**Six month contract position**
**Assistant Editor**
- An excellent opportunity for a recent graduate looking to enter a corporate workplace
- Develop and hone your copyediting skills as part of a fun and supportive team
- Enjoy employee benefits such as flexible working hours and free breakfast
- Work for an established market leader with an innovative product used by the world's elite businesses
**Our Company**
IBISWorld is looking for a dedicated, client-focused Assistant Editor to join our Editorial team for. We are a client-driven global organisation that conducts company and industry research across thousands of global and domestic markets. Our offices in Melbourne, London, Frankfurt, Los Angeles and New York employ talented people who work hard to give our clients the information they need to excel.
At IBISWorld, we are proud of our company culture and values, and we strive to create an environment where people look forward to coming to work every day. Our offices are filled with professionals who work hard, but also like to have fun. We actively promote a supportive and collaborative workplace, where everyone has the opportunity to influence how we think about our products and grow our business.
As part of IBISWorld's Editorial team, you will contribute to helping companies Australia-wide make better business decisions. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary + super, a relaxed dress code, frequent social events, work-from-home opportunities and the ability to set your own personal development goals as part of your career progression.
**The Role**
You will be provided with on-the-job training when you first join IBISWorld, and your colleagues will support you in learning about our product and your role.
**Reporting to the Head of Production, you will be responsible for**:
- Copyediting economic reports for spelling, punctuation and grammar issues
- Making corrections to reports without altering the meaning or logic of the content
- Ensuring that economic reports adhere to company writing and style guidelines
- Liaising with authors to resolve writing or logic issues in reports in a timely manner
- Performing basic layout and typesetting tasks in InDesign and Illustrator
- Collaborating with the Editorial team, authors and managers
- Other duties as assigned
**Key Selection Criteria**
- Bachelor's degree in English, communications, publishing or equivalent
- Attention to detail, impeccable grammar skills and experience using style guides
- Strong organisation and time management skills (must be able to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high standards)
- Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to liaise and collaborate
- Sound computer skills
**Preferred Attributes**
- General knowledge of business and economic concepts and experience working at a business publication would be highly regarded
- Economics or maths background is an advantage
- Experience as a proofreader or copyeditor preferred
- IBISWorld is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be authorised for employment in Australia and be able to provide a copy of a valid visa upon request._