E-Book Designer/Creator Job at Literamed Publications Nigeria Limited

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Job Title: E-Book Designer/Creator

Company: Literamed Publications Nigeria Limited

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: BA/BSc/HND  

Experience: 3 years

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Field: Media / Advertising / Branding  

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Literamed Publications Nigeria Limited, est. 1969, is Nigeria's leading Children's book publisher. Its imprint, "Lantern books" is now a household name in Nigeria and West Africa.

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Literamed has in its stable over 400 titles of books for Pre-primary, Primary, Secondary and Literature texts for different age ranges, all widely accepted in Nigerian Schools.

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Job Requirements: – We need a graphic artist with the skill set to develop EBooks i.e. EPub 3, Mobi and PDF format that scales properly on every device; mobile and otherwise. – Converting our book titles into the eBooks on standard format. This includes EPUB 3 , Mobi, and PDF.

Ensure that eBook content and metadata is done efficiently and at a high level of quality. – Must be creative and in tune with latest trends in this area particular developing EBook for kids. – Contribute to continuous improvement by providing feedback that can be used to improve the eBook process. – Ability to communicate effectively would be an added advantage – 3+ years working experience with one or more of the following formats: XML, EPUB, PDF or other electronic content formats. – 3+ year experience effectively working both independently and within team dynamic. – B.Sc/HND in any field with at least 3-4 years equivalent experience

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Role-Based Competencies: – Experience with some popular Adobe Creative Suite packages i.e. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign etc. – Strong technical acumen: aptitude and passion for digital book formats and making them accessible to library users; Good understanding of HTML, EPUB and/or PDF, and the relationship to eBook databases and products. – Industry Knowledge: publisher supply chain, especially with regard to how eBook formats are created, transferred and transmitted. – Flexibility: At ease with the dynamic nature of changing production workflows. – Analytical: Comfortable working with and analyzing large content deliveries and data sets. – Congeniality: Amiable team player, who is equally comfortable working/solving problems individually as within a team, and not shy to lead discussions, projects, training and initiatives. – Strong communication skills, written and verbal and ease in collaborations outside of core team.

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Cultural Competencies: – Drive, Positive Attitude, and good Judgement – Open Communication – Collaboration – Desire to Make an Impact – Eager to Understand – Accountable – Decisive – Team Player

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Preferred Qualifications: – Experience with book publishing and production processes related to eBook creation. – Working knowledge of descriptive bibliographic metadata and/or MARC-21 format – Digital media file conversion experience

Publishing, Electronic Publishing, Library or experience in related setting.

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