Essential Duties and responsibilities
Manages and coordinates the preparation and tracking of all journal content for successful and timely distribution to print and online publication.
Responsible for the quality of all content deliverables, including online platform(s).
Manage increasingly complex and/or society print and digital journals, ensuring deadlines are met and all content is delivered online on time to the appropriate electronic platforms.
Manage vendors work with focus on strict adherence to quality and schedule, escalating concerns as necessary with management.
Assist others with training Q&A and provide sample training materials as needed.
Interact with and manage internal and external customers (publishers, editors, authors, societies) and vendors.
Manage prepress vendor s performance; evaluate work done by vendor, including documenting errors and providing feedback; participate in regular meetings with vendors as needed to monitor performance, troubleshoot, resolve errors and performance issues to keep production process moving.
Monitor page budgets, excessive alterations, and other risks for unbudgeted production costs, escalating to management as needed.
Responsible for tracking receipt of and managing processing and quality of ads. Manage advertising placement instructions.
Update high-level production reports and systems with status information. Identify cost-savings initiatives when possible.
Job Qualifications
Education: Bachelor s degree in liberal arts, Communication, English or a related discipline, or equivalent experience required.
Experience: 2 years previous experience in the STM publishing experience preferred
1+ year copyediting scientific or health sciences journals or books preferred
Experience working within digital content delivery/content management platforms
Strong organizational, communication, and follow-up skills
Ability to prepare and conduct customer-facing business meetings with remote participants
MS Office Suite, Adobe, and XML

Production Specialist

Job Description

Required Skills