Publishing SIG PUBLISHING COORDINATOR

Job Title: Publishing Coordinator

Purpose of Job

The person in this position formats and prepares publications for print and electronic media and manages a web site.

Job Duties

1. Format and prepare color and black and white publications for laser, Docutech, and imagesetter output; and train staff to accomplish these tasks.
   Skills Required: Desktop publishing skills and expertise, ability to recognize the best technology for the task, mastery of publication production software, using scanning software to create good graphics, using software to create publication-quality mathematical equations.

2. Manage department web site, serve as consultant for web methods and structure for several administrative units, coordinate web site creation for related administrative units, and train staff to create and maintain web sites.
   Skills Required: WWW knowledge; use of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) coding; use of Internet publishing software; use of computer file transfer protocols; use of Eudora and Pine.

3. Use optimum technology to transform desktop publishing, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases into web pages.
   Skills Required: Use of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) coding, use of web publishing software, use of computer file transfer protocols.

4. Copy-edit and proof publications and web pages.
   Skills Required: Editorial skills.

5. Update software, make purchases, and update knowledge of desktop publishing and web site techniques, stay apprised of technology changes in publishing industry.
   Skills Required: Knowledge of computer use in businesses and universities, awareness of changes coming in DTP and web software industry, ability to recognize the best technology available for tasks.

6. Develop archiving procedures for publications; oversee archive maintenance and update.
   Skills Required: Knowledge of spreadsheets and database software.

7. Provide leadership in department for troubleshooting software and hardware problems on Macintosh computer.
   Skills Required: Knowledge of Macintosh computer operation, hardware/software interface.

Knowledge of how to operate software for page layout and print production; prepress desktop publishing techniques; print process, typesetting and layout principles; publication design; how to experiment with software and hardware to attain best quality of output; knowledge of web site design and maintenance; coding of documents for web publication; web publishing principles; Internet software; working knowledge of Unix operating system, file security, file transfer protocols, and telnet (e.g., level of knowledge gained in college-level introductory computer science courses); good writing principles and what makes a high-quality publication; editing and proof-reading, including effective use of editing reference books; editorial procedures; how to teach and train people; how to find best technology for paper and web publishing.

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