Join the editorial team at Hardie Grant Books, one of Australia’s leading independent publishers. Our books are conversation-starting, creative, intelligent, global and commercial, and we pride ourselves on our diverse list of authors and creators. Our team are welcoming and friendly, hard-working and love books and the process of making them.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a senior editor to join our team to work across our illustrated and narrative non-fiction books, including food and drink, lifestyle, health and wellbeing, biography, politics and sport.
Reporting to the head of editorial and working closely with the publishers, you will oversee the editorial process for individual titles, from manuscript through to print.
To be successful in this role, you will have 4+ years of editorial experience, including in-house, be confident in managing multiple titles, and understand every aspect of book production. You’ll be just as comfortable editing, proofreading and writing copy as you are maintaining schedules and budgets, or assisting with design briefs and photo shoots. You’ll be a natural at author care and working with freelancers.
The ideal candidate will have:
Impeccable organisational and editorial skills
Good creative judgement
The drive to maintain high editorial standards and work well within a team
You will love words but equally be excited by innovative design and illustrated titles
A working knowledge of Adobe Creative suite, particularly InDesign, is strongly preferred
Experience working on illustrated books and/or cookbook is preferred but not essential.
This is a full-time role, based in Melbourne. To apply, or see the full job description, email your CV and cover letter to applications@hardiegrant.com. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Hardie Grant supports flexible working and offers many benefits including bonus leave days, volunteering, company-wide hack days, ongoing learning and development programs and much, much more. We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply, including people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.