Temp-Production Specialist

Curriculum Associates, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Paid holidays

Sick time

Job summary

Curriculum Associates, LLC is seeking a temporary Production Specialist to join our team. You will provide composition, layout, and graphic support for print and digital educational materials and work with both internal and offshore production teams.

Key tasks include managing InDesign files, updating pages, and ensuring accessibility and compliance with style guides. Collaboration with internal and external teams is essential to meet project deadlines and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with Adobe products (InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Understanding of editorial markup and how to implement.
• Delivery of final products per prioritized schedules.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities across projects.

Responsibilities

• Own the fidelity of InDesign files for assigned projects.
• Edit illustrations and photos in Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Update book files and create new pages per manuscript.
• Use WoodWing as a workflow system.
• Read, understand, and apply Style Guide information.
• Build templates and Style Guide documentation.
• Ensure copyright and public domain compliance for imagery and text.
• Apply accessibility features per guidelines.
• Support metadata collection and file structure for repurposing.
• Attend and participate in project meetings.
• Document and follow up on actions and decisions.
• Communicate with supervisors, vendors, and teams to meet deadlines.
• Ensure projects follow best practices and maintain documentation.

Skills

Multitasking

Time management

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

WoodWing

Job description

At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day. At Curriculum Associates (CA), we believe a diverse team leads to diversity in thinking, making our products better for teachers and students. If you read this, are passionate about equity in education, and want to make an impact on classrooms that lasts a lifetime, Curriculum Associates is seeking a temporary Production Specialist to join our team!

The Production Specialist 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 impact you'll have:

• Work extensively with files in Adobe InDesign and Acrobat; own the fidelity of the InDesign files for assigned projects.
• Work on illustrations and photos in Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Update book files and create new pages, following supplied manuscript.
• Use WoodWing as a workflow management system.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply information from a Style Guide.
• Build templates and create Style Guide documentation.
• Ensure product’s adherence to all laws pertaining to copyrighted and public domain material usage and permissions, including but not limited to images, fonts, and texts.
• Apply or maintain accessibility features according to guidelines and best practices.
• Support metadata collection and file structure to meet content re-purposing goals.
• Attend and participate in project meetings.
• Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Communicate regulary 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.

Who we're looking for:

• Experience with Adobe products, including InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• 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.

Benefits and Pay Range:

• Pay Range – This role’s base pay is $32.50/hour.
• The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that Curriculum Associates considers in making compensation decisions based on our Compensation Philosophy.
• Actual base pay within that range will vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, prior experience and relevant skill sets.
• At Curriculum Associates, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances for each case.
• The Company recognizes that minimum wage varies by location and will ensure all compensation decisions comply with applicable state and local laws.
• Benefits – Temporary and per-diem employees who average at least 30 hours of work per week within the Company’s look‑back period are eligible to enroll in medical coverage after 90 days of employment.
• Temporary and per-diem employees working more than 20 hours per week are eligible for twelve paid holidays.
• All temporary and per-diem employees are eligible for accrued sick time.

Curriculum Associates, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Curriculum Associates will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race (including ancestry, national origin, ethnic characteristics, interracial marriage or association, and traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion and creed (including all aspects of religious observance, practice and belief), sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding, sex assigned at birth, difference of sex development and variations of sex characteristics), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran or uniformed servicemember status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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