Freelance Desktop Publisher for Pharma Training

Page Mechanical Group, Inc.; Belmont (MA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Custom Learning Designs (CLD) is seeking a Freelance Desktop Publisher to format and produce high-quality print and online training materials for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device projects. Work with editors, writers, illustrators, animators, and programmers to ensure publication-ready materials that are accurate, consistent, and delivered on tight deadlines.

If you have strong PC-based publishing skills, be detail-oriented, and thrive in a deadline-driven team, we’d like to hear from

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency with major word processing, layout, and presentation applications, including Microsoft Word, InDesign, PowerPoint, Acrobat, and Articulate
• Strong experience working in a PC-based environment
• Strong knowledge of styles and templates, including the ability to customize materials to meet client needs
• Knowledge of color, prepress, fonts, and other elements that contribute to the successful delivery of print-ready materials to vendors
• Excellent grammar and spelling skills, with familiarity with proofreading marks
• Ability to manage multiple projects, shift priorities, and problem-solve in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong communication and time management skills

Responsibilities

• Format documents using software to produce high-quality, style-consistent, publication-ready materials
• Follow CLD and client requirements throughout the publishing and production process
• Assist the publishing team through all phases of content development and production
• Prioritize and manage workload to support timely writer review and on-time project delivery
• Quickly learn CLD's processes and contribute ideas and approaches as appropriate
• Maintain a consistent look and feel across modules within a learning system
• Collaborate with project teams on fast-moving projects while adhering to daily deadlines and schedules
• Create high-quality products using a variety of applications in a PC-based environment
• Submit work to editors for proofreading and accurately incorporate feedback and corrections
• Apply strong attention to detail to ensure consistency across multi-component learning solutions
• Collaborate directly with medical writers, project managers, medical illustrators, animators, and programmers to ensure timely delivery of content
• Balance strong content presentation with project timelines and budgetary constraints

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Project management

Problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Word

InDesign

PowerPoint

Acrobat

Articulate

Job description

Custom Learning Designs (CLD) is seeking a Freelance Desktop Publisher to format and produce high-quality print and online training materials for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device projects. Work with editors, writers, illustrators, animators, and programmers to ensure publication-ready materials that are accurate, consistent, and delivered on tight deadlines.

If you have strong PC-based publishing skills, be detail-oriented, and thrive in a deadline-driven team, we’d like to hear from