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Scholastic

Production Editor

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New York, NY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $63K - $72K

💻 Other

🗓️ August 26th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Scholastic is hiring a Production Editor to manage the production process of classroom magazines from layout to print and digital release. This role requires organizing layouts in publishing systems, ensuring design accuracy, trafficking assets, and collaborating with editorial and art teams to meet quality and delivery standards.

Highlights
  • Organize and oversee magazine production using WoodWing publishing system.
  • Expertise in Adobe InDesign for layout creation, formatting, and preflighting files.
  • Prepare press-ready PDFs and handle quality control adhering to print specifications.
  • Coordinate with editorial, art, photo, and digital teams for issue completion.
  • Manage digital content upload and web page building.
  • Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, and Microsoft Excel and Word required; WoodWing and Adobe Experience Manager knowledge is a plus.
  • 3-5 years’ experience in magazine or publishing environment; Bachelor’s degree or higher.
  • Annual salary range: $62,557 - $72,000.
  • Full-time position with initial 5 days per week in-office training transitioning to hybrid after six months.
  • Benefits include comprehensive health plans, 401(k) with Roth and Traditional options, tuition-free degree 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 NYC and requires a minimum of three days a week in the SoHo, NY Office.
*The role will be in the office 5 days a week for the first 6 months for training purposes. After 6 months the job will become hybrid.

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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