Technical Publishing Coordinator - Sydney, Australia - Standards Australia

Standards Australia

Verified Company

Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

16th June, 2023:

About the role
The Technical Publishing Coordinator role provides first-level assistance to Production Editors in dealing with technical conversion challenges (e.g. PDF, XML, HTML) and technologies.

In addition, this position oversees the standards material for the Standards Australia (SA) library, the corporate catalogue, technical committees, and a larger stakeholder group.

The role acts as a hub for communication between Standards New Zealand, Standards Australia e-Commerce site, and our distribution partners.

What you'll do

Review workflows, evaluate new layouts/setups with complex texts, and help the editorial team choose the best workflow practises to facilitate successful publishing
Collaborate with software vendors to report defects
Monitor and maintain content load and its currency on eCommerce sites (SA Website and Mobile App).
Review and manage the Catalogue and Sectors on the SA public website
Produce PDF drafts, and send these copies for review and approval by the project managers and production editors
Verify the metadata, including the designation, title, dates of approval, ISBN, and Committee Representatives, and use the approved dates for public comment period and final publication
Send files with joint publication drafts, publications, and pertinent metadata to distributors and partners outside the company
Maintain procedures/work instructions relevant to all aspects of the role to support employee onboarding and for knowledge sharing.
Perform Quality Assurance (QA) responsibilities to ensure that the published standards (all approved formats) match the master source draft.
Maintain the data quality of published standards

About you

University degree or equivalent experience
Must have strong experience in Microsoft Suite and Adobe Acrobat
Knowledge of XML/HTML (experience using these is advantageous)
Knowledge of electronic publishing
Knowledge in content management

Culture & Benefits
Integrity, Courage, Accountability, Respect and Excellence form the basis of all we do. Our success is measured not only on the outcomes but on the path we took to get there.

Standards Australia offers a wide range of exciting benefits for our people, as part of our People Perks Program

These benefits include:
professional development and training opportunities, flexible work arrangements, 9-Day fortnight, opportunities for global working, a very generous work anniversary program and a lot more

Who are we?

Standards Australia is the peak standards development organisation in Australia and we've recently turned 100 years old We are going through a massive transformational growth stage.

In the last two years we've doubled in size and now have over 300 employees contributing to Australia's future and our mission of empowering communities.

We bring together experts to develop national and international standards, which provide guidelines for products and services that promote the net benefit to the Australian community.

We also publish these standards, so they are accessible to all businesses and individuals.

It's our vision to be a global leader in trusted solutions that improve life - today and tomorrow. Join our team and be a part of this exciting time in Standards Australia's journey

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