Who are we?

Standards Australia (SA) is the peak standards development organisation in Australia, with a rich history that dates back to 1922. Currently, we are undergoing a significant transformation and growth phase. In recent years, our headcount has doubled, and we now proudly employ over 300 professionals dedicated to helping shape Australia’s future and fulfilling our mission of empowering communities.

Our organisation brings experts together to create national and international standards that serve as essential guidelines for products and services, ultimately benefiting the Australian community. Our vision is to be a global leader in providing trusted solutions that improve life today and tomorrow.

About the role

Provide first-level assistance to Production Editors in in dealing with technical conversion challenges (e.g. PDF, XML, HTML) and technologies and perform quality control checks on SA’s content across our digital platforms, to ensure content is accurately presented on these platforms.

This is a salaried, full-time, 12 month fixed-term contract.

What you’ll do

• Review workflows, evaluate new layouts/setups with complex texts, and help the editorial team choose the best workflow practises to facilitate successful publishing
• Monitor content loads and make quality checks of publications on SA’s eCommerce Websites and Mobile App
• Accurately perform the publication finalisation processes: ensuring pricing information is accurate, produce PDFs, verify metadata
• Respond to all enquiries from internal and external stakeholders, including our distribution partners
• Perform Quality Assurance (QA) responsibilities to ensure that the published standards match the master source draft
• Utilise conversion tools and the pdf, Web Reader and Mobile app layout guidelines
• Follow established bug logging, and issue remediation guidelines
• Maintain accuracy by making any necessary changes to the XML tags and rerunning procedures to ensure that the content of the source MS Word and XML files corresponds
• Use relevant software to validate content (e.g. parsing XML data with Oxygen Editor

About you

• University degree or equivalent experience
• Excellent proof reading ability and high attention to detail
• Knowledge of electronic publishing
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word
• Knowledge of PDF and/or XML technology, InDesign is advantageous
• Experience in the publishing sector as a technical production assistant or a comparable position
• Experience in a data management environment like an information centre

Culture & Benefits

Standards Australia is proud to have been awarded the prestigious Employer of Choice Award for two consecutive years, 2023 and 2024. This recognition highlights our commitment to creating an exceptional workplace and fostering a culture of excellence. Our iCARE values form the basis of all we do - Integrity, Courage, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Standards Australia offers many benefits such as flexibility with working from home, regular team events, additional personal/carer’s leave, continuous learning, and career development opportunities.

What's next?

If Standards Australia sounds like the place for you, please submit your CV outlining your experience and suitability to this role. Eligible applicants must be Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or have legal rights to work in Australia. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within 15 business days of their application.

At Standards Australia, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to fostering a working environment that values diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Our mission is to empower our communities, and in doing so, we strive to create an organisation that genuinely reflects and respects the diversity of the communities we serve; putting people at the heart of all we do. We welcome applications from people of all cultural and linguistic groups, people of all ages and genders, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Should you need any adjustments to be made to our recruitment process, please contact [email protected]