What are the responsibilities and job description for the Desktop Publishing Assistant position at Simon & Schuster?
The Simon & Schuster Design and Digital Content Development team is hiring a desktop publishing assistant to help us make great books.
The assistant will heavily focus on corrections, conversions, and backlist reprints.
Responsibilities include:
Making corrections to existing files
Resizing files into new trim sizes
Review and update older file assets to meet current design standards and guidelines
Logging and reviewing files for reprint requests, ensuring timely management of due dates and schedules
Creating reduction or enlargement samples
Reviewing files for design consistency, page makeup, and compliance with in-house standards and preflight requirements
Sending final files to print vendors
Reviewing final proofs for compliance with provided production specs and industry-standard print guidelines
Archiving final interior title assets
The assistant should be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and extremely organized. Because the job is deadline-sensitive, this person must be able to manage their time well.
Requirements
Expert in Adobe InDesign
Experienced with Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator
Knows proofreader’s marks
Familiar with book composition standards
This role is open to both hybrid and remote candidates.
Salary : $50,000
