Digital Production Lead - Mason Publishing
George Mason University
Fairfax

Mason Publishing Group seeks an experienced professional
responsible for the management of and front-line user support for digital
publishing tools and platforms. Mason Publishing Group is a new initiative
that unites the George Mason University Libraries' existing digital publishing
activity with the George Mason University Press to form a new set of
publishing services for the university.

  
  
Successful candidate will:

• Manage the daily operations of our digital publishing tools, including the
institutional repository--Mason Archival Repository Service (MARS)--and our
LUNA digital asset management system;

• Consult with students, faculty and researchers who want to publish materials
in MARS;

• Work closely with our metadata services group to insure consistent metadata
across all digital platforms;

• Assist our Data Services Group with data repository issues and solutions;

• Provide project management responsibility for workflows leading to
production/transformation of e-content for a range of target platforms (e.g.,
e-books, e-journals, print-on-demand services, etc.);

• Work with outside vendors and publishing partners to deliver digital files
and metadata.

  
  
Incumbent supervises the Digital Content Developer and reports to the Head,
Mason Publishing Group.

  
  
Required Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in relevant discipline, such as ALA-Accredited masters in
library or information science, masters in publishing, and/or other advanced
or terminal degree;

• Be familiar with a range of web-based technologies and possess demonstrable
expertise in at least one of the following: XML, XSLT, Java, HTML5, epub, or
CSS;

• Demonstrated success managing and/or developing digital publications and
collections within a library, publisher, or knowledge institution;

• Outstanding analytical, organizational, project, and time management skills
and ability to simultaneously lead multiple projects;

• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and complete tasks and projects
on time and within budget by leveraging demonstrated creative and innovative
problem-solving skills;

• Ability to document relevant policies, procedures, and local standards.

  
  
Preferred Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of professional experience in digital publishing initiatives,
digital collections, or digital repositories;

• Experience working with digital publishing or institutional repository
platform/software (e.g., Fedora, DSpace, Eprints, Digital Commons);

• Knowledge of current metadata standards and understanding of metadata
principles and practices;

• Facility with the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly In-Design (CS5 or
later) a plus;

• Experience in identifying appropriate funding opportunities and in writing
successful grant applications;

• Knowledge of new scholarly publishing models.

  
12-month professional faculty appointment with rank possible, dependent on
qualifications and experience. Health plan options and paid life insurance;
several retirement plans, including TIAA-CREF; 24 vacation days and 12 paid
holidays; tuition waiver for self.

  
Applications must be completed at jobs.gmu.edu



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