Posted: January 16, 2012

Our new and expanding company is looking to hire a driven individual for either a part-time or full-time position in print and digital publishing. Full-time hours will be Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm; part-time are TBD. This individual will have the opportunity to earn a full-time, long-long term position with one of our partner companies at the end of 90 days. We are looking to hire right away.

This position REQUIRES the following technical skills:

*experience with putting publications on Newstand, iTunes, iBooks, etc. *experience with laying out publications and sending them to the printers *intermediate-expert skill with InDesign and other Adobe Creative Suite programs *familiarity with Mac OS *able to work with Microsoft office *experience with technical copy editing *web development *ipad app development

Must have the follow additional skills:

*flexible in thinking and scheduling *able to respond to challenges with enthusiasm and willingness *able to operate in a small group setting *willing to take calls, text messages, and meet outside of designated office hours and premises *able to learn quickly and take direction from others *well-spoken and persuasive *able to drive across town and possibly out-of-state

The following skills are desired, but not required:

sales experience
experience in a small business
familiarity with Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, etc.
familiarity with mobile app development
experience in marketing and advertising
Knowledge of digital publishing
Design, web design, Html5
Copy editing experience for medical publications
Research experience

Position description:

This individual will be helping to run a new publishing company. Duties would involve in depth analysis of the digital publishing field, researching and presenting training reports to superiors, learning the channels of e-book distribution and enacting them, attending pertinent conferences, staying current on emerging technologies, laying out and editing publications in Adobe InDesign CS5.5, keeping track of author submissions and emailing authors regarding various topics, scoping out new clients, making advertising/sales calls/emails for publications, among other tasks as the need arises. This individual must be able to work independently and proactively with little guidance or directions but must also be able to cooperate and work as a team to solve new problems. This is a fast paced job and requires a great deal of concentration, commitment, and creativity.

If interested in this position, respond with a cover letter explaining why you should be considered and a detailed, well-formatted resume in an attachment. This is an ideal position for a motivated individual looking to grow with a young company. Pays $13 hr.