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Job Posting Summary Production Specialist (PrePress/Preflight) plays a key role in overseeing the Prepress and Preflighting processes, as well as contributing to partial composition and implementing corrections for both print and digital platforms. This position supports both internal and offshore production teams. The ideal candidate will be an active contributor to the development, execution, and maintenance of educational materials, ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of high-quality print and digital products. Job Posting Essential duties/responsibilities: ● Ensure compliance with all approved design and web files (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Word). ● Meticulous review of file format, color management, fonts, page structure/master pages, black overprint, accessibility guidelines, image resolution, text wraps, and more. ● Work extensively with files in Adobe InDesign and Acrobat; own the fidelity of the InDesign files for assigned projects. ● Develop and refine InDesign preflight profiles to meet project and print specifications. ● Manage the upload of printer proofs and monitor the status of corrections and approvals. ● Assess and ensure compatibility of proofs across both print and digital platforms. ● Work collaboratively with design, digital, and product teams to align on project requirements and deliverables. ● Proficient in creating interactive PDFs using InDesign, including navigation, bookmark, forms features. ● Ability to read, understand, and apply information from a Style Guide. ● 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. Required job skills: ● Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Preflight, PitStop, Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other publishing software ● 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. Required Education and Experience: ● Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience ● Experience in Education Publishing (Print and Digital), G K-12. ● Minimum three years of experience in design and preflight process. ● Exhibited ability to learn new software, tools, systems Summary: The Production Specialist is an experienced professional with a full understanding of their area of expertise; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways. This job is a fully qualified, career oriented, journey-level position. The Production Specialist works on issues of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of relevant factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Builds productive internal/external working relationships Areas of Expertise ● The Production Specialist – Production and Prepress 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. ● The Production Specialist - Prepress will also triage and coordinate file uploads to Printers. 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. ● The Production Specialist - Digital Production is responsible for the creation and maintenance 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.