Desktop Publisher
Job Description
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Preflight projects before translation:
- Verifying we have all necessary assets to complete the project
- Providing font recommendations so that the fonts support the character set of the target language
- Quoting the time required for the scope-of-work on given projects
- Prepare files for translation with activities such as extracting, cleaning up extractions, cutting and pasting, road-mapping
- Cleaning up translated files in the source file format after translation which includes:
- Following established style guides
- Managing text expansion issues
- Applying established templates and paragraph formatting to raw text or text that may not be formatted properly
- Localizing graphics
- Troubleshooting issues
- Implementing changes as requested by the production team
- Ability to recreate entire documents in: InDesign, Publisher, MS Word, Illustrator, etc
- Recreation of graphic elements in Photoshop, Illustrator, etc
- Proof own work before delivery which includes:
- Checking preliminary and final proofs for errors and makes any necessary corrections
- Perform file management according to procedures
- Identify efficiency strategies and implement them
- Report on activity using required tools
- Act as a backup for engineer
- Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year college or university
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to manage your own schedule and work with changing demands/priorities
- Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Work with and meet established deadlines
- Cooperate with people from a variety of different backgrounds and cultures
- Work independently as well as part of a team, regardless of distance
- Ability to thrive in a production environment, instead of a creative environment
Desired Skills:
- 1-2 year experience in multilingual desktop publishing
- Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, version 2003 and later), Internet software
- Proficiency in InDesign, Illustrator, FrameMaker, Vizio, InCopy, Photoshop, and PowerPoint