for an organised and highly motivated Publishing Assistant to join its collaborative and creative publishing team.

To thrive in this entry-level role, you will need a strong ability to prioritise tasks and balance multiple deadlines, with excellent attention to detail. You’ll have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be passionate about books. Reporting to a Senior Editor, the Publishing Assistant will support the project editors, publishers and production team with general administrative tasks, text and image permissions, collating acquisitions meeting papers and minutes, and rights, acquisitions, and book fair meeting scheduling.

This is a full-time position, based in Sydney, that would be ideal for someone keen to work in book publishing.

Desired skills and experience:

• Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, InDesign and Excel and the ability to pick up new systems and software.
• Some relevant experience, preferably in books or creative industries, would be an advantage.

NewSouth aspires to be an employer of choice for people from diverse backgrounds. It aims to ensure equality in recruitment, development, retention, and promotion of staff and that no one is disadvantaged on the basis of their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity or Indigenous heritage. We encourage everyone who meets the selection criteria to apply.

Please send your CV along with a covering letter by email to e.menzies@newsouthpublishing.com.au with the subject line ‘Publishing Assistant Application’. Applications close Friday 14 November.

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