Digital Production Specialist
About The Position
At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day. Digital Production Specialist The Digital Production Specialist is responsible for creation and maintenance updates of digital products, including Teacher Toolbox and/or Bookshelf products. This includes the timely creation of new and updated Toolbox experiences using digital-only and digital-from-print assets, overseeing the creation of ePub3 files for Bookshelf, and implementation of errata corrections to files as needed.
Requirements
- Experience with Content Management Systems (Magnolia and WoodWing are a plus)
- Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat
- Familiarity with web-based languages (HTML, CSS, XML, ePub3, etc.) and Adobe InDesign
- Successful delivery of final products and project deliverables according to prioritized schedules
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities across multiple projects
- Excellent time management and ability to multi-task; ability to work independently with little supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate confidently, effectively, and diplomatically with technical and non-technical staff, vendors, and management
- Demonstrated willingness to take ownership of issues and see them through to resolution
- Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail
Responsibilities
- Creation of high-quality digital products for teachers and/or students, which support customers and augment printed products
- Upload and maintain digital files and metadata in internal Content Management Systems
- Support metadata collection and file structure to meet content re-purposing goals
- Investigate reported problems with our digital products and implement fixes in a timely manner
- Serve as a contact and consultant for our digital solutions and collaborate with Production and QA team members and managers, Platform and Project Management, and various other stakeholders
- Coordinate with Editorial QA during the Quality Assurance phase of production; implement corrections as needed
- Coordinate and communicate with vendors, as needed, in order to create and/or update products
- Attend and participate in project and team 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
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- basic life insurance
- 401k plan and receive an employer match
- flexible vacation and sick policy
- twelve paid holidays
- winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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