Listed 8 weeks ago
Publishing & Marketing Coordinator
Wonderful Recruitment & Development
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- Location
- Melbourne, VIC
- Type
- Full-time
About the role
Publishing & Marketing Coordinator | Part-Time | Remote | Independent Publisher
Are you creative and organised with a background in marketing and/or publicity, within the publishing industry? Are you looking for a flexible, remote role where you can combine marketing, website management, and publishing administration? If you're looking for a varied opportunity with plenty of scope to grow, we'd love to hear from you.
Our partner: Our partner is an established independent Melbourne-based publisher with an international reach. They work with authors and researchers from around the world and have built a strong reputation for producing highly respected books and journals. As they continue to grow, they're embracing innovation, collaboration, and expansion into new publishing categories to reach new audiences and markets.
Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of the organisation’s WordPress website following relaunch, managing content updates, plugins, troubleshooting, and ongoing improvements.
- Create engaging marketing content across social media channels while producing high-quality branded digital and print materials.
- Coordinate publicity activity by supporting book launches, media outreach, and promotional campaigns for new and existing publications.
- Manage National eDeposit processes, ensuring accurate metadata, legal compliance, and timely submissions.
- Support business operations by maintaining sales reporting, inventory records, and other administrative tasks that keep the organisation running smoothly.
Experience and skills that will deliver success in this role: The successful candidate will be a proactive and detail-focused marketing and/or publicity professional who enjoys balancing creative work with technical and administrative responsibilities. You’ll be comfortable working independently in a remote environment, taking ownership of your workload and building trusted working relationships across the business.
Essential:
- Experience managing WordPress websites and content management systems.
- Strong design skills using Canva or Adobe InDesign.
- Excellent written English with the ability to produce engaging marketing and promotional content.
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail when handling data, administration, and compliance tasks.
- Ability to manage priorities independently while maintaining consistent quality across multiple projects.
Desirable:
- Experience working within publishing, education, or a content-led organisation.
- Knowledge of social media scheduling and digital marketing campaigns.
- Experience supporting promotional events, product launches, or media outreach.
- Familiarity with inventory management, reporting, or sales administration.
- Understanding of digital publishing or legal deposit processes.
- Can start early August.
The opportunity: This role offers genuine variety, combining marketing and publicity, website management, publishing, and business support within a growing organisation. It’s ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership of their work and wants the flexibility of a part-time, 5-10 hours a week, fully remote position with the opportunity to gradually increase their hours as both the business and the role continue to develop. The organisation is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences
What’s on offer:
- Expected minimum first-year salary of $12,740, increasing to $14,560 per annum thereafter (based on $28 per hour), with genuine potential for increased hours and remuneration as the role and workload evolve.
- Working pattern: Permanent part-time role starting at 5 hours per week during onboarding, increasing to 10 hours per week after the initial phase, with flexibility over when hours are worked across the week.
- Reports to: Operations Manager
Applications: Click the button below.
Alternatively, send your CV to anz@wonderfulideasproject.com, using the following as the subject line: Publishing & Marketing Coordinator | JobID: ZR_371_JOB
Applicants must reside and have the right to work in Australia.
Don't delay in applying if this is the job for you! We're not working to a fixed closing date, so we're keen to hear from you as soon as possible.
We understand what it's like when you don't get a response to your application. Although we work hard to acknowledge everybody, many of our roles have a large number of applicants and we can't always respond to all of you.
At Wonderful, we are dedicated to promoting diversity in all its forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment that promotes equal opportunities for wonderful people. We actively encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply and warmly welcome all individuals with exceptional abilities, irrespective of their background.
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