GEO ExPro have an exciting job opportunity for an online Digital Editor to join our small team of talented professionals, and to help produce the industry’s favourite petroleum geoscience magazine.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
GENERAL
The role involves the creation of web pages, based primarily on articles from the print magazine. The online version of the print article will often have more images/photos and at times videos and where possible other digital, interactive elements. It also includes the creation of occasional web explosive articles. Proof-reading the uploaded article to ensure the process has not created errors in transcription is required. The Digital Editor liaises regularly with the Editor to determine precedence and timing of online article uploading.
The role would suit someone with IT and image manipulation skills and an interest in geology and the upstream oil industry. It is ideally suitable for someone looking for part-time but regular work; the print magazine is bi-monthly but the on-line version is updated on a weekly basis.
REQUIREMENTS
Essential
An eye for design, ability to work with web-editors and image/video manipulation software;
Experience in using software for image manipulation, compression and web uploading;
Good English language skills;
Remote working with good broadband infrastructure;
The role requires a methodical and structured approach to the work-flow but there is plenty of scope for creativity and innovation.
Desired
An appreciation and interest in science (particularly the geological sciences);
Experience of design/illustrator/cartography packages;
Experienced with remote working and file protocols;
Ability to write simple code.
A day in the life of GEO ExPro’s Digital Editor
A WORK-FLOW DESCRIPTION
1. Content is passed to Digital Editor by the Editor via the cloud and articles are tracked via the Trello system, which the Digital Editor will keep updated. Content is supplied in a variety of formats:
Text -pdf/word
Images-jpg/png/gif/tff
Video -mov/mp4
Using our own purpose-built web editor (‘artcle creator’):
2. Text is extracted from the pdf and copied to the ‘article creator’. Some minor corrections to the text will be necessary.
3. Illustrations are collated, including illustrations additional to those included if article was previously published in hard copy format. The digital typesetter decides where illustrations will sit on the page and the type of interactive element (eg full screen/slideshow/embedded). This will affect the way that the image is sized and positioned etc.
4. Once the images have been resized/cropped/edited they can be uploaded to the article creator and the captions can be added.
5. When happy with the layout and page elements the article can be saved, proof read and previewed.
6. Publish on line. Inform relevant interested parties including contributors, editor, social media.
Where possible we use ‘open source’ software solutions for content management and collaboration. For some roles we use specific solutions; however, we have learned that software changes rapidly and the digital editor would be expected to identify and bring in new solutions. Software used at present in this role includes:
Article Creator (in-house tool accessed via web browser)
Web browser (e.g. Chrome for testing)
Image manipulation software (e.g. GIMP with ‘publish to web’ plug-in)
Drawing package (e.g. Inkscape for location maps etc)
Google Drive (essential for the workflow and data transfer)
Trello (communication and project management)
Miro Video Convertor (to format video)
HandBrake (to resize video)
Approximately one day per week. Salary negotiable.
Please send CV and covering letter indicating your experience ind suitability for this role to the Editor at jane.whaley@geoexpro.com
Closing date 31 October 2017
