Indesign Operator

Job Description:

• Migrate and format legacy manuals (Word, PDF, XML, InDesign) into the clients standardized InDesign templates.
• Apply consistent styles, pagination, headings, tables, callouts, and warnings across all documents.
• Insert, resize, and caption product images, diagrams, and schematics.
• Ensure accuracy of specifications, tables, and units (metric/imperial).
• Perform preflight checks and generate clean, error-free PDFs.
• Work closely with the Technical Writer to ensure consistency in terminology and content flow.
• Participate in review cycles, implement reviewer comments, and prepare final deliverables.
• Maintain version control and document changes systematically.

Essential Skills:

• 2+ years of experience in publishing/typesetting, preferably with large manuals, books, or technical documents.
• Strong hands-on skills in Adobe InDesign.
• Familiarity with template creation, master pages, TOC, indexing, and paragraph/character styles.
• Experience handling tables, equations, and complex layouts.
• Working knowledge of XML / structured publishing workflows is a plus.
• Knowledge of Illustrator/Photoshop for minor image edits is desirable.
• Good attention to detail, quality focus, and ability to work on volume projects.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with structured authoring tools (FrameMaker, Oxygen xml)
• Familiarity with DITA/XML publishing workflows.
• Exposure to technical manuals for engineering/industrial products.
• Basic knowledge of standards and compliance (ISO, ANSI, NIST unit conventions, accessibility/508 compliance).
• Ability to do light image editing in Illustrator/Photoshop (icons, line diagrams, schematics).
• Knowledge of version control systems (Git, SVN, or CMS platforms) for managing documents.

Prior experience in document migration projects (multi-company, multi-style consolidation).