Publishing Assistant, 13597

Publishing Assistant

Overview:

• are looking for a Publishing Assistant to join our Learning Solutions Content Team. As a Publishing Assistant, you will be responsible for compiling metadata, videos, and other assets used when releasing Learning’s instructional videos and products for the NAMER and APAC markets. In this role, you are also responsible for tasks such as closed-captioning requests and ingest, and for inputting and uploading data into the publishing CMS. You will encode videos, build courses for pre-publication and full release, review the publishing data for errors, and coordinate communication among various teams to ensure that courses stay on schedule for release. The position reports to the Manager, Publication & Encoding.
• Publishing Assistant is a key position within the Encoding and Publication team and communicates closely with the Scheduling, Editing, Graphics, and Producer teams to ensure there are effective and efficient handoffs during all phases of the publication process.

Responsibilities:

• the encoding and publishing workflow, communicating with key stakeholders to ensure all media and data entries are complete, accurate, and available for timely publication
• as a mediator, facilitator, and primary point of contact for all issues between post-production and publication phases
• final metadata into CMS and fix notes and errors reported by the Quality Assurance team during the publication review process
• engage in the maintenance of production and publication workflows, and document workflow changes
• closed-caption requests and ingest, and triage captioning issues
• media through automated compression workflows
• other encoding and publication functions as assigned

Basic qualifications:

• 2+ years of coordination or project management experience in a corporate, production, post-production or educational industry

Preferred qualifications:

• interest in the practice of information management and proven desire to improve user experience and ensure a high-quality product
• written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on attention to detail, and demonstrated ability to anticipate and solve problems by tackling unique challenges head-on
• time management, focus, and organization skills
• experience with asset, data, and information management and a comfortable knowledge of back-end data entry, data translation, metadata tracking structure, CMS software, and project tracking databases
• to enforce best practices and organize media within projects
• project and time management capabilities within a fast-paced, highly productive, and collaborative environment and must have the ability to work proactively, calmly, and effectively with deadlines
• to work independently with minimal supervision and be highly motivated and action-oriented, ensuring that all project timelines are met
• understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere, Photoshop, and After Effects.
• Macintosh and PC computer skills, including troubleshooting and basic networking knowledge

Suggested Skills:

• Management
• metadata tagging
• Tracking

Compensation:

$44.74/hr (W2/Non-Exempt)