Publications Officer-Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) 271 views

Vacancy : PUBLICATIONS OFFICER

Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals to fill the position of Publications Officer which has arisen within the School. The successful candidate will be reporting to the Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design of publications and institutional documents such as flyers, brochures, adverts
• Manage the institution’s prepress production processes, ensuring project tasks are delivered to agreed specifications and deadlines,
• Coordinate the document production and publications calendar
• Oversees all aspects of production, often of multiple publications; copy editing, fact checking, and quality assurance stages using design and publication-specific software tools;
• Ensure permissions standards for content and image are consistent and documented
• Coordinate post-production activities, such as mailing, mail house arrangements, and coordinating copyright registration and permissions activities.
• Oversee the video filming and photography and produce archives for the School
• Maintaining and uploading website content (adherence to the content calendar)
• Ensuring content is appropriately categorized and tagged and SEO optimized
• Organizes copy flow and coordinates multiple production schedules and printing deadlines; troubleshoots and remedies related issues;
• Provides text and technical service for developing and maintaining web pages and/or other forms of electronic communication;
• Ensure high standards across all our outputs (briefing papers, reports, factsheets, web copy, blogs, and multimedia content) by ensuring all outputs adhere to and uphold the ZSM brand.
• Edits 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 fact-checks all copy, and may perform layout work of a detailed and complex nature;
• Assist in writing, drafts, and/or edits, and submitting for final approval: press releases, articles, newsletter submissions, news stories, features, backgrounders, profiles, book chapters, marketing/advertising materials, indices, handbooks, bulletins, and/or scholarly works;

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Information Technology & Communication.
• Diploma in Commercial Art.
• Experience in advertising and digital marketing.
• IT literate.
• 2 years’ experience in designing publications, and marketing.

Attributes

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong communication, relationship-building and leadership capability
• Strong marketing and designing skills