Scholastic is hiring: Production Editor in New York

Production Editor

The Production Editor organizes and oversees the accurate and timely production of Scholastic classroom magazines from layout through prepress and then on to digital implementation. The role involves close work in InDesign layouts ensuring design accuracy, consistent formatting, and adherence to established department styles; trafficking assets; preparing layout files for press and digital publishing. The Production Editor works closely with editorial, art, photo, and digital teams to meet exacting quality standards and on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include organizing issues within the WoodWing publishing system; uploading layouts and creating articles; routing issues to Art, Editorial, and Copy Desk; flowing copy into magazine layouts; making editorial and art corrections; requesting and placing photo credits; creating layouts and flowing text for teacher's editions and skills sheets; creating simple graphs and diagrams; inspecting, troubleshooting, and preparing layouts for conversion to press-ready PDFs; delivering pdfs to press and doing final approvals for printing; trafficking print and digital assets; managing the quality control to ensure adherence to file naming protocols, folder structures, printer specs, font standards, and stylesheets; keeping templates up-to-date; uploading online content and building web pages; and archiving all print and online files.

About Scholastic: For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation has been meeting children where they are at school, at home and in their communities by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children's books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them.

Some benefits that we offer:

• Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
• Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
• Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
• Generous Parental Leave Program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount

Qualifications: 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. 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. 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.

Experience: 3-5 years' experience in a similar position at a magazine or other publishing environment. Education: BA or higher.