Description
The Canadian Art Foundation, publisher of Canadian Art magazine, is seeking a freelance/contractor Magazine Production Manager to work with the team in its Toronto office. This position reports to the Publisher. Canadian Art is the country’s leading visual-arts media brand—an award-winning, prestigious multi-platform showcase for contemporary art.
Responsibilities
- Liaise between Canadian Art and freelance colour specialist (i.e., summarize comments from Art Director, upload/retrieve files on shared FTP, troubleshoot colour issues)
- Generate randoms (colour image proofs) for each image in each issue using an in-house colour workstation and Epson printer
- Work closely with Sales Director to develop and maintain quarterly advertising sales sheet and track ad material deadlines; communicate printing specifications and procedures to advertisers; troubleshoot ad printing and production issues
- Track advertising material and positioning requests; create ad layout pages in InDesign
- Coordinate with the Copy Editor, Managing Editor, Editor and Art Director to track and implement all editorial and/or colour corrections
- Create “dummy book” to review placement of ad material
- Paginate magazine for final output
- Organize all InDesign files and retouched colour images; coordinate with editorial staff to review/approve page proofs
- Prepare and track pre-flight PDFs and ensure they meet printing specifications; re-link all colour-approved high-resolution editorial images
- Confirm pre-flight and upload all editorial and advertising PDFs to printer FTP site
- Coordinate incorporation of all circulation materials with Circulation Manager
- Liaise with the printer to confirm press run and press check; travel to attend and oversee press checks at printer handled by editorial team as an interim measure/responsibility
- Liaise with Publisher, Sales Director, editorial staff, printer, subscription fulfilment house and distributors for scheduling and planning of magazine production and delivery
- Send out bulk-sales emails; generate office/complimentary copy press run
- Archive all final advertising and editorial files
- 5+ years experience in production and graphic design
- Expert knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Acrobat and Photoshop
- Enthusiastic team player with excellent communication skills
- Able to multitask under pressure
- Highly organized with a sharp eye for detail and knowledge of design fundamentals
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and to set and meet deadlines
- Familiarity with offset and/or sheet-fed printing
- Interest in and knowledge of contemporary art a bonus
This is a freelance/contractor position.
Additional Information: Interested candidates are invited to submit a resumé and a cover letter as a single PDF attachment to Please include "Magazine Production Manager” in the subject line. We appreciate the interest of all applicants for this position. However, only candidates selected for consideration will be notified. No telephone calls, please.
The Canadian Art Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.
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