Editor â Parental Leave Cover
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Looking to step back into in-house editorial work after some time away Interested in a one-year contract that includes the option of at-home working two days a week Or are you looking for the chance to work at one of Australias most successful and progressive publishing houses
At Hachette Australia were seeking an early to mid-career Editor to join our acclaimed book publishing program for a twelve-month parental leave cover based in our Sydney CBD office. This role is for you if have at least two years experience as an editorial all-rounder and are looking to demonstrate your board skillset in a busy and dynamic environment. Experience editing illustrated childrens books is advantageous but not a prerequisite.
Who we are and what we do:
Our mission at Hachette Australia part of the global Hachette Livre group is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas learning entertainment and opportunity. With over 100 years of publishing excellence our team of expert publishers and passionate readers seeks out the best stories from both established voices and emerging talents. We publish across a wide range of genres and formats including fiction memoirs childrens books and non-fiction ensuring there is something for every reader. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our Changing the Story program and we are proud to support Australian talent and voices from around the globe. We actively discover and nurture new writers through initiatives like the Richell Prize and our partnerships with the Emerging Writers Festival and Express Media.
Our goal is to continue shaping the future of publishing by supporting the storytellers that matter. For more information visit .
About the role:
On a full-time twelve-month contract youll join the editorial team within our Australian Publishing Division and report to the Editorial Manager. Youll thrive on project editing adult and childrens fiction and non-fiction and producing books to the highest standard on time and within budget. Youll also be an enthusiastic and engaged team player contributing to editorial discussions and process improvements and be a confident ambassador for Hachette and our authors.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Building strong collaborative relationships with authors and illustrators
- Scheduling and project editing titles to meet all critical path dates and editorial standards including managing legal reads and sensitivity reads
- Booking briefing and reviewing the work of third parties such as freelance editors designers typesetters and indexers
- Hands-on structural editing including writing structural reports
- Copyediting and proofreading for childrens picture books including editing illustrations
- Sourcing and maintaining metadata including writing copy.
The salary for this role will be dependent on experience but will be in line with the Editor salary in the Book Industry Award 2020 plus superannuation.
About you:
Youre a fit for the role if you have these skills and attributes:
- Meticulous attention to detail
- A high level of skill in all aspects of editorial craft across a variety of categories and genres
- Outstanding organisation and scheduling skills with the ability to multi-task prioritise make independent decisions and adapt to meet deadlines
- Exceptional collaborative interpersonal and communication skills with particular strengths in author and illustrator care
- Avid reader enthusiastically engaged with the commercial and creative aspects of the contemporary Australian publishing landscape
- Tertiary qualifications in English Editing Creative Writing or similar and a minimum of two years editorial experience in a similar role.
What we offer:
At Hachette our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
In addition to 20 days annual leave per year public holidays we have an extensive list of benefits that include: a wide-ranging training library development programs including mentoring up to 50% off book purchases 2 volunteer days per year to use at your charity of choice Changing the Story employee networks to join the option to remote work during the month of January the option to work from home 2 days per week year-round and much more!
Our Commitment:
Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach with a wide and representative range of age faith disability race gender sexuality and socio-economic regional and cultural backgrounds. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview please dont hesitate to let us know.
Applications:
youre interested in a twelve-month contract as Editor at Hachette Australia please email your CV with a cover letter to by 17 July 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
