Scholastic needs to organize and oversee the accurate and timely production of classroom magazines from layout through prepress and digital implementation, ensuring design accuracy, consistent formatting, and adherence to department styles.
Requirements
- Expert working knowledge of Adobe InDesign. This includes all aspects of working in layouts for desktop publishing: building and formatting pages, creating and using style sheets, importing and styling text, importing images, making layout adjustments; pre-flighting files to identify possible printing issues
- Knowledge and understanding of desktop publishing printing process. This includes understanding pre-press requirements: bleed, crop marks, image resolution, 4-color process
- Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat
- Knowledge of WoodWing (publishing workflow system) a plus
- Knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) a plus
- Working knowledge of Excel and Word
Responsibilities
- Organize issues within the WoodWing publishing system; upload layouts and create articles; route issues to Art, Editorial, and Copy Desk
- Flow copy into magazine layouts; make editorial and art corrections; request and place photo credits; create layouts and flow text for teacher’s editions and skills sheets; create simple graphs and diagrams
- Inspect, troubleshoot, and prepare layouts for conversion to press-ready PDFs; deliver pdfs to press and do final approvals for printing
- Traffic print and digital assets; manage the quality control to ensure adherence to file naming protocols, folder structures, printer specs, font standards, and stylesheets; keep templates up-to-date
- Upload online content and build web pages
- Archive all print and online files
Other
- NOTE: This role is based in NYC and requires a minimum of three days a week in the SoHo, NY Office.
- The role will be in the office 5 days a week for the first 6 months for training purposes. After 6 months the job will become hybrid.
- Ability to clearly communicate workflow priorities and effectively oversee and meet deadlines
- Must be able to balance multiple projects and work across many departments
- Must bring exceptional attention to detail
