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• Collaborate with IT and editorial staff on technical guide content development
• Write creative ad copy
• Layout classified ad sections
• Draft press releases for trade magazine publication
• Contribute to integrity and adherence of house style guides
• Generate promotional flyers
• Devise back cover and book jacket summaries
•Report on local and state government legislation for constituent newsletters
• Write advertorials for community newspapers
• Write company and employee profiles
• Create product descriptions for catalogs
• Fact-check directories
• Interview artists for local nonprofit newsletter articles
• Collaborate on software guide manual
• Edit educational curriculum
• Copyedit corporate correspondence and company newsletter
• Vary grammar and syntax depending on publishing medium
• Adjust rhetorical style according to intention and audience
Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design
• Design documents using industry-standard desktop publishing and graphic design software
• Coordinate production of printed materials from concept through delivery
• Pre-flight files according to printing specifications
• Oversee development of corporate brochure from storyboards through production
• Meet or beat production deadlines and budget constraints
• Produce 2- and 4-color printed sales and marketing materials, brochures, specialty catalogs and point-of-sale displays
• Ensure timely routing and sign-off protocol on printed management, sales and marketing projects
Computer Technology
• Set-up personal computers for internet connectivity
• Connect peripheral devices
• Install software programs
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems
• Create digital production on cd for wedding anniversary
• Train staff on content management system
• Guide individuals on general computer and internet use
• Investigate new releases and updates
• Research data and cite sources using online reference standards
• Investigate and use different software and hardware for personal and professional facility
Web
• Build personal web pages with web editing software
• Code data and populate database driven websites
• Update electronic text and graphics
• Structure content for easy location and retrieval
• Upload files for live publication using ftp software
• Build websites from html code, web interface applications and graphic design software
• Apply technical conventions for fast-loading web pages, user-friendly interface and site navigation
• Devise effective search engine optimized meta tags
• Test web pages in cross platforms; validate links and URLs
• Liase technical communication between IT staff in Canada and editorial and marketing staff in the U.S.