Production Coordinator

Reports to: Art Director
Department: Publications/Creative Services

Background:

Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization which supports scientific field research in the biological, physical, and social sciences in pursuit of environmental conservation and cultural preservation.

Earthwatch works to match interested, paying members of the public with scientists who need funding and extra hands in the field.

Our in-house creative services team produces a wide variety of publications and marketing collateral in support of our recruitment, membership, development, web team, and programmatic initiatives. These materials include catalogs, member magazines, direct mail pieces, print advertising, and a host of smaller items.

We are seeking a highly motivated self-starter to join our creative services team in a newly created Production Coordinator position. The ideal candidate will be a skilled generalist with an interest in growing with the position.

Duties:

Reporting directly to the Art Director, the Production Coordinator will provide support to the creative services and marketing functions. Primary responsibilities include:

1. Coordination of print production logistics
   • develop and maintain production schedules
   • assist with project pricing and purchase orders
   • seek post office approval on new mail piece designs
   • assist Art Director with file preparation and archiving
   • provide basic back-up design support
   • provide back-up support on press checks
2. Marketing communications support
   • solicit and coordinate input on catalog content from program teams
   • coordinate the coding of marketing collateral for tracking purposes
   • collect versioning requirements from our affiliate offices
   • coordinate the print advertising production schedule
3. Maintenance of Earthwatch image resources
   • assist Art Director in identifying long and short term image needs
   • research and acquire appropriate images for new publications and the web
   • sort and process incoming images and update an electronic image library
   • fulfill image requests from internal and external constituents

Skills & Experience:

Required: B.A. and 3+ years of related experience.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on self-starter with a willingness to dive in and solve problems with limited resources.

Desired computer skills:

• Photoshop
• Quark Express
• Illustrator
• PowerPoint

Particular attention will be given to candidates with promotional writing experience, previous experience in a direct mail environment, and/or previous experience managing an image database.

Salary range: $27,000 - $30,000 commensurate with experience.

Application Instructions:

Please send cover letter and resume by fax, email or mail to:

HR,
Earthwatch,
P.O. Box 75, Maynard,
MA 01754
jobs@earthwatch.org
Fax#: 978-461-0730