Production Specialist

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Production Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Work extensively with files in Adobe InDesign and Acrobat; own the fidelity of the InDesign files for assigned projects.
• Work on illustrations and photos in Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Build InDesign templates and create Style Guide documentation.
• Update book files and create new pages, following supplied manuscript.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply information from a Style Guide.
• Ensure product’s adherence to all laws pertaining to copyrighted and public domain material usage and permissions, including but not limited to
• images, fonts, and texts.
• Support metadata collection and file structure to meet content re-purposing goals.
• Apply or maintain accessibility features according to guidelines and best practices. PDF Remediation as well as InDesign accessibility.
• Attend and participate in project meetings. Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Communicate regularly with supervisors, vendors, internal, and external teams in order to accomplish project goals and meet project deadlines.
• Ensure projects adhere to best practices and all documentation is maintained appropriately.

Required Skills:

• Experience with Adobe products, including InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Understanding of Editorial markup and how to implement.
• Successful delivery of final products and project deliverables according to prioritized schedules.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities across multiple projects.
• Effective communication with coworkers, managers, other teams, and offshore Production vendor/partners.
• Excellent time management and ability to multi-task; ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop and other publishing software
• Working familiarly with content management systems, Woodwing preferred.
• Exhibited ability to learn new software, tools, systems
• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-5 years publishing experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of curriculum development experience
• Experience in Education Publishing (Print and Digital), GK-12.

If this role aligns with your experience, we’d love to hear from you.