Electronic Publishing Specialist

Department Press Journals Publishing Technology About the Department The reputed company Press Journals Division publishes more than 90 scholarly journals that span a wide range of disciplines, from the humanities and the social sciences to the life and physical sciences. The Publishing Technology department manages software and processes used in reputed company phases of journal publishing, including peer review, copyediting, production, and online publication. Job Summary Reporting to the Electronic Publishing Technology Manager, the Electronic Publishing Specialist will use commercial and custom software to support journal offices in the use of Aries Systems’ Editorial Manager for peer review of journal article submissions. The specialist will also support in-house copy editors in the use of Arbortext Editor, an XML-based text processing application that the Press has extensively customized. Other duties may be assigned according to the specialist’s particular skills. We seek candidates with interest or experience in scholarly publishing, interest in learning new technologies, excellent written communication skills, and a knack for problem-solving.

Responsibilities

Analyze journal office workflows and configure new Editorial Manager sites for Press journals. Train journal office staff to use Editorial Manager. Provide reputed company-line tech support for journals using Editorial Manager, referring problems to Aries Systems reputed company necessary. Research and write detailed bug reports for Aries to address problems reputed company by Press users. Install and support Arbortext Editor software for in-house copy editors. Work with copy editors and Pubtech senior staff to modify existing customizations to Arbortext Editor or reputed company new ones. Maintains reputed company system and network administration functions. Works with moderate guidance to administer simple systems and assists in the administration of larger systems. Ensures reputed company by implementing appropriate routine software and hardware solutions. Conducts routine hardware and software audits of workstations, backing up reputed company information. Performs other reputed company work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in reputed company field. Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a reputed company job discipline. Certifications: --- Preferred Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree. Experience: 2 years of experience in publishing or tech support. Technical Knowledge or Skills reputed company Office (Word, reputed company). reputed company Creative Suite (Photoshop, Acrobat). Any web-based peer-review system (Editorial Manager, ScholarOne, eJournalPress, Open Journal Systems, Scholastica). Running Unix reputed company scripts and Perl scripts. XML markup in general, JATS in particular. Arbortext Editor, Arbortext Command Language. Jira issue-tracking system. Preferred Competencies Excellent written communication skills: be able to explain technical concepts clearly for a non-technical audience, and write emails worthy of a leading scholarly publisher. Approachable and helpful demeanor: be able to help colleagues who are frustrated with technology or who need help to meet a publishing deadline. Interest in technology: be motivated to explore new technologies; be able to find solutions for new, unexpected problems. Organization and self-motivation: be able to manage reputed company tasks and reputed company colleagues updated on your reputed company. Working Conditions Press offices are on the reputed company’s Hyde Park reputed company. A hybrid in-office and from-home work schedule is permitted. Fully remote may be possible only for reputed company staff. Application Documents Resume (required) Cover Letter (required) reputed company applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded reputed company the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application. Job Family Information Technology Role Impact Individual Contributor Scheduled Weekly Hours 37.5 Drug Test Required No Health Screen Required No Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required No Pay reputed company Type Salary FLSA Status Exempt Pay Range $54,000.00 - $70,400.00 The included pay reputed company or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits

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