Production Specialist

At the heart of CSA Group is a vision: making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place. It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years: from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today.

Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day household items to leading edge technology-to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact.

Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Production Manager, Standards, the Production Specialist is responsible for Commercial Services’ digital asset authoring and creation tasks. This includes the accurate and timely creation, modification, and archiving of both English and French assets in various final formats. Using advanced knowledge of authoring and publishing tools, graphic design applications and formatting requirements, the Production Specialist is responsible for designing or transforming content from raw or semi-complete format to high quality print and digital products. With this advanced knowledge, the Production Specialist is responsible for generating complex graphics and illustrations of various formats for standards, translation, and commercial product development. Responsibilities require liaising primarily with Production Coordinators, Editors, Instructional Designers and occasionally with Standards Development staff.

Principal Responsibilities

• Translate raw content and concepts into accurate infographics, data visualization components, podcasts, videos, illustrations, animations, e-learning, XML, HTML and other formats.
• Responsible for efficient and accurate product build based on complex inputs, as well as editorial markup from committee members, project managers, translators, instructional designers and editors.
• Ensure the integrity of the digital asset repositories and metadata tagging.
• Determine required digital file formats and is responsible for quality testing and control.
• Work closely with design and product partners to present content in dynamic and compelling ways to maximize engagement and consumption by target audiences.
• Act as liaison with outside suppliers regarding publishing processes, file formats, deadline and delivery times, and expedite design and production to final draft.
• Ensure that all review and approval procedures are met in accordance with departmental and divisional directives and guidelines, and work closely with development staff to schedule projects to meet divisional plan timelines and delivery dates.
• Proofread to ensure own work is correct and complete. May also perform basic review and proofreading of production or file conversion jobs from external vendors for correctness and completeness.
• Responsible for all aspects of in-house quality control, asset preparation, preflighting, and file uploads.
• Manage and adjust multiple priorities to meet tight deadlines and publication target dates.
• Perform similar duties and special assignments as required.

Education and Experience

• Postsecondary degree/diploma and equivalent 3-year work experience required.
• Strong experience with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite including Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop required.
• Experience with XML-based digital publishing and Mathflow/MathML required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Candidates with proficiency in French will be given special consideration.

CSA Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on any grounds stipulated by applicable laws. We are an organization where opportunities are based on skills and abilities, and differences are respected and valued. Please contact us at [email protected] if you require accommodation in the interview process.