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| Title: | Production Assistant |
| Description: | American Management Association (www.amanet.org) is a world leader in talent development, advancing the skills of individuals to drive business success. AMA’s approach to improving performance combines experiential learning—learning through doing—with opportunities for ongoing professional growth at every step of one’s career journey. AMA supports the goals of individuals and organizations through a complete range of products and services, including classroom and virtual seminars, webcasts, webinars, podcasts, conferences, corporate and government solutions, business books and research. Organizations worldwide, including the majority of the Fortune 500, turn to AMA as their trusted partner in professional development and draw upon its experience to enhance skills, abilities and knowledge with noticeable results from day one.
AMA seeks a Production Assistant to assist Director of Production & Senior Development Editor with various facets of working with Neuwirth & Associates on Production work for all AMACOM titles; and interface with other departments at AMACOM on Production tasks, helping track schedules and budgets. Responsibilities: Production-Editorial duties --PRODUCTION-FINANCE assistance: Director of Production where appropriate: requesting estimates from outsource-production, requesting Purchase Orders from AMA Purchasing for cover and text printings; entering financial information into Great Plains database for 1st prints and reprints, processing invoices --PRODUCTION-EDITORIAL assistance. Assist Senior Development Editor with transfer of Editorial files to outsource-production: tracking missing files, working with acquisitions editors, permissions checking --PRODUCTION/ROUTING. Work closely with Neuwirth & Associates to route materials, request messengers, check proofs & jackets, answer queries, liaise between AMACOM Editorial/Marketing and Neuwirth to expedite flow of materials --PROOFREADING: proofread various materials sent out for AMACOM titles by Neuwirth: final catalog, jacket comps posted by Creative dept, other sales and production materials --EBOOK EXTRAS: assist Marketing Director & Senior Development Editor to compile & track Ebook Xtra text and schedules; work with Sales to make sure appropriate social media information is entered on Author bios in Ebook Extras and covers --AMACOM ARCHIVE: Check final files & Upload to AMACOM Archive for all AMACOM titles --PIM database: uploading copy to PIM database for all AMACOM titles --LSI/POD. Assist Director of Production with LightningSource (LSI) print on demand: uploading files, tracking titles and schedules --EBOOKS/CORESOURCE: Help Directors of Production and Marketing with Ingram’s CoreSource database, uploading files, tracking schedules, fielding correction and Amazon Rework issues Copyright/CIP duties --Applying for CIP data from the Library of Congress for all AMACOM titles -- Register AMACOM books for copyright within 90 days of publication -- Maintain records related to AMACOM copyright registrations and reconcile deposit account statements from the Copyright Office. -- Send a copy of each published AMACOM book to the Library of Congress CIP Division. Self Study Products/Courses --Timely communication with customers and colleges about Self Study courses --Coordination and grading of all tests --Work w/ IT to provide files for titles that have electronic grading --Prepare and process requests for certificates, working with Saranac Lake and Compliance Specialist |
| Requirements: | Qualifications:
•BA/BS degree required. •Previous work experience or internship at a publishing company or related business •Proofreading and copy-editing experience preferred •Software: good knowledge of Word, Excel and familiarity with databases. •Excellent verbal/communications skills. •Extremely organized and schedule conscious. An EEO/AA Employer - M/F/Individuals with Disabilities/Veterans - an ADA compliance organization |
| Company: | AMACOM BOOKS |
| Location: | 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 |
| How To Apply For This Job: | Please apply on our website www.amanet.org under AMA Careers https://careers-amanet.icims.com/jobs/1631/production-assistant/job |
| Tracking Number: | 2016-1632 |
| Date Posted: | 11/7/2016 (Ongoing Job Posting) |
