Publishing and Production Assistant
Job No:
75389
Location:
Tullamarine, Melbourne, VIC
- A unique opportunity to join a global publisher in a challenging and rewarding position
About the Opportunity
Bolinda audio is the world’s Number 1 brand for audiobooks, having won numerous awards for producing world-class audio. We publish bestselling authors and brand names on audio, and we boast the best young adult and children’s audiobook program in the world. Australian authors such as Andy Griffiths, Kate Morton, Tim Winton and Matthew Reilly all call Bolinda audio home.
We are seeking a candidate to work with our current production team as a Publication and Production Assistant, to create covers for our audiobook publishing program. The ideal candidate has extreme attention to detail including spelling, grammar, and proofing skills, coupled with a love of design, composition, and brand application rendering. This role is being offered as a full-time ongoing position.
This is a highly rewarding role that includes coordinating and communicating with a team off-shore, image and design permissions, writing, briefing, selling point composition, and visual merchandising consideration.
The role also includes liaising with publishers, authors, designers, and printers, to acquire and produce artwork for covers, quality control to create high quality audiobook covers that ‘sell’ the Bolinda product in both library and retail environments, as well as file management, proofreading, and general administrative and organisational tasks.
Our ideal applicant has a tertiary qualification in English, Publishing and/or Communications, with some publishing or production experience desired, but not essential.
Additionally, the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Superior writing, editing and proofreading skills;
- Demonstrated ability to plan effectively and manage changing priorities in a deadline driven environment;
- Superior computer skills including a solid knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite and ability to adapt to new software quickly;
- Strong organisational, communication and administration skills;
- Attention to detail;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a small production team;
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously;
- Process-driven and efficiency in maintaining output to a high standard;
- A passion for books in all formats, reading and publishing; and
- Basic to Intermediate competency with Adobe InDesign & Photoshop suites (training is available on the job for these programs).
To reward your dedication and hard work, we would like to offer the successful candidate an attractive remuneration package circa $45,000, including super. Bolinda strongly believe in prioritising the personal and professional development of their employees and you will have access to ongoing training and development, with significant room for advancement and growth within the organisation.
About Bolinda
Bolinda has revolutionised the way people access and consume books. As the world’s No.1 audiobook publisher and a leader in digital media, they combine a global reputation for excellence built over 20 years in audiobook publishing with the energy of their five-year-old digital start-up.
Through their digital download solution, BorrowBox – your library in one app –Bolinda is the leading digital library provider in the world. BorrowBox, which enables members of public libraries, schools, and universities to download and borrow eContent, is the fastest growing digital library platform in Australia and the UK. Bolinda has offices in Melbourne, the UK, and NZ, doing business globally to provide great opportunities for exceptional people.
Everything about Bolinda is cutting-edge, from their digital products and infrastructure, to their business processes and training. They do things differently from most businesses and pride themselves on being one of the most innovative and progressive companies in Australia.
Bolinda believe that to enjoy the success that only the one per cent have, you have to do what only the one per cent do. They pride themselves on their innovative, cutting edge approach to business, and follow Franklin Covey's 4 Disciplines of Execution and Robin Sharma's Lead Without a Title principles.
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