Job Summary:

West Academic Publishing is the leading publisher of casebooks, study aids and other legal education materials in the US. West Academic Publishing provides its products under the West Academic, Foundation Press and Gilbert imprints. We are a growth oriented organization, dedicated to providing our current and prospective customers with the best available legal education materials.

Participate in production team responsible for composing content for law school textbooks and study aids for distribution in print and electronic formats.

This position is responsible for understanding and complying with West Academic Publishing internal controls.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Content Production

Work with team, authors, and editorial staff to process raw manuscripts to production output (both print and digital);

Independently prioritize workload to meet scheduled dates;

Work collectively with teammates to meet scheduled dates;

Manage project work, taking general direction, organizing information, formulating necessary action steps and follow-through to completion.

Understand and utilize proper checklists and process documentation to create quality manuscripts in a consistent and timely manner.

Quality Control

Contribute valuable ideas and suggestions for process/workflow improvements;

Adapt existing procedures to overcome roadblocks.

Individual and Team Skills

Demonstrate ability to work across teams to provide production assistance or expertise needed to meet team and department goals;

Initiate needed action without waiting for directions

Required Minimum Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience;

Strong or expert-level Word experience a must;

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Deadline driven. Ability to prioritize and stay focused while dealing with multiple assignments and tasks;

Demonstrated process, product, and systems knowledge, teamwork and technical skills. Has increased productivity with experience, and participates in team or content center projects and initiatives;

Excellent written and verbal English and communication skills, including composition/grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation skills with the ability to communicate effectively;

Strong attention to detail;

Strong learning agility. Able to learn quickly and apply knowledge to increasingly complex and changing work;

Technical aptitude for computer applications and systems such as word processing and file management applications;

Ability to work with team members, contacts from other teams, departments, virtual and off-site teams/vendors or sourcing partners effectively;

Experience in content composition and production, or related experience a huge plus;

Experience or familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat Pro) a plus;

U.S. legal system familiarity (cases and statutes) a plus;

Job Conditions:

Normal office hours and environments, extensive reading and exposure to personal computers, extra hours may be required to meet deadlines.