Publishing Editor
- Employer
- Wiley
- Location
- Melbourne VIC, Australia
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- Jul 21, 2021
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- Sector
- STEM Publishing
- Organization Type
- Corporate
Job Details
How you will make an impact:
As the Publishing Editor you will play an important role in supporting and growing the local trade publishing program in its market-leading categories of business, personal finance and the For Dummies brand. This role will suit someone with an interest in both editorial and acquisitions.
Other responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with the Editorial, Marketing and Sales teams and authors throughout the publishing journey, from acquisitions, manuscript preparation and delivery, to publication and beyond.
- Coordinating manuscript delivery and the creative process to ensure deadlines and expectations are met.
- Creating high-quality information to present, pitch and promote titles for a range of initiatives.
- Maintaining publishing schedules, ensuring metadata is optimised and accurate, providing sales updates, and undertaking market research and data analysis.
- Networking and building relationships to gain insights and leverage into core topics.
- Keeping abreast current Market & Industry trends to feed-back ideas and instigate new projects.
- Supporting the Publishing Manager with daily tasks and administration as required.
We are looking for people who:
This is a perfect next step for an experienced, hard-working editor and self-starter, who is interested in the acquisitions process and is driven by results.
Below is a list of other skills/ qualifications you possess:
- B.A Degree qualification or equivalent.
- 5+ years' experience in a project management or editorial role.
- Ability to put together presentations, pitches and promotions to engage with stakeholders.
- Strong networking skills to leverage relationships to solve problems.
- Ability to create reports and analyse data to inform decision making.
- Drive to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office suite, such as Excel & Word.
- Aptitude to quickly learn in-house systems and programs.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Why should you join Wiley?
- Join a supportive team and develop your publishing and project management skills.
- The team environment is friendly, with many social events throughout the year.
- Fantastic wellbeing initiatives such as 'Happy Fridays' with the afternoon off, flexibility to work from home, fun events and activities throughout the year to get colleagues together, free access to Headspace and much more.
- Our office is in close walking distance to Richmond and we offer flexibility to work from home.
- We have an on-site pool and gym you can use for free.
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Company
Wiley's mission has always focused on helping our customers succeed, wherever they are in their education and professional careers.
We are bridging the higher education gap by delivering content solutions in new and innovative ways to enrich the learning experience. We are a proven leader in strategic higher education consulting and partnering with educators and institutions globally to achieve success, and our print and digital solutions enable students and instructors worldwide. We encourage learning to be a continuous, lifelong experience – an integral, essential part of every stage of building a career.
We are closing the talent deficit by supporting employers, helping them find and retain top talent, assess their employees’ skill sets, and implement training in order to transform company cultures. For decades we’ve helped people learn; today we’re showing them new ways to achieve, get certified and advance their careers.
We are strengthening the research community by partnering with learned societies and supporting researchers to communicate discoveries that make a difference. We collaborate with authors, societies, libraries, and other members of the research community to generate, communicate, and enable access to the scientific and scholarly insights that are helping to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
Our commitment to partnership helps us advance innovation and connect researchers, learners, and professionals with the content, platforms, and tools they need to be successful.
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- Website
- https://www.wiley.com/
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