Publication Production Editor (Hybrid)

Publication Production Editor Job Summary:

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, driven, and detail-oriented Publication Production Editor to coordinate the digital and print publication a well-established and world-renowned Association. The Association’s publication is widely considered one the major benefits of membership. Its weekly magazine reaches more than 150,000 members, and its website receives more than 13 million page views per year. The Publication Production Editor is the heart of the news production process, ensuring the smooth flow of content from journalists to readers through both print and online channels. The ideal candidate will have excellent attention to detail, strong communication and coordination skills, and ability to work collaboratively with various teams.

Publication Production Editor Responsibilities:

• Coordinates production of print and digital articles, projects, and sponsored content with relevant writers, editors, web team, and creative designers.
• Manages the print production schedule and ensures deadlines are met. Quality-checks laid-out PDF pages, circulates live pages, and incorporates necessary changes from editorial stakeholders.
• Ensures output of complete, error-free stories and metadata for digital channels: web, mobile, app, and global edition. Publishes articles, multimedia content, and other news materials on the magazine’s website. Working closely with the online delivery teams, optimizes content for digital platforms, ensuring it is engaging, accessible, and search engine optimized. Make minor corrections and updates to published stories as needed.
• Language edits, proofreads, and/or fact-checks assigned news stories and editorial content per established editorial standards. Reads content and corrects spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors, applying styling as necessary.
• Coordinates creation and production of science-rich schematics and complex, data-filled infographics through production, advising editorial and production teams throughout the process to produce art that’s informative, accessible, and adaptable to all our platforms.
• Supports the audience engagement editor (to be hired) in production of newsletters. Creates, checks, and coordinates distribution of digital edition emails with a third-party vendor.

Publication Production Editor Qualifications:

• A college degree in chemistry or related science is preferred but not required. Relevant experience in similar publications will be considered.
• 3+ years of experience copyediting and proofreading multichannel content in a fast-paced working environment.
• Project management experience: ability to work across multiple functional units and keeping projects on schedule.
• Digital publishing experience. Knowledge of XML and HTML a plus.

Sparks Group