Senior Editor 3.8 5 reviews · View all jobs Sydney NSW Editing & Publishing (Advertising, Arts & Media) Full time Posted 19d ago Quick apply HarperCollins Publishers has an exciting opportunity for an experienced book editor to join the HarperCollins Adult Books Team. This is a full-time position, based at our head office in Sydney’s CBD. **The role:** Editing and project managing a range of adult fiction and non-fiction titles, from delivery of the manuscript to sign-off for approval to print. **Essential skills and experience** : + Minimum five years’ experience as an in-house book editor in a book publishing company + Superior knowledge of English grammar, punctuation and spelling + Keen general knowledge + Willingness to work to tight deadlines and budgets + Great attention to detail **Activities include:** + Liaising with the book’s publisher and following briefs + Structural editing + Copy editing + Proofreading + Setting up and keeping to each book’s schedule + Picture research and fee negotiation + Assembling material for picture sections + Obtaining and checking copyright permissions + Liaising with colleagues in other departments, especially Production, Typesetting and Design + Liaising with authors and illustrators + Proofreading book-related material for other departments, if required + Assisting fellow editors, if required + Attending meetings Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview. At HarperCollins ANZ we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We invite candidates of all ages, races, religions, genders and sexual orientation and people with disability to apply for this or any other advertised role. **Employer questions** Your application will include the following questions: + How many years' experience do you have in a publishing role? + Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia? + Have you worked in a role where your duties included proof reading and sub-editing? + How many years' experience do you have as an Editor? + How many years of project management experience do you have? + What's your expected annual base salary? + How many years’ experience do you have working in-house in a book publishing company? **Company profile** 3.8 · 5 reviews HarperCollins occupies a unique place in Australian and New Zealand publishing. In both nations we are the oldest publisher – with a heritage dating back to the bush ballads and school books of the late nineteenth century – and the most forward thinking in terms of our transition to the global digital world of today. Through the decades, our publishing has been distinguished by a commitment to quality and creativity plus an innate understanding of what Australians and New Zealanders want to read and how. Authors and their work have always been at the heart of our company – without authors there would be no HarperCollins. Publishing is a highly collaborative business: everyone in the company contributes in some way to maximising our author’s work. Our company has an equally long heritage globally and indeed today we are able to work more closely than ever before with colleagues around the world to ensure that our local titles are exploited internationally. The modern-day HarperCollins Publishers was founded in 1989 by the amalgamation of three proud publishing houses – Harper & Row (founded in New York in 1817), William Collins (founded in Glasgow in 1819) and Angus & Robertson (founded in Sydney in the 1880s). Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website HarperCollins occupies a unique place in Australian and New Zealand publishing. In both nations we are the oldest publisher – with a heritage dating back to the bush ballads and school books of the late nineteenth century – and the most forward thinking in terms of our transition to the global digital world of today. Through the decades, our publishing has been distinguished by a commitment to quality and creativity plus an innate understanding of what Australians and New Zealanders want to read and how. Authors and their work have always been at the heart of our company – without authors there would be no HarperCollins. Publishing is a highly collaborative business: everyone in the company contributes in some way to maximising our author’s work. Our company has an equally long heritage globally and indeed today we are able to work more closely than ever before with colleagues around the world to ensure that our local titles are exploited internationally. The modern-day HarperCollins Publishers was founded in 1989 by the amalgamation of three proud publishing houses – Harper & Row (founded in New York in 1817), William Collins (founded in Glasgow in 1819) and Angus & Robertson (founded in Sydney in the 1880s). Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website More about this company ⁠ **Report this job advert** Be careful Don’t provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Learn how to protect yourself