Senior Commissioning Editor
Job No.: 676959
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.8)
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: Pro-rata of $116,075 - $128,126 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Do you have exceptional editing skills, a passion for publishing with at least five years of industry experience and an eye for commissioning high-quality books across trade and scholarly markets?
Monash University Publishing is seeking a Senior Commissioning Editor. In this key position you will work within a small and busy team to edit and project-manage titles from conception to print with a high level of independence. You will also be responsible for commissioning several titles per year, identifying topics and writers with broad public interest, across areas including politics, biography/memoir, history, psychology and popular science.
You will work closely and collaborate with authors and other stakeholders, including the editorial advisory committee, the Publisher and the Monash University Publishing team. You will be required to meet publication timeframes and uphold the editorial charter, while ensuring a high level of quality content.
This is a rare opportunity to join a respected university publisher and play a genuine role in building a list.
This position is based at the Clayton campus. Flexible work arrangements are available in line with Monash’s flexible work guidelines.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply: Please submit a current copy of your resume along with a cover letter in which you address how you meet the key Selection Criteria. Please refer to
'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Julia Carlomagno, Publisher and Director - Monash University Publishing, +61 3 9905 0590
Position Description: Senior Commissioning Editor
Applications Close: Thursday 10th April 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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