Project Coordinator

emc design; Stevington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

emc design, a leading UK print and digital design agency for Publishing with a focus on Educational Publishing, seeks a production-support role to assist the publishing workflow under the Publishing Services Manager. Responsibilities include asset sourcing, rights clearance, and non-design text formatting.

You will work within a busy team, using Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office to deliver materials on time, with overtime when deadlines require it.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting production workflows in publishing.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage time and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the production workflow under the Publishing Services Manager.
• Communicate with colleagues to ensure projects run smoothly and on schedule.
• Format text in InDesign and Word using styles and GREP.
• Source assets and clear rights for photos and other assets.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Initiative

Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Main Purpose of the Job

We are one of the UK’s leading print and digital design agencies for Publishing, with a specialism within the Educational Publishing sector. Our purpose is to create stunning materials that help to educate and inspire readers across the world.

Main Duties of the Job

The main responsibility of this position is to contribute to the production workflow and to be a valued member of your team under the direction of the Publishing Services Manager.

Education

This will include working, in a non-design capacity, on educational course material including printed books, interactive PDFs, web screens, apps and eBooks and will include:

• Communicating closely with colleagues during the production process to ensure projects run smoothly.


• Assisting with commissioning suppliers, including checking briefs, for clarity and accuracy, liaising with suppliers to maintain schedules and ensure briefs are met, as well as assessing the quality of work supplied.


• Tracking costs and schedules to ensure products are brought out on time, on budget, and to our quality standards, using our in-house methods and studio management system.


• Leveraging internet research skills to search, select, and acquire suitable assets (photos / videos etc.) from web-based libraries, aligning with client briefs, in-house creative requirements, and staying updated on trends and diverse options for published materials.


• Sourcing permissions and clearing rights for photos based on client requests, ensuring strict compliance with client requirements.


• Carrying out instructions on marked proofs for editorial corrections and other non-design changes.


• Checking your own work for accuracy.


• Text formatting – importing text into an InDesign template / document, formatting text into the correct styles using style sheets, tables, feature boxes, GREP etc.


• Text formatting – laying out text and images in Word, formatting text and making corrections.


• At times of pressurised deadlines, you will be expected to work outside your contracted hours if asked, paid at the overtime rate.


• The job will involve using mainly the Adobe Suite of software as well as Microsoft Excel and Word to an advanced level. You will need to maintain our in-house quality control procedures, be aware of and responsible for producing work for delivery within the timescale laid down by clients and to be aware of progress in production within budget constraints – alerting your Line Manager if this is creeping over.


• You will be expected to keep an accurate record of time spent on the projects you work on, both in a manual diary and using our studio management system.


• The work is fast-paced and requires someone who has a meticulous eye for detail when applied to working quickly, is highly organised and likes to take their own initiative.

Salary

£25,000.00 to £30,000.00 plus benefits.

This is a full-time position consisting of 37.5 hours, 5 days a week (7.5 hours a day). Following a successful probation period colleagues will be eligible for our full suite of benefits.