Editorial Assistant (Hybrid) — Publishing Admin & Rights

Simon and Schuster Books; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Simon & Schuster Australia is seeking an enthusiastic editorial assistant to support the publishing team in the commissioning, planning and production of books. This role involves handling administrative tasks, managing meetings, rights catalogs, reports, and metadata, and coordinating author gifts and travel arrangements.

You will read submissions, assist with awards and grants, prepare presentations, and liaise with authors and agents.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and editing skills with strong grammar.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a busy publishing environment.
• Experience coordinating meetings, reports, and metadata is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist editorial administration across commissioning, planning and production.
• Manage meetings, rights catalogs, reports, and metadata updates.
• Coordinate author gifts, events, and staff travel.

Skills

Editorial admin

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Team player

Job description

Simon & Schuster Australia is seeking an enthusiastic editorial assistant to support the publishing team in the commissioning, planning and production of books. This role involves handling administrative tasks, managing meetings, rights catalogs, reports, and metadata, and coordinating author gifts and travel arrangements.

You will read submissions, assist with awards and grants, prepare presentations, and liaise with authors and agents.