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The Coffee House Press (CHP) board of directors seeks an “Executive Director and Publisher” to lead a world-class nonprofit literary book publisher and arts organization serving a diverse community of writers, readers, artists, and staff. The Executive Director and Publisher is the guiding member of a leadership team charged with communicating a mission-driven vision for both the literary program and internal operations; developing and executing a strategic plan; fostering a healthy, equitable, and inclusive work environment centered in author and staff care; advocating for and inspiring teamwork and community; and being an ambassador for CHP’s mission, vision, and values. The ideal candidate is an adventurous reader, an arts enthusiast, a community builder, an innovator, and an integrity-forward business leader.

The Executive Director and Publisher is the guiding member of a leadership team charged with developing a mission-driven artistic and business strategy for Coffee House Press. At the helm of CHP’s executive team, the Executive Director and Publisher identifies, crafts, and implements priorities for the financial health, artistic engagement, and operational stability of the press, in keeping with CHP’s mission and values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This position promotes a collaborative working atmosphere, fosters a culture of staff training, and reviews processes to ensure care and equity for CHP authors, audiences, and community partners. The Executive Director and Publisher also serves as CHP’s brand ambassador in intimate settings and industry-wide conventions, and in this role, works closely with marketing to sharpen the press’s national and international competitive edge.

Accountable and reporting to CHP’s board of directors, the Executive Director and Publisher energizes the board around the press’s needs and growth and reports to the board on the press’s activities.

Essential Responsibilities

It is critical that the Executive Director and Publisher has a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and a track record of pushing for transformation in order to serve all constituents. This position will be a strong advocate for writers, readers, artists, board members, staff, and partnered communities with diverse lived experiences, identities, and backgrounds. This role requires a leader whose actions demonstrate integrity, transparency, and deep care for everyone the organization serves.

Business Leadership

• With the board of directors and staff leadership, develop, implement, and execute a strategic business plan, including short- and long-term goals, and a mechanism for measuring progress.
• Oversee business management and marketing, working with operations leaders to execute a sustainable business model and competitive positioning strategy.
• Serve as a financial strategist and financial leader of the press.

Artistic Leadership

• Maintain the overarching artistic vision and direction for the organization consistent with our mission, vision, and values.
• Oversee all activities of the publishing program, working with editorial and marketing leaders to execute an editorial strategy with accompanying public messaging.

Fundraising and Development

• Oversee all fundraising activities, working with development leaders to identify and execute campaigns and actively engaging in fundraising efforts as an ambassador of CHP’s mission, vision, and values.
• Cultivate and nurture relationships with major institutional and individual donors.

Public Relations and Community Building

• Represent CHP’s mission, vision, and values, developing and maintaining relationships with a diverse community of constituents, including authors, readers, donors, and community partners.
• Represent CHP at public and private events, including industry, literary, and fundraising events.

Staff Care and Professional Development

• Recruit, retain, and motivate staff.
• Cultivate a culture of mentorship and training, supporting the professional growth of teams and individual staff members.
• Actively engage in human resources matters with department leaders.
• Establish and maintain a healthy, collaborative, and inclusive workplace environment.

Board Reporting and Engagement

• Report to the board on all CHP activities.
• Energize and inspire board engagement as an advocate and ambassador for CHP’s mission, vision, and values.
• Meet with and cultivate positive professional relationships with former, current, and potential board members.

Desire Experience, Qualities, and Skills

The ideal candidate has:

• a bachelor’s degree and at least five years in literary publishing;
• a record of demonstrated leadership in a nonprofit arts setting or adjacent field;
• a knowledge of genre-defying contemporary literature and evidence of familiarity with CHP’s catalog;
• experience in shaping an organization’s future direction and strategies with a focus on marketing and competitive positioning, and fostering community partnerships;
• a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion;
• a history of fostering emerging, underrepresented voices while nurturing and cultivating established talent;
• a leadership style that emphasizes a collaborative working culture and atmosphere;
• an energizing public presence and the ability to serve as organizational ambassador and spokesperson in a range of settings including social media;
• proven results in nonprofit development;
• excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Compensation and Benefits

The benefits package for this position includes health and dental insurance and generous paid time off. The salary range is $100,000-120,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications. When COVID restrictions are lifted, working from Minneapolis is required. Transition assistance will be provided.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Coffee House Press embraces diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity for all. We welcome applicants of diverse races, ethnicities, geographic origins, gender identities, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, religions, abilities, and financial means. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. A successful candidate will possess a commitment to the ideals and values of Coffee House Press.

In your application, you may optionally note which pronouns you use (for example–she/her, he/him, they/them).

Closing Date

Open until filled with review of applications to begin on June 1, 2021.

To Apply

Please visit https://coffee-house-press.breezy.hr to submit a cover letter, résumé, and one-page document highlighting your relevant professional accomplishments. In your cover letter, please describe your leadership philosophy and how your experiences and skills will advance Coffee House Press as an exceptional literary publisher and community-based arts nonprofit. 

About Coffee House

Established in 1972, Coffee House Press is an internationally renowned publisher of literary fiction, essay, poetry, and other work that doesn’t fit neatly into established genre categories. CHP is both a publisher and an arts organization. Through numerous publications and programs, we are interdisciplinary collaborators and incubators for new work and audience experiences.

Founded by Allan Kornblum, CHP began as Toothpaste Press in Iowa City in 1972 and published limited-edition letterpress chapbooks of poetry. The small letterpress operation became CHP in 1984 and was always intended to be a press for authors whose work fell outside of the interests of the larger publishing world. Kornblum asserted, “A publisher is providing a service to writers and to a community. . . .  I want our books to reach readers today, and readers in some future I can’t imagine.”

In the last decade, Kornblum’s successor, Chris Fischbach, continued to foster CHP’s early commitment to publishing work that falls outside the mainstream. In all genres, our list focuses on urgent, experimental, and timely work. Recent initiatives have included establishing ourselves as a publisher of literature by Spanish and Latinx authors in English and in translation. From 2016 to 2020, Brooklyn-based imprint Emily Books curated bold feminist books. The Spatial Species Series, curated by Ken Chen and Youmna Chala, investigates the ways in which we activate space through language. CHP publishes fifteen to eighteen books a year and has nearly 500 backlist titles.

We’ve long recognized that there are many possibilities for reader/writer exchange beyond the page. Our CHP in the Stacks program places authors in artistic residencies in a wide range of distinguished libraries and collections. It aims to create a body of work that will inspire the broader public to engage with their local libraries in creative and meaningful ways. Past partnering libraries and archives include the Walker Art Center, American Swedish Institute, Poets House (NY), Hennepin County Library, the OPUS Archives at Pacifica Graduate Institute, Givens Collection of African American Literature, East Side Freedom Library, Reanimation Library (NY), Dickinson House (Belgium), and many others. In 2011, CHP began a partnership with the Little Free Library organization. To date, CHP has donated over 12,000 books to Little Free Libraries.

CHP has a staff size of ten, three outside editors, and an operational budget of $1.2 million. We are catalysts and connectors—between authors and readers, ideas and resources, creativity and community, inspiration and action.

Mission, Vision, and Values

Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to. We want our bookshelves and yours to better reflect the wide range of voices that exist in the global literature of today.

We seek to be the nation’s leading independent literary publisher, and to demonstrate our vision for the future of literature through innovative off-the-page programming that broadens and deepens literature’s relevance to the world. We are guided by our values of collaboration, discovery, excellence, and generosity.

Authors, Awards, and Accolades 

Since CHP’s founding, our authors have received and been finalists for numerous nominations and prizes, including the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Kingsley Tufts Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. We’ve had the honor of publishing books by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Hernan Diaz, Brian Evenson, Saeed Jones, Ben Lerner, Valeria Luiselli, Dawn Lundy Martin, Eimear McBride, Ron Padgett, Justin Phillip Reed, Patricia Smith, Anne Waldman, Karen Tei Yamashita, and Kao Kalia Yang, among many other writers whom we are proud to publish. 

As a nonprofit literary press, CHP has received recognition and funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Lannan Foundation, the Lila Wallace Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the McKnight Foundation, the Bush Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, and the Fringe Foundation. In addition to generous grants, CHP is sustained through book sales, individual donations, and memberships, creating new opportunities for authors, readers, and program audiences. 

Twin Cities Literary and Publishing Community 

The Twin Cities are home to one of the most vibrant literary communities in the country. Coffee House Press is joined in Minneapolis by two other leading independent literary publishers, Graywolf Press and Milkweed Editions, as well as the academic University of Minnesota Press and publishing agency Wise Ink. The Cities are teeming with independent bookstores and libraries that host countless author events and book clubs throughout the year. Black Table Arts is a community-driven arts cooperative in Minneapolis that houses a bookstore, shared workspace, and a performance space. 

Minneapolis is also home to The Loft, one of the largest centers for literary classes and events of its kind in the country, and the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, the largest and most comprehensive center for book arts knowledge and equipment. The Loft’s Wordplay Festival and the literary magazine Rain Taxi’s Twin Cities Book Festival are annual gatherings of readers, writers, booksellers, and publishers that celebrate the breadth and collaborative spirit of the community.

Larger Twin Cities Art Context 

The Twin Cities possess an equally thriving and diverse broader arts community. Minnesota boasts the most stages outside of New York City and has the highest per capita legislative appropriations to state arts agencies of any state in the nation. Generous corporate and foundation giving allow for a multitude of museums, theaters, dance companies, and other arts organizations to coexist and invest in cutting-edge work. The world-renowned Guthrie Theater, Penumbra Theatre, Mixed Blood Theater, the Jungle Theater, Theater Mu, the Children’s Theater Company, and many other companies and spaces share hundreds of varied performances a year with enthusiastic audiences. The Cowles Center, the Walker Art Center, Northrop Auditorium, the Southern Theater, and other venues host a range of local, national, and international dance companies throughout the year. Museums such as the Walker Art Center, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art share an array of exhibitions from renowned artists in addition to housing substantial permanent collections. Minneapolis is also home to many lively music venues and annual events, including First Avenue, the Cedar Cultural Center, and Rock the Garden, hosted by the Walker Art Center and Minnesota Public Radio. The internationally acclaimed Minnesota Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Minnesota Opera are all highly regarded for their artistic excellence and engaging performances. As with the literary community, there is wide encouragement of collaboration across artistic disciplines and deep-rooted support from the general public.

 

Company/organization: Coffee House Press
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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LERNER UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

Lerner Publishing Group

Job Description

Title: Digital Product Coordinator

Department: Digital

Supervisor: Digital Product Manager

Summary: The Digital Product Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the development and quality assurance of ebooks and audiobooks. The position will also assist with other aspects of the digital production workflow for all digital products for LPG. The Digital Product Coordinator will work under the supervision of the Digital Product Manager to support the delivery and growth of digital product lines that support the company’s digital publishing strategy and goals while also helping to unite workflows across LPG departments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with internal resources to create PDF, fixed layout epub3, reflowable epub3, kf8, mobi, and future ebook formats

2. Coordinate ebook quality assurance process with the Digital, Premedia, and Editorial teams

3. Collaborate with internal and external resources to create and QA audiobooks

4. Coordinate with internal and external resources to create and QA enhanced ebook products

5. Assist in creation and QA of articles for customer-facing database products

6. Identify, curate, and implement backlist ebook projects that have the most revenue potential

7. Collaborate with Content Team to implement necessary reprints and distributor fixes in various digital formats

8. Assist in the production of additional files needed to support Marketing/Sales efforts to promote titles (NetGalley, Edelweiss).

9. Provide R&D support to the Digital Product Manager while evaluating new product offerings, opportunities, features

10. Research and identify where updates and improvements need to be made to support new ebook features and functionality available to our customers

11. Provide cross-functional support and training with marketing, sales, finance, editorial, and operations

12. Represent Lerner Digital at trade shows and conferences 2-3 times a year.

13. Perform other related business duties assigned by immediate supervisor and/or other management as required

Experience and Necessary Skills

1. Experience developing reflowable and fixed layout epubs, or front end development.

2. Working knowledge of the ePub3, mobi, and kf8 standards.

3. Strong HTML and CSS skills, and familiarity with XML.

4. Familiar with the InDesign, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Audacity, Books, and Kindle Previewer.

5. Familiar with capabilities and limitations of various e-readers and tablets.

6. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

7. Strong organizational skills, with ability to balance multiple priorities concurrently in a rapidly changing environment.

8. Strong interpersonal communication skills, with a focus on clarity and diplomacy.

9. Self-monitoring and self-direction, with strong project management skills and the ability to work independently with limited supervision, as well as be part of a team, in a multi-media environment.

10. Must be highly detail oriented with the ability to understand complex technical processes and to adapt to new technologies.

11. Proficient in Excel and Word.

12. Proficient in both Mac and PC environments.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent work experience.

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Employee Acknowledgement Date

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. The duties and responsibilities for this position have been analyzed. On that basis, this position has been determined to be non exempt.

It is the policy of Lerner Publishing Group to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, mental or physical disability, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, public assistance, or any other class protected under applicable law. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

Contact: Human Resources, LERNER PUBLISHING GROUP, 241 First Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Phone: 612-332-3344 Fax: 612-204-9208

Company/organization: Lerner Publishing Group
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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If you are looking for a career with a fast-paced growth company, have a passion for cultivating a love of reading and learning, and an eagerness to be part of an innovative company focused on improving education experiences for children and the educators who serve them, think about Capstone! We are seeking an IT Service Desk Intern to join our team. This position is temporarily remote due to COVID-19. When our offices reopen, this position will be based out of North Mankato, MN.

Capstone is the nation’s leading educational publisher of children’s content through digital products such as PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next, Capstone Interactive, Capstone Connect to go along with award-winning books.  Capstone has been a trusted publisher of children’s books and digital solutions for libraries, classrooms, and consumers for nearly 30 years. We combine a passion for helping foster a powerful love of reading and learning with the talent to create amazing content.

We engage readers by creating the right content for the right purpose for the right kid. Reading happens throughout a child’s day—whether in the school building or at home. We create content that works in any format, as print or digital, and in conjunction with any instructional method or EdTech tool. Whether print, online, or in new, yet-to-be-discovered formats, Capstone provides children with content they love to help them build literacy skills that will last a lifetime.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

The IT Service Desk Intern will get a variety of experience in a corporate environment where they will be fully engaged in communication, planning, and projects.

Main Accountabilities:

• Provide tier 1 Service Desk support by responding to phone calls, email, and tickets
• Create, assign, and update tickets in Service Desk ticketing system
• Troubleshoot and resolving technical issues for users working onsite and remote
• Update and install software and operating system patches on end user computers (Mac and Windows)
• Configure and deploy hardware to end users
• Inventory assets and prepare deprecated systems for recycle
• Assist in creating and sending business notifications for IT maintenance, new service offerings, and incidents

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will be working toward a degree in business, computer science, information science, or a related field.

A successful candidate would be self-motivated, a quick learner, and an excellent problem-solver.

Capstone embraces diversity, inclusion, equal opportunity, and belonging for all employees and applicants. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. As such, we welcome applicants of diverse races, ethnicities, geographic origins, gender identities, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, religions, work experience, physical and intellectual abilities, and financial means. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to hrservices@coughlancompanies.com.

Pre-Employment Drug Screen and Background Check Required

Company/organization: Capstone
Location: Remote/Mankato, MN

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Company/organization: University of Minnesota
Location: Minneapolis, MN

The book editor will be responsible for a portfolio of compliance books. Responsibilities include developing manuscripts from the outline stage through to digital and print publication; adhering to a content calendar; developing book concepts and proposals; working with authors, committee members, and freelancers; developing and adhering to a style guide; assigning projects and monitoring deadlines; and supporting the achievement of financial targets by providing subject matter expertise to sales and marketing stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Define publication objectives in terms of target audience to be addressed, mission statement, and planned competitive advantages
• Own the publication roadmap and communicate the vision to stakeholders
• Manage the contracting process with book authors and freelancers
• Ensure publication schedules are met according to schedule
• Review, edit and rewrite copy as necessary to ensure all content meets objectives for publication
• Exercise final approval that all aspects of publications meet defined objectives and standards
• Demonstrate expertise on compliance and regulatory industry trends
• Ensure content has clarity, is impactful, and has a practical application to the compliance industry
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including customer service, sales and marketing
• Coordinate product launches with marketing plans
• Oversee print production, layouts, covers, and printer selection
• Content Management System work including XML conversion, citation identification and content reviews
• Develop project plans; coordinate projects across publishing team; communicate status and progress; complete projects on time and budget; manage project team activities
• Attending conferences
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications or related field
• Three to seven years related experience and/or training
• Interest in developing books for the business market
• Detail oriented with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Strong editorial judgment and negotiating and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and writing skills. Knowledge of grammar and punctuation rules and experience with developing and applying style guides. Strong proofreading skills
• Creative, curious and knowledgeable on a broad range of topics
• Working knowledge of web content, word processing, publishing, and graphics software
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Corporate compliance knowledge
• Experience developing book manuscripts for a publisher

Please apply here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2485392954/?capColoOverride=true

 

 

Company/organization: Kenney, Karen
Location: Eden Prairie

The Classroom Product Marketing Manager is responsible for creating, executing, measuring, and reporting on the impact of integrated marketing strategies for the K-12 classroom market, including working closely on product development with the Content Team.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Develop promotional calendar and execute annual multi-channel marketing campaigns, including catalogs, sales and marketing collateral, print and digital advertising, website and online marketing, email blasts, social media, promotions, trade shows, and other methods

2. Maintain classroom customer database and prospecting data

3. Coordinate market research and competitive profiling needs

4. Develop classroom programs, working with editorial, marketing, and sales teams to effectively use existing content and drive frontlist publishing programs

5. Coordinate sales team engagement (product training, selling incentives, advisory groups, customization etc) and support sales team efforts

6. Coordinate customer success plans and collect product implementation artifacts such as
classroom/student/educator use cases, photos and videos, user testimonials, school/district customer profiles, etc

7. Partner with operations to ensure high quality customer experience, starting with quotes and order entry, through fulfillment and customer feedback. Example tasks include: a. Product and collateral inventory b. Sample request facilitation c. Customer communication templates (pre and post sale)

8. Keep abreast of relevant marketing trends and industry information via industry journals, websites, blogs, social media, symposiums, conferences, and trade shows. Develop a strong understanding of competitors’ products/offerings, positioning and marketing tactics. Build understanding of customers’ needs, attitudes and buying behaviors through networking, focus groups, and research methods as necessary. Develop and maintain relationships with key educators, presenters, and other industry insiders. Work in partnership with Editorial Product Development team to share and compare information around trends.

9. Develop knowledge of education industry trends, national standards initiatives, federal and state funding considerations, and regional education concerns. Leverage that knowledge to assist with market positioning.

10. Analyze marketing programs, provide post-event reports, and regular status reports on sales and marketing programs to executive team.

Experience & Necessary Skills

1. Five to seven years experience in education or classroom sales, marketing, and/or content creation is required.

2. Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)

3. Strong project management skills

4. Social media and digital marketing experience

5. Creative problem solver & self-starter

6. Must be detail-oriented and have a strong interest in children’s book publishing for the school and library market

Education: BA or equivalent required, preferably in Marketing or related subject.

Company/organization: Lerner Publishing Group
Location: Minneapolis, MN

Senior Content Strategist Curriculum

If you are passionate about cultivating a love of reading and learning, are looking for a career with a fast-paced growth company, are eager to be part of an innovative company focused on improving education experiences for children and the educators who serve them, think about Capstone! We are seeking a Senior Content Strategist, Curriculum to join our team. This position is temporarily remote due to COVID-19. When our offices reopen, this position will be based out of North Mankato, MN or Edina, MN.

Capstone is the nation’s leading provider of educational children’s content through digital products such as PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next, Capstone Interactive, and Capstone Connect, and the publisher of award-winning fiction and nonfiction books. Capstone has been a trusted publisher of children’s books and digital solutions for libraries, classrooms, and consumers for 30 years. We combine a passion for helping foster a powerful love of reading and learning with the talent to create amazing content.

We engage readers by creating the right content for the right purpose for the right kid. Reading happens throughout a child’s day-whether in the school building or at home. We create content that works in any format, as print or digital, and in conjunction with any instructional method or EdTech tool. Whether print, online, or in new, yet-to-be-discovered formats, Capstone provides children with content they love to help them build literacy skills that will last a lifetime.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Content Strategist, Curriculum is a part of the team which sets the content strategy for Capstone’s products. This position, rooted in curriculum strategy and classroom teaching experience, will build content strategies from existing ideas and help to develop new ideas for products and content based on industry experience and contact with customers and prospects. This position must possess a unique blend of business, creative and technical savvy; a big-picture vision; and the drive to make that vision a reality. This role must enjoy spending time in the market to understand their problems and find innovative solutions for the broader market. This role is a mix of both strategic and tactical work and will lead strategic work efforts to set content direction while curating program lists, aligning standards, and working across functions to get work done.

 

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide ongoing content maps for both existing and new print and digital products based on knowledge of the products, the market, and the content needs expressed by customers.
• Proactively create new, strategic content packages from existing content including product lifecycle planning.
• Support the Content Strategy Manager in inventory management and out of print process.
• Create and maintain core product packages, including product lifecycle analysis, item replacement, pricing, and formats.
• Specify content requirements for current and future classroom-focused products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers, watching and understanding curriculum standards and trends, following consumer trends, analyzing competitive product, liaising with Curriculum Product Manager, and tracking market needs and drivers.
• Drive a solution set across development teams (primarily Development/Execution, and Marketing Communications) through market requirements, content strategies, and positioning.
• Facilitate and manage relationships with third parties providing curriculum information.
• Analyze potential partner relationships for content creation.
• Curate an ongoing list of concepts to meet needs identified by content strategy, publisher, product management and sales; revise concepts in response to market research and review.
• Maintain and grow general market expertise across all products and deep product and market expertise for assigned product lines.
• Mentor and guide others in team for best practices in educational content strategy.
• Manage and mentor Content Strategist, Curriculum.
• Facilitate and lead focus groups or advisory boards to elicit feedback and information from customers and readers; maintain relationships with active educators.
• Coordinate and speak in presentations both online and in person.
• Recruit and hire consultants.
• Some travel to customer and non-customer sites in North America may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Successful candidates would be knowledgeable in educational and children’s publishing/content and how content is used in elementary classrooms. 3+ years of recent elementary classroom teaching experience required. 5 or more years of content marketing/product management/curriculum design experience and/or elementary classroom teaching and leadership or teacher on special assignment is a plus.

Required Skills:

• High level of market-specific expertise.
• Several years of classroom teaching experience.
• Strong market research and market analysis skills.
• Strong ability to multi-task, organize, handle logistics, and meet deadlines.
• Flexibility to react quickly to change or new opportunities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of EdTech market competitors and trends.
• Knowledge of curriculum trends and standards.
• Excellent presentation and demonstration skills.
• Up-to-date contacts with elementary educators and administrators.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Must be able to travel from office locations to conferences and other events to represent the company and interact with customers and sales teams.

Capstone embraces diversity, inclusion, equal opportunity, and belonging for all employees and applicants. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. As such, we welcome applicants of diverse races, ethnicities, geographic origins, gender identities, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, religions, work experience, physical and intellectual abilities, and financial means. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to hrservices@coughlancompanies.com.

Pre-Employment Drug Screen and Background Check Required

Company/organization: Capstone
Location: Edina, MN or Mankato, MN
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Red Line Editorial is looking for a full-time Production Artist to join our staff of print and online publishing professionals.

RLE creates high-quality books for publishers on a variety of subjects. Most of our books are nonfiction titles created for students in grades K-12, but we also work in a number of other genres. We are seeking a Production Artist to fill an essential role on our staff.

Duties will include:
–Book production using established templates and styles
–Book layout using Adobe InDesign with an InCopy workflow, including text formatting and image placement
–Input changes into InDesign files from marked-up PDFs
–Manipulate and color-correct images and graphics using Photoshop and Illustrator
–Create charts, maps, or other graphical elements as assigned
–Create marketing images as requested
–Collaborate with other members of our production team on templates and page turns
–Potentially execute design work on book covers and book series, depending on the candidate

The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:
–A two-year or four-year degree in graphic design or like field
–One year of experience working on page production projects, particularly multiple-page publications
–Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with different departments, vendors, and clients
–A tremendous attention to every last detail, including the ability to adhere to style and layout guidelines within a template, and maintain consistency across multiple files
–Talent to handle a wide variety of tasks without sacrificing quality
–Ability to meet deadlines
–Proficiency with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
–Knowledge and experience with CMYK printing process
–Knowledge and experience with color correction/photo aesthetics
–Familiarity with basic edit/proofreader marks
–Strong organizational skills

We offer a competitive starting salary, benefits including a company-paid health insurance plan and 401K for full-time employees, a casual work environment focused on cooperation, and the ability to grow both in your career and with the company.

If you are interested, please send a cover letter, resume, and layout samples to jobs@redlineeditorial.com. No phone calls, please.

Location: Remote until at least June 2021, then splitting time between remote work and working in our Mendota Heights office.

Compensation: low 30Ks, DOQ, plus benefits

Company/organization: Red Line Editorial, Inc.

Red Line Editorial is looking for a full-time Production Editor to join our staff of print and online publishing professionals.

RLE creates high-quality books for publishers on a variety of subjects. Most of our books are nonfiction titles created for students in grades K-12, but we also work in a number of other genres. We are seeking a Production Editor to assist in editorial and production tasks for publishers and schools.

Our Production Editor will fill an essential role on our staff. Duties will include:
–Book production using established templates and styles
–Book layout using Adobe InDesign with an InCopy workflow, including text formatting and image placement
–Input changes into InDesign files from marked-up PDFs
–Manipulate and color-correct images and graphics using Photoshop and Illustrator
–Creating charts, maps, or other graphical elements as assigned
–Create marketing images as requested
–Collaborate with other members of our production team on templates and page turns
–Cross-check page turns
–Developmental editing and project management of assigned manuscripts, with oversight from other editors
–Coordinate and communicate with authors, vendors, and clients on assigned projects
–Perform editorial tasks including photo research, proofreading, fact-checking, index creation

The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:
–BA in English, journalism, mass communication, or similar; degrees in other humanities fields, such as history, will also be considered
–Strong computer skills, including Adobe InDesign experience
–Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite
–Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition and MLA
–Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
–Ability to work independently and in a team environment
–Excellent oral and written communication skills

We offer a competitive starting salary, benefits including a company-paid health insurance plan and 401K for full-time employees, a casual work environment focused on cooperation, and the ability to grow both in your career and with the company.

If you are interested, please send a cover letter, resume, and layout samples to jobs@redlineeditorial.com. No phone calls, please.

Location: Remote until at least June 2021, then splitting time between remote work and working in our Mendota Heights office.

Compensation: 30K-plus, DOQ, plus benefits

Company/organization: Red Line Editorial, Inc.

Red Line Editorial is looking for an Editorial Assistant to join our high-energy team of publishing professionals.

This position will give the right candidate the opportunity to work on key aspects of our projects. This position requires keen attention to detail, great communication skills, and a proven ability to juggle multiple projects.

RLE creates high-quality books for publishers on a variety of subjects. Most of our books are nonfiction titles created for students in grades K–12, but we also work in a number of other genres. Red Line Editorial is known for the high quality of the work we produce. The editorial assistant will play a key role helping our staff members maintain that reputation.

This position will have hands-on involvement in a variety of areas, including:

— Coordinate vendor relationships and assignments
— Maintain freelance-related documentation
— Receive and document manuscript submissions from authors; submit manuscripts to outside partners as needed
— FTP management, including file uploads to/from clients and file cleanup
— Maintain RLE’s onsite library
— Coordinate comp copy orders for authors and other vendors
— Create, route, and organize author contracts
— Perform editorial tasks as needed, such as photo research, caption writing, fact checking, index builds, proofreads, markup transfers, etc.
— Perform office assistant duties as assigned, including light cleaning tasks and front desk coverage
— Other duties as required

The ideal candidate will possess at minimum:
— A four-year degree in English, journalism, mass communication, or similar; degrees in other humanities fields, such as history, will also be considered
— An ability to communicate professionally and effectively with different departments, vendors, and clients
— A strong commitment to achieving deadlines in a fast-paced environment
— A tremendous attention to every last detail
— Talent to handle a wide variety of tasks without sacrificing quality
— Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, FTPs, and Google Drive
— Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition and MLA
— Solid grammar skills
— Knowledge of and interest in professional sports is a plus

We offer a competitive starting salary, benefits including a company-paid health insurance plan and 401K for full-time employees, a casual work environment focused on cooperation, and the ability to grow both in your career and with the company.

If you are interested, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@redlineeditorial.com. No phone calls, please.

Location: Remote until at least June 2021, then mostly onsite in our Mendota Heights office.

Compensation: 30K-plus, DOQ, plus benefits

Company/organization: Red Line Editorial, Inc.