Department: Production

Position: Production Assistant

Type of Vacancy: Fixed Term Contract (1 Year)

Reporting to: Head of Production

Commencement date: October 2024

Gill, Ireland's leading publisher of educational and trade books, is seeking a Production Assistant for its demanding production department. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone to launch their Production career in an exciting company, with the chance to work on a variety of both Education and Trade projects.

To be successful in this role, you will love books, have a great eye for detail, be creative, numerate and comfortable prioritising and managing a busy workload. You will be a confident communicator and a strong team player. You will be adept at staying calm and focused under pressure.

Key Responsibilities/Tasks

• Collaborating across internal departments and external suppliers to ensure requirements are met and accurately communicated
• Taking in reprint corrections in Adobe InDesign and outputting and proofing PDFs
• Provide general admin support to the Production team in areas including design, picture research and eBooks
• General office assistance including maintaining our production archive

Key Competencies/Experience

• Confidence to build relationships with existing and new suppliers
• Excellent organisational skills
• Accuracy and a keen eye for detail
• Strong numeracy skills
• Able to take initiative
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Flexible and adaptable

Experience/Qualifications

• Third level qualification
• Experience working in an office environment is desirable
• Experience in another publishing role, not essential but beneficial
• Strong IT skills with a good working knowledge of all Microsoft applications, particularly MS Excel. Experience in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat would be a distinct advantage

This role is based at our Park West, Dublin 12 office. During the onboarding period, the successful candidate would be expected to attend the office on a regular basis before a hybrid working pattern can be established. To apply, please email careers@gill.ie by Monday 7th October 2024. In addition to a CV, applicants should include a cover letter, together with examples of relevant experience.