Editing and Publishing Specialist-(Hybrid)

Central 1 cooperatively empowers credit unions and other financial institutions to deliver banking choice to Canadians. Central 1 provides critical services at scale to enable a thriving credit union system. We do this by collaborating with our clients, developing strategies, products and services to support the financial well-being of their more than 5 million diverse customers in communities across Canada. For more information, visit www.central1.com .

What we offer:

Work-life flexibility

Hybrid work environment

Variable annual incentive plan

Generous annual vacation allotment

Top-notch flexible benefits plan including family building and gender affirmation

Retirement Plan, matched contributions at 6%

Access to a learning platform and educational assistance support

Access to a virtual wellness platform

Career development opportunities

Wellness Flex Fund to support personal interest and activities

Day off to volunteer in your community and other paid time off options

Corporate discounts

subject to employment agreement

Job Summary:

As the Editing & Publishing Specialist you will work closely with the Director. Product Compliance and design. As the specialist, you will edit and publish materials provided to credit unions including materials for other Central 1 departments. You will be responsible for creating and editing user-friendly material, ensuring consistency with established standards, and coordinating all aspects of publishing, and content management, including database record keeping.

Projects can vary in scope and are of considerable complexity, and you may work on large projects involving substantial revisions.

What you'll be doing:

Project Support

Review and approve the work of other team members prior to publication

Conduct quality assurance reviews of published material and post project audits

Create and maintain checklists, templates, guides, and manuals to ensure consistency in work processes

Update, maintain, and audit the department database to ensure accuracy of project date

Maintain the department project log, prioritizing projects according to the Manager’s publication schedule, legislative deadlines, and external clients’ expectations

Contribute ideas and develop processes for increasing efficiency and improving user experience

Generate flexible and workable solutions to problems using creativity, reasoning, good judgement, and experience along with the available information and resources

Compile, edit, and publish the department’s monthly notice to the credit unions

Train and mentor new and less-experienced team members

Editing

Analyze, organize, and implement projects and tasks within an allotted time frame with a high degree of precision

Keep project-specific checklists up to date to enable a transition to another team member, if necessary

Edit material to improve readability and to detect and correct errors in spelling and punctuation ensuring consistency with departmental style.

Suggest or draft changes for clients; query items where necessary to confirm accuracy and completeness and obtain proper sign off before altering content

Create interactive PDF, Word, and Excel forms

Create graphics to illustrate written material and ensure that figures and graphics are correctly captioned and referred to in the text

Confer with clients to resolve queries regarding details of publication

Publishing

Coordinate with other team members regarding publication schedules and deadline

Publish manuals using a help authoring tool (e.g., WebWorks)

Publish forms to multiple internal and extranet document libraries

Resolve publishing/production issues and escalate technical issues to the appropriate team member, as required

Administrative Support

Coordinate Central Forms printed forms orders. Work with supplier to maintain and update forms supply for use by credit unions

Perform other duties in the department as necessary

What you'll have:

Diploma specializing in designing, editing, and publishing

2+ years of industry experience

Strong understanding of the publishing cycle

1–2 years’ experience in an iterative editing environment

Demonstrates advanced working knowledge and understanding of document design using graphic design software, editing, and publishing

High attention to detail, proven organizational and time management skills to manage multiple assignments and tasks, set priorities, and adapt easily to changing conditions and work assignment

Experience working independently or as part of a team with minimal supervision

Strong command of the English language (both written and verbal)

Excellent client-focused interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels in a professional manner

Highly analytical individual with the ability to improve work processes

Proficient with Microsoft Office and expert working knowledge of Microsoft Word

Adobe Creative Suite – expert working knowledge of InDesign and ability to manipulate images using Photoshop and Illustrator

Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Professional

Intermediate working knowledge of help authoring tools

Familiar with relational databases and image capture software

Salary range: $60,000 - $70,000

The salary represents the job rate determined for the successful candidate who is fully competent in the role. The actual salary will vary depending on market conditions and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training.

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Central 1 does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to screen, assess, or select applicants during our recruitment process. This job posting is for an existing, specific vacancy within our organization. All applications will be considered exclusively for the position described in this posting.