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Scholastic

Production Editor

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New York, NY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $63K - $72K

💻 Product Development

🗓️ June 17th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Scholastic is hiring a Production Editor to manage and ensure the accurate and timely production of classroom magazines from layout through prepress to digital implementation. The role involves coordinating among editorial, art, photo, and digital teams while preparing layouts for press and online publishing.

Highlights
  • Manage WoodWing publishing system for issue organization, layout uploading, and article creation.
  • Use Adobe InDesign to flow copy into layouts, make corrections, and create teacher’s editions and simple graphics.
  • Prepare and approve press-ready PDFs and oversee quality control for print and digital assets.
  • Upload online content and build web pages, maintaining archival of all files.
  • Requires expert knowledge of Adobe InDesign, plus skills in Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, and familiarity with WoodWing and Adobe Experience Manager preferred.
  • Must understand desktop publishing printing processes including pre-press requirements.
  • Experience communicating workflow priorities and meeting tight deadlines across departments.
  • 3-5 years' experience in a similar role within magazine or publishing environments.
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
  • Annual salary range from $62,557 to $72,000 with health benefits, 401(k), tuition-free programs, parental leave, and employee stock purchase plan.

Production Editor Full Description

Production Editor
New York, New York
Full time

Job Description:

NOTE: This role is based in the NYC office and requires being in the NY Soho office three days per week.

THE OPPORTUNITY
The Production Editor organizes and oversees the accurate and timely production of Scholastic classroom magazines from layout through prepress and then on to digital implementation. The role involves close work in InDesign layouts ensuring design accuracy, consistent formatting, and adherence to established department styles; trafficking assets; preparing layout files for press and digital publishing. The Production Editor works closely with editorial, art, photo, and digital teams to meet exacting quality standards and on-time delivery.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Organize issues within the WoodWing publishing system; upload layouts and create articles; route issues to Art, Editorial, and Copy Desk
  • Flow copy into magazine layouts; make editorial and art corrections; request and place photo credits; create layouts and flow text for teacher’s editions and skills sheets; create simple graphs and diagrams
  • Inspect, troubleshoot, and prepare layouts for conversion to press-ready PDFs; deliver pdfs to press and do final approvals for printing
  • Traffic print and digital assets; manage the quality control to ensure adherence to file naming protocols, folder structures, printer specs,
    font standards, and stylesheets; keep templates up-to-date
  • Upload online content and build web pages
  • Archive all print and online files

About Scholastic
For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children’s books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.

Some benefits that we offer:
  • Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
  • Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
  • Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
  • Generous Parental Leave Program
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount

Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.

Qualifications

HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)
  • Expert working knowledge of Adobe InDesign. This includes all aspects of working in layouts for desktop publishing: building and formatting pages, creating and using style sheets, importing and styling text, importing images, making layout adjustments; pre-flighting files to identify possible printing issues
  • Knowledge and understanding of desktop publishing printing process. This includes understanding pre-press requirements: bleed, crop marks, image resolution, 4-color process
  • Ability to clearly communicate workflow priorities and effectively oversee and meet deadlines
  • Must be able to balance multiple projects and work across many departments
  • Must bring exceptional attention to detail
  • Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat
  • Knowledge of WoodWing (publishing workflow system) a plus
  • Knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) a plus
  • Working knowledge of Excel and Word

Experience: 3-5 years’ experience in a similar position at a magazine or other publishing environment
Education: BA or higher

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

Job Family Group:

Guild

Location Region/State:

New York

Compensation Range:

Annual Salary: 62,557.00 - 72,000.00

EEO Statement:

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.

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