The Opportunity

• Are you an experienced editor who strives for perfection and has an eye for detail?
• Do you have the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with diverse stakeholders?
• Join CSIRO – Australia’s premier science & technology research organisation

The Position

The Communications & Information division at CSIRO is currently seeking to appoint a Production Editor to provide editorial and production management services that allow publication of Journals to industry best-practice standards within the set financial and time budget. 

You will be responsible for coordinating the entire production process for a number of journals - from styling/copyediting through to print and web publication, with general guidance and support from senior staff and the Journals Content Development Manager – Post Acceptance. You will be expected to deliver excellent service to authors.
If processing and editing manuscript sounds appeals to you and you have the ability to manage multiple projects to meet deadlines, then this is the opportunity for you!

Your duties will include

•    Receiving electronic files for accepted manuscripts and ensuring they are in an acceptable form for copyediting and typesetting, liaising with authors and editors as necessary to obtain better-quality files.
•    Dealing with routine enquiries and advising authors on file delivery, as necessary.
•    Processing manuscripts using eXtyles software to style paragraphs, standardise formatting, check and match citations, and applying automatic edits as necessary.
•    Briefing and coordinating freelance copyeditors to edit manuscripts to journal style while maintaining high editing standards within the set budget and to agreed timelines.
•    Identifying and resolving manuscript queries through diplomatic liaison with authors.
•    Converting edited manuscripts to XML format and troubleshoot XML production.
•    Ensuring provision of error-free and clearly presented manuscripts and files for typesetting.

Location:      Clayton, Victoria
Salary:          AU$63,594 - AU$80,937 plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure:         Specified Term until May 2020
Reference:    62085

To be successful you will need

Under CSIRO policy only those who meet all selection criteria can be appointed
1.     Relevant tertiary qualification or relevant publishing industry work experience
2.    Sound working knowledge of essential desktop software, including MS Office suite Word, Excel, Outlook).
3.    Proven ability to successfully manage conflicting priorities and contribute to several projects concurrently.
4.    Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to liaise effectively and professionally with a wide range of people such as top-level research scientists, service providers, and in-house staff.
5.    Demonstrated organisational skills and attention to detail.
6.    Proven ability to use initiative and creativity to find appropriate solutions to deal with routine problems and opportunities, focusing on author as customer.
7.    The ability to contribute to identifying efficiencies and improvements in workflows and willingness to adapt processes to incorporate improved solutions identified by the team.

Desirable Criteria:
1.    Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in, journal or book production.
2.    Understanding of, and experience working with, XML and the ability to troubleshoot XML production issues.
3.    Understanding of scholarly publishing and the publication process.

For details about who to contact and for more information please view the Position Description 

CSIRO’s Commitment to Diversity
We’re working hard to recruit diverse people and ensure all our people feel supported to do their best work and empowered to let their ideas flourish- D&I Strategy

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. Talk to us about how this role could be flexible for you. Balance

About CSIRO

At CSIRO you can be part of helping to solve big, complex problems that make a real difference to our future. We spark off each other, learn from each other, trust each other and collaborate to achieve more than we could individually in a supportive, rewarding, inclusive and truly flexible environment. 

Apply Online

To apply online, please provide a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role.

Applications Close

Sunday 23 June 2019 at 11.59pm AEST