Publications Specialist

Job OpportunityEnvision yourself at a growing, employee-owned company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best performance while making a difference in the world.We are Herrera, a science, planning, and design consulting firm dedicated to working with clients to develop holistic solutions that provide social and environmental benefit. We protect the environment every day by providing a diverse range of consulting services to cities, counties, state and federal agencies, Tribes, non-profits, and private clients throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and western Canada.For over 40 years, Herrera has cultivated a collaborative, caring, and values-driven culture that empowers our employee-owners to achieve excellence while ensuring we have fun along the way. By providing our employee-owners with the autonomy to pursue their professional interests and through encouraging them to grow, we benefit from high employee-owner retention that contributes to our longstanding partnerships with clients.Our ValuesTreat everyone with respect and dignity, always.Insist on integrity, objectivity, and social and environmental ethics in our work.Act as stewards of the environment upon which we depend.Research and outreach, learn and teach.Employee owners, employee leaders.Your OpportunityAre you a creative person who also utterly detests typos and formatting errors? Can you speed-read a technical manual on any subject and quickly decipher all the jargon? Are you a self-starter who is eager to demonstrate creative solutions, tackle challenges, and crush deadlines? Do you like to work independently but also with a team that respects each other's expertise and enjoys working together? If so, this opportunity might interest you.In this role we will count on you to:Edit and format technical deliverables for correctness, completeness, organization, clarity, consistency, grammar, and conformity with Herrera style guidelinesUnderstand grammatical rules, clear and concise writing, and references and citationsUse your graphics knowledge and experience to present technical information in creative and visual waysCollaborate with colleagues to balance workload and rely on standard processes and tools to make your time as efficient as possibleNavigate various shared workspace platforms (SharePoint, Teams), visual mediums, and delivery optionsMaintain files and systems to organize, streamline, and advance the delivery of technical deliverablesDemonstrate time management skills including completing work on time and scaling your approach to suit the project scheduleCreate, merge, and structure standard PDFs, including fillable formsMinimum QualificationsEducation, Experience, & Licensure/Certifications4+ years of relevant professional experienceBA/BS in marketing, environmental science/engineering, communications, English, journalism, or similar, or equivalent combination of education and experienceExperience designing and producing documents in Adobe and Microsoft Office softwareKnowledge, Skills, & AbilitiesExpert command of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and compositionAbility to transform technical information into reader friendly contentHighly skilled in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat ProfessionalProficient in Adobe InDesign (full Adobe Creative Suite is a plus)Ability to meticulously review completed work and correct issues with spelling, punctuation, and formatExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsDetail oriented with the ability to juggle multiple projects at onceAbility to maintain composure under pressure and meet deadlinesAbility to be both rigorous and flexible in your approach to workLayout and design skills with desire to learn more in this areaAbility to assist the Senior Graphic Designer with graphic requests, as needed.Previous A/E/C industry experienceCompensation and BenefitsWe are proud to support our employee-owners by offering the following compensation and benefits:This position is hourly and nonexempt from overtime; the hourly rate is $35.67 - $45.19Flexible hybrid work cultureMedical/prescription drug/dental/vision insurance for employees and dependents; employees covered at no cost on base plan with buy-up options available; company contribution for dependentsSection 125 flexible benefits plans healthcare and dependent careCompany-paid life insurance for employees; option to purchase additional life insurance for employees and dependents at employees' expenseCompany-paid long term disability insurance for employees; option to purchase short-term disability insurance at employees' expenseEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) we are 100% employee owned401(k) retirement planPaid vacation, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40 hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours/weekPaid sick leave, accrued bi-weekly, equivalent to 10 days per year for a 40-hour/week employee and prorated for employees working 24-39 hours per weekFlexible paid holidays (10)Paid volunteer time (8 hours annually)Company-paid annual membership dues for one professional organizationProfessional development / continuing education allowanceDiscretionary annual bonusTransit benefitWe are committed to equal opportunity, diversity, equity, and inclusion. At Herrera, we celebrate our differences as much as our similarities. We know the best outcomes come from interdisciplinary, diverse, and inclusive teams. Our values are ever-present in the people, culture, and work we do, they are not just a few sentences on our website. We treat people with respect and act with integrity and objectivity. Our employment decisions are based on knowledge, skills, and abilities, and have nothing to do with your race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, medical history, reproductive health decisions, political ideology, veteran status, or physical appearance. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, we encourage women, minorities, veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for our open positions. We are also a member of E-Verify. To learn more about E-Verify, read the E-Verify Notice and the Right to Work Notice.