Production Coordinator, Alternatives

Department:	Office of the Dean of Environmental Studies	Effective Date:	May 15, 1991
Grade:	USG 5	Reports to:	Editor of Alternatives

General Accountability

The production coordinator reports jointly to the Editor of Alternatives regarding decisions related to the journal, and to the Dean’s Administrative Assistant regarding general University policy and procedures.

On a quarterly basis, the production coordinator copy-edits manuscripts and produces a galley proof of each article. The production coordinator is responsible for design and layout of the journal and coordinating the printing.

Nature and Scope

Production

-- typesets, designs and does layout of articles in the journal

-- liaise with authors; editors and guest editors; English to French translators; artists and photographers; and the printers.

Advertising

-- co-ordinate the advertising that goes into the journal – the highest percentage of advertising is on an exchange basis, so the production coordinator is also liaising with other environmental or similar organizations.

-- designs ads to promote Alternatives in this and other journals.

Promotions and Fundraising

-- An appreciation of the promotions and fundraising tasks is required so that the production coordinator may participate in strategizing and decisionmaking and cover these tasks when other staff are absent.

Financial Management

-- some familiarity with financial management is required so that the production coordinator may take part in decisionmaking and analysis.