Production Editor Job Description
Production editor
provides high-quality, brand appropriate designs using InDesign, PhotoShop and Illustrator.
Production Editor Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Collate and check proofs
Copyedits and proofreads ancillary material, such as front matter, back matter, cover copy, promotional material, teaser excerpts
Train vendors both remotely and on occasions on site
Become involved in article production when there is a delay/complaint, vendor query, or something about the system has changed (eg new reference style, new vendor )
Act as mentor to new starters
Managing the day-to-day content updates on the magazines' websites
Sub-editing and laying out articles
Preparing print articles for web conversion
Liaising with the marketing team on web promotions and special events
Assisting with the magazines' social media
Production Editor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Education for Production Editor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the production editor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Education, Editing, Publishing, Communication, Design, Science, Business
Skills for Production Editor
Desired skills for production editor include:
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Page layout
QuarkXpress
Word and Acrobat
Copydesk/QPS an advantage
InCopy/Smart Connection
Chicago Manual of Style
Excel
Desired experience for production editor includes:
Significant prior relevant 4C trade production editorial experience a must, 4+ years minimum
University or college degree in Publishing, Journalism, English, or Design, or equivalent industry experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including spelling, grammar and usage
Minimum 3 years’ experience in publishing production environment
Society journals experience preferred
Ability to manage large workload effectively and within deadlines
Production Editor Examples
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Production Editor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of production editor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for production editor
- To write creative headlines that reflect the facts and tone of the report
- To design print pages that attract, inform and surprise readers
- To grow online audience by managing and updating dailypress.com homepage and other channels
- Convert current and past articles from the print publication(s) to their appropriate site(s)
- Creating online articles within a Content Management System (CMS)
- Editing images and uploading them via CMS
- Uploading videos into a Video Management System (VMS)
- Ensure all digital assets are properly tagged and conform to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) guidelines
- Convert current and past stories from print publication(s) to their appropriate site(s)
- Creating supplied stories online within a Content Management System (CMS)
Qualifications for production editor
- Emphasis on quality of content, attention to details
- Competency in HTML and/or web publishing desirable
- Minimum of 2 years Non-Linear editing experience
- University or college degree in Communications, Journalism, or English, or equivalent industry experience
- Demonstrate project management, time management and organisational skills and the ability to prioritize a varied workload
- Have impeccable grammar and be able to write eye-catching headlines for both web and print articles
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of production editor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for production editor
- Working closely with the Editorial team to help build brand authority
- Manage the production of a set of academic journals allocated to you, including
- Checking proofs as required
- Logging work on relevant systems
- Liaising with external suppliers and editorial offices
- Respond to queries in a timely manner
- Understand and respond to the needs of authors, editors and colleagues
- Check quality from typesetters
- Localization of marketing content by adding subtitles, creating graphics and adding dubbed audio as needed
- Resizing and repurposing AV and motion graphics for digital needs
Qualifications for production editor
- Minimum 1-2 years of prior work experience in studio television production or sports television or digital media industry
- Ability to work “game-day” hours and days late night, weekends, possibly overnight
- Experience in design, graphic creation and 3D
- Background in editing and media management
- Ability to efficiently handle post production projects with multiple episodes and extended timelines
- Portfolio of relevant editing projects
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of production editor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for production editor
- Maintaining brand integrity by adding and adjusting brand elements within AV and digital content
- Swapping shots in finished assets as requested
- Editing cutdowns from finished materials
- Provide QC on final content and address technical issues
- Prep spots for broadcast including adding slate and conforming audio to network specifications
- Reliability and ability to keep calm under pressure
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with other members of staff
- Stating deadlines, and chasing all content creative to ensure deadlines are met
- Ensure the consistency of editorial tone and accuracy of content
- Attending conference daily
Qualifications for production editor
- Expert in Editing and Graphics software (Premiere, Final Cut, Avid, After Effects, etc…)
- Strong understanding of AV formats and compression workflow
- In-depth understanding of audio editing and mixing
- Experience managing a high volume of assets and requests
- 1-2 years of online subediting and/or production
- Basic Internet and email literacy HTML experience a plus
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a production editor. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for production editor
- Devising workflow plans with the Managing Editor for new content formats
- Focus on data and anticipate when our audience will want to read and share our content so that we can inform our publishing schedule
- You will be aware of different content ideas that are being produced for the magazine, site and social and spot opportunities to work together
- Identify ways in which we can work more efficiently, whether that’s process or technology
- Help with copy writing when required
- Liaise with SEO team to keep up to date on key word searches and how these can be built into onsite copy
- Be immersed in the culture of 20-somethings and stay up-to-date with language trends
- Employ the highest level of customer service and serve as the primary day-to-day contact for all production matters for our society partners, their editorial offices, and authors, for all internal stakeholders who form the basis of the Elsevier Health and Medical Sciences journals team, including publishing, marketing, commercial sales, and electronic publishing
- Support and uphold enhanced editorial criteria as established by societies and their editorial offices
- Ensure timely publication of print and online content according to predetermined production schedules and budgeted page and issue requirements
Qualifications for production editor
- 6+ years of AV Production Editing experience in an entertainment studio, post-production house or creative agency
- Minimum 3 years of experience in broadcast news production as a production tech
- Experience and knowledge of working within digital and print media
- Experience of working in a fast paced, media environment
- Experience of working with writers, picture and video editors
- Experience of juggling publishing schedules and competing demands for time
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of production editor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for production editor
- Receiving, organizing and importing materials (audio from EMR, picture from the storyboard department, ), building and editing the animatic and finally exporting and archiving the final materials
- This person should be highly organized, have an encyclopedic knowledge of the Final Cut Pro Editing Systems and will be working closely with a number of people requiring the ability to work well with others
- The Animatic Process has now taken over as the main guide for all animation timing in lieu of x-sheets
- The Animatic editor will be responsible for cutting in all manner of library sound effects and temp music cues on his/her own and also under the direction of the show’s creative directors and producers
- Most importantly the Animatic Editor will sit with many people on the production to edit and finish the final animatic
- All Animatic Editors report directly to the Line Producers of the productions they work on
- Create and maintain production schedules and tracking logs
- Photo research for print and online
- Execute page layouts for print each day
- Process images for publication using Adobe Creative Suite
Qualifications for production editor
- Experience with newspaper pagination systems, preferably CCI
- Experience of publishing content to a variety of social platforms
- Ability to manage downwards and upwards within your immediate team
- Know what 20-something girl wants and expects from “content”
- Seeks team members’ input and expertise
- Basic aptitude for proofreading, strong attention to detail