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Editorial Production Associate
Publication or Company Playboy Magazine
Industry Magazine Publishing
Benefits 401K, Dental, Health
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location New York, NY USA
Job Requirements BASIC FUNCTION:
This position, under the direction of the Editorial Production Manager, is responsible for flowing copy into approved layouts and tracking layouts through all phases of the editorial production process. This position interacts with the Editorial, Copy, and Research staff internally, and with Art directors externally (Chicago).
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILTIES:
1. Check approved layouts against magazine specifications for style and consistency
2. Attach articles to layouts and/or assign text boxes to editors
3. Route articles to editors for fitting and captioning
4. Work with editors to fit when necessary
5. Print First Proofs, circulate job bag, distribute copies to Editors in NY/Art in Chicago
6. Re-check layouts once Copy inputs corrections and perform any final tweaks
7. Print Finals, circulate job bag, distribute copies to Editors in NY/Art in Chicago
8. Work with Copy on Ultras if any changes
9. Print out and approve PDFs generated by Chicago Production for quality control
10. Secondary approval of proofs generated by Quad (printer)
11. Print out advertising mini wall and keep it up to date
12. Empty job bags and file
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS:
College degree, or equivalent, and a minimum of three years production experience with a consumer magazine are required. Proficiency in InDesign is a must, K4 is desirable, proficiency in Photoshop is a plus.
About Our Company Playboy is the world's best-selling men's monthly magazine. More than 10 million American adults read Playboy every month, and the magazine's U.S. total paid circulation of 3 million is larger than that of Esquire, GQ and Men's Journal combined.
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. is a brand-driven, international multimedia entertainment company that publishes editions of Playboy magazine around the world; operates television networks and distributes programming globally; owns Playboy.com, a leading men's lifestyle and entertainment web site; and licenses the Playboy trademark internationally for a range of consumer products and services. The Company's three business groups are Publishing, Entertainment and Licensing.
Contact . .
Email Address
playboyresume@playboy.comAddress USA
Special Instructions Please no phone calls.
To submit your resume for this position online please copy/paste the following URL to your internet browser:
http://playboy.net-apply.com/register.asp?oid=PLBYHX987777
