We're Hiring - Gill Production Assistant

Department: Production

Position: Production Assistant

Type of Vacancy: Fixed Term Contract (1 Year)

Commendance Date: January 2026

Reporting to: Acting Head of Production

Are you an organised and enthusiastic individual who would love to be part of a creative production team?

Gill, Ireland’s leading publisher of educational and trade books, is seeking a Production Assistant for its demanding production department. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone to launch their Production career in an exciting company, with the chance to work on a variety of both Education and Trade projects.

To be successful in this role, you will love books, have a great eye for detail, be creative, numerate and comfortable prioritising and managing a busy workload. You will be a confident communicator and a strong team player. You will be adept at staying calm and focused under pressure.

The core responsibility of the Production Assistant is to support the Production team, and be responsible for the production and delivery of a range of titles across our backlist, other tasks include but are not limited to:

• Collaborating across internal departments and external suppliers to ensure requirements are met and accurately communicated
• Taking in reprint corrections in Adobe InDesign and outputting and proofing PDFs
• Provide general admin support to the Production team in areas including design, picture research and eBooks
• General office assistance including maintaining our production archive

Key skills/experience:

• Third level qualification
• Experience working in an office environment is desirable
• Experience in another publishing role, not essential but beneficial
• Strong IT skills with a good working knowledge of all Microsoft applications, particularly MS Excel. Experience in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat would be a distinct advantage
• Confidence to build relationships with existing and new suppliers
• Excellent organisational skills
• Accuracy and a keen eye for detail
• Strong numeracy skills
• Able to take initiative
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Flexible and adaptable

This role is based at our Park West, Dublin 12 office. During the onboarding period, the successful candidate would be expected to attend the office on a regular basis before a hybrid working pattern can be established. To make an application, please email careers@gill.ie by October 17th. In addition to a CV, applicants should include a cover letter, together with examples of relevant experience in the skills outlined above.