Publishing Editorial Assistant - Hybrid (Sydney/Melbourne)

Simons; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Simon & Schuster Australia is seeking an Editorial Team member to support publishing operations across commissioning, planning and production. The role involves assisting with editorial administration, managing meetings and rights catalogues, and coordinating reports, data, and database content.

The candidate will handle diary management, author gifts, event and staff travel schedules, and participate in reading submissions, awards entries, and metadata tasks.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced publishing environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist editorial administration across commissioning, planning and production of books.
• Manage departmental meetings, rights catalogues, and sales data reporting.
• Maintain content in databases and calendars; organise author gifts and travel schedules.
• Read submissions, handle awards submissions, and manage gratis copies and legal deposits.
• Create internal presentations and maintain metadata; liaise with authors and agents.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Team player

Initiative

Job description

Simon & Schuster Australia is seeking an Editorial Team member to support publishing operations across commissioning, planning and production. The role involves assisting with editorial administration, managing meetings and rights catalogues, and coordinating reports, data, and database content.

The candidate will handle diary management, author gifts, event and staff travel schedules, and participate in reading submissions, awards entries, and metadata tasks.