Production Coordinator (Project)Posted: November 5, 2009
Description: - Production Coordinator (Project) (11620) Job Description Production Coordinator (Project)-11620 Description The McGraw-Hill Companies is driving the education, financial services, and business information markets through leading brands such as McGraw-Hill Education, Standard & Poors and BusinessWeek. McGraw-Hill Education addresses virtually every aspect of the education market from pre-K through professional learning. Using traditional materials, online learning and multimedia tools, we empower the growth of teachers, professionals and students of all ages. Our technical innovations are changing the way people learn, with e-books, online tutoring, customized course Web sites and subscription services. We are also a leading provider of reference and trade publishing for the medical, business, engineering and other professions. The School Education Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies has an immediate opening for a Production Coordinator to work on a contractual basis in our New York office. Responsibilities will include: * Responsible for coordinating production services for all print and digital components of a program. * This position is responsible for meeting project, budget, and time requirements, and for ensuring quality file building by analyzing and reviewing project files. * Acts as a liaison between external production vendors and internal departments to establish and meet project goals. * Communicates status and issues via status reports, meetings, and tracking information. * Monitors the performance of production sources and provides feedback and training. * Leads weekly project status meetings and recommends solutions to team members. * Develops and reviews bid packages, purchase orders, processes invoices, and assists in the selection of production sources. * Tracks costs to ensure budgetary requirements. * Provides detailed project wrap-up including evaluation of production team members and ensuring archive downloads. Qualifications Requirements: * Bachelors Degree is preferred. * A solid background in educational text book print production, from desktop publishing, to page layout through prepress processes. * Extensive knowledge of InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, pdf file format, Excel, and the Macintosh operating system. * A working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator. * Solid knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, PDF file format, Excel, and the Macintosh operating system, (equivalent experience in Quark will be considered). * Demonstrated ability to analyze production time-frames and related costs to determine efficient production flow and vendor assignments. * Experience with multi-tasking and providing leadership for project teams. * Ability to work under deadline pressure. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail. The McGraw-Hill Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Job Production & Design Primary Location US-NY-New York Organization School Education Group Schedule Full-time EEO We are an equal opportunity employer. Corporate Brand McGraw-Hill Education Send this job to a friend Send this job description to a friend by email. All the relevant details will be included in the message.Send this job to a friend Please refer to job code 350172 when responding to this ad.
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