Production Assistant
Position Description
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Position Summary:
The Production Assistant provides administrative support to senior leadership. The Production Assistant must be diligent, thorough, and enjoy working within an entrepreneurial environment that is both mission- and results-driven. The ideal individual will be able to see how their to-do list of details is the key to making all the other pieces of our publishing endeavor flow smoothly. The Production Assistant will have strong written and verbal communication skills, administrative and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work independently, while maintaining a realistic balance among multiple projects with shifting levels of priority.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Data entry and management.
- Assist with regular metadata and print title uploads and feeds.
- Track and utilize data in spreadsheets and other software as appropriate.
- Register metadata in appropriate databases.
- Style/format Word manuscripts in preparation for layout/typesetting.
- Do embedded indexing in Word using author-chosen words.
- Assist with organization of submissions emails and materials.
- Arrange necessary team and author meetings as requested.
- Send out regular communication with authors and team as requested by the Publishing Manager.
- Assist in conference orders and logistics.
- Lend specific project support to the Perspectives Global publishing logistics.
- Work closely with and in admin support of the Publishing Manager.
- Perform related and other duties as assigned.
- Complete compliance training as scheduled by Human Resources.
- Attend weekly organization-wide staff meeting and any team-related meetings as determined necessary by supervisor.
- Agreement with membership in FV as outlined in FV's Core Identity Document.
- Must value the mission and vision of William Carey Publishing.
- Participates in fund development in accord with FV's agreed upon goals and objectives as part of the order.
- Adhere to the Policies and Procedures of the Organization.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365: Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat.
- Proficiency in learning new technologies and software.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Excels at prioritizing tasks and managing deadlines.
- Must have friendly demeanor and helpful attitude toward customers, internal and external.
- Open to wide ranging Jesus-following spiritual heritages and expressions of spirituality.
- Open to challenging traditional and comfortable spiritual heritages and expressions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors' Degree preferred, or Associate's Degree
- Technologically savvy
- Must type 55+ words a minute
- Receive official acceptance as a member of the FMF religious order.
- Strong motivation to move the organizational mission forward.
- Strong alignment with the stated values of the organization.
- Available for organizational development and event travel as needed.
Minimum Physical Requirements:
- The duties of this job occasionally require the worker to travel by car, plane, etc., with or without accommodation.
- Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs.
- The duties of this job frequently require the worker to operate within a standard office work environment.
- Must have the ability to type written communication, speak and hear with clarity to facilitate good communication in virtual meetings.