Publishing Coordinator

ASM International; Novelty (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM International in Novelty, Ohio, seeks a production/editorial specialist to manage all publication tasks, ensuring quality outputs within schedule and budget. You will coordinate content assets, edit journals, and prepare web/print material while upholding ASM style standards.

The role involves handling author/editor communications, proofreading, image editing, newsletters, metadata, and distribution to indexing partners, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and timelines.

Qualifications

• College degree preferred and a minimum of three years of publishing experience or a combination of education and experience.
• Proven command of editing and/or proofreading skills.
• Working knowledge of publication processes and procedures.
• Ability to work across teams with a variety of projects and workflows.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating content assets using a content management system (document submission, component, and web).
• Compiling material for web and print publication of journal articles and issues according to a defined schedule.
• Responding to and resolving queries from authors, editors, and publishing partners.
• Coordinating author and editor reviews of page proofs and corresponding with stakeholders to meet deadlines.
• Copy editing books, journals, magazines, eNewsletters, and online databases.
• Editing images (resizing, scaling, cropping) for web and print, tagging content for composition.
• Compiling and composing e-mail newsletters, pages of books, final programs, datasheets.
• Optimizing PDFs, adding metadata, and uploading to online publishing CMS.
• Converting source documents for web publishing (eBooks and downloadable documents).
• Proofreading and verifying accuracy of content for web and print.
• Archiving electronic and hard-copy assets.
• Coordinating distribution of published content to Library of Congress, abstracters, and indexers.
• Ensuring ASM standards and styles are met using provided tools and style guides.

Skills

Editing

Proofreading

Communication

Team collaboration

Content management

MS Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Education

College degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Content Management System (CMS)

Job description

This position is responsible for all production functions to produce quality products within time and budget constraints.

Perform production tasks for assigned production projects:

• coordinating content assets using a content management system (document submission, component, and web)
• compiling material for web and print publication of journal articles and issues according to a defined schedule
• responding to and resolving a wide range of queries from authors, editors, and publishing partners
• coordinating author and editor reviews of page proofs; proactively corresponding with authors, editors, and publishing partners to ensure that deadlines are met
• copy editing books, journals, magazines, eNewsletters, and online databases
• editing images (resizing, scaling, cropping) for web and print, tagging content for composition
• compiling and composing e-mail newsletters, composing pages of books, final programs, datasheets
• optimizing pdfs, adding metadata, and uploading to online publishing content management system
• converting source documents for web publishing (ebooks and downloadable documents)
• proofreading and verifying accuracy of content for web and print
• archiving electronic and hard-copy assets
• coordinating distribution of published content to Library of Congress, abstracters, and indexers
• Ensure ASM standards and styles are met and products are high quality by using provided tools: product standard operating instructions, ASM style guide, The Chicago Manual of Style, Associated Press Stylebook, composition specifications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills:

• College degree preferred and a minimum of three years of publishing experience or a combination of education and experience
• Proven command of editing and/or proofreading skills
• Working knowledge of publication processes and procedures
• Ability to work across teams with a variety of projects and workflows
• Practical experience with a variety of software applications, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, OneNote); Adobe Creative Suite (PhotoShop, Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, and Bridge)
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing is essential. Solid command of the English language