Temp-Production Specialist

Curriculum Associates • US MA Remote, MA

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About The Position

At Curriculum Associates (CA), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this, are passionate about equity in education, and want to make an impact on classrooms that lasts a lifetime, please apply!

Curriculum Associates is seeking a temporary Production Specialist to join our team! The Production Specialist will provide composition, layout, and graphic support to both our internal and offshore Production teams. The successful candidate in this role will take an active part in the development, fulfillment, and maintenance of print and digital educational material, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products.

Requirements

• 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.

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.
• Update book files and create new pages, following supplied manuscript.
• Use WoodWing as a workflow management system.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply information from a Style Guide.
• Build templates and create Style Guide documentation.
• 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.
• Apply or maintain accessibility features according to guidelines and best practices.
• Support metadata collection and file structure to meet content re-purposing goals.
• 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.

Benefits

• Medical coverage (eligible after 90 days of employment if averaging at least 30 hours/week)
• Twelve paid holidays (for employees working more than 20 hours/week)
• Accrued sick time

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed