Communication Coordinator

Position Summary: We are looking for a candidate who can coordinate with clients and employees for smooth project progress, ensure that project meets stated objectives and takes full responsibility for all project activities and deliverables.

Major Responsibilities:

Schedule and coordinate all production phases performing closely with external and internal designers, illustrators, and other departments;
Reviews all elements for style, substance, and organization. Reorganizes text to create consistency in grammar, format, and message. Recommends substantive editorial changes as needed. Reviews, proofs, and fast-checks all copies, and may perform layout work of a detailed and complex nature;
Ensures permission standards for content and images are consistent and documents; coordinates in in-production activities, such as emailing, and coordinating copyright permission activities;
Serves as liaison to authors and others directly involved in the production and published work; solicits chapters, conveys editorial comments, resolves issues and ensures deadlines are met.

Skill-set Required:

Communication Skills: You will need to be able to express your needs clearly to other employees, as well as negotiate with vendors, and sometimes clients. On any day, you could be talking to top management or lower-level staff; Good verbal and written communication skills will be ideal for a coordinator.

Attention to Detail: The devil is in the details. A qualified coordinator will need to be able to analyze complex plans, and be able to identify mistakes and inefficiencies;

Critical Thinking Skills: You must be able to think quickly, often solving problems as they arise. Being able to think critically about these situations will help you a great deal;

Organizational Skills: You will need to do many things at once, keep track of your time, and keep tabs on multiple projects;

Must be a team player.