What are the responsibilities and job description for the Magazine Production Specialist Job at BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY in West Chicago position at BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Ball Horticultural Company is a leading breeder and distributor of flowers and vegetables around the globe. Located in the Chicago suburb of West Chicago (near Naperville and Geneva), our 60-acre property boasts 10 acres of display gardens, which are primarily used as a sales and marketing tool, but also provide a great relaxation opportunity for staff at the home office. Perennials, annuals, vegetables, roses, and shrubs are blooming from May through September.
This dynamic, deadline-driven position works with our editors, publisher, designers, circulation specialist and advertising sales team to plan, process and assemble all elements necessary to produce our monthly magazine, quarterly publication and various digital media products.
The Production Specialist also interfaces with various vendors and works with the publisher on budgeting and forecasting production costs.
This position is eligible for the hybrid work-from-home policy allowing for up to two days a week working from home. The other three days are required to be onsite at our location in West Chicago, IL.
Job Responsibilities
- Use of Naviga software suite to enter orders, complete billing, generate statements, create magazine layouts, conduct financial month-end close reporting, export / import data for our in-house CMS system.
- Asset management – Collect and organize all advertising materials for print and digital products, to have an efficient way of trafficking ads from client through production to the end phase of publishing our physical and digital media.
- Production - Plan the advertising and editorial layout of our various print and digital products each month. You will use the Naviga software system to join the editorial and advertising elements of the physical magazine into a completed publication each month. An in-house CMS system will be used to manage and plan the digital product layouts.
- Monitor and review client ad material for errors or other unexpected occurrences to ensure quality.
- Coordinate with printer on current options for paper, printing and postal services for magazine production and advertising supplements. You will be responsible for procuring the best rates and products and negotiating with the vendor, in order to keep costs down, and quality up.
- Approve final pages on our printer’s InSite portal for each issue.
- Approve printer invoices and submit invoices for payment.
- Prepare monthly billing statements and send invoices to advertisers using Naviga.
- Work with publisher to set and track production budgets and goals in order to drive the company forward efficiently.
- Enter and / or adjust orders on an as-needed basis.
Requirements :
Salary Range : $60-70K
Physical Requirement
Our promise to you :
We create excitement in the world of flowers and are the first choice for service. We deliver all the best and nothing else! To you, we deliver a work environment and a culture where building long-lasting relationships internally and externally is important. We believe that good communication, sharing ideas and collaborating on projects will set us up for success. We keep both our feet on the ground and are approachable.
In addition to this we provide a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes :
Salary : $60,000 - $70,000
