Publications Manager

Employer:

Studio Gang Architects, Ltd.

Position Title:

Publications Manager

Location:

120 Broadway, Suite 3400, New York City, NY 10271

Salary: $91,000-$95,000 per year

Plan, coordinate, revise, and edit written materials about the companys architectural and urbanism projects and research. Document and share the companys work with diverse audiences. Manage the development of new publication projects (books, magazine issues) as a thought partner and practical producer, refining themes and ideas, and conducting in-depth historical research. Develop story or content ideas, ensuring that audience appeal is considered.

Lead efforts to secure high-resolution images and permissions. Use digital software to design publications for print. Write text that is consistent with the companys publication style, editorial policies, and publishing requirements. Coordinate with graphic designers, publishers, and printers. Edit and review company-wide design texts (booklets and communication materials, etc.) to detect and correct errors; verify facts, names, locations, dates, and statistics.

Prepare and edit copy to improve readability, focusing on style, content, structure, and grammar. Work closely with company leaders and design teams to write and edit narrative text about the companys projects, which range from buildings and urban plans to self-initiated architectural research. Evaluate and respond to external publication requests.

• Masters degree in Architecture, or related field and 1 year of relevant experience as a Publications Manager, Editor, Program Assistant, or alternate acceptable related occupation.
• Work or academic experience must have included:
• 1  Developing, writing, and reviewing long-form editorial content for publication (books and periodicals); conducting structured interviews to collect primary source material; integrating text and visuals.
• 2  Analyzing architectural and urban plans, sections, elevations, diagrams, construction documents, and 3D physical models, to understand building materials, spatial relationships, user experience, among other design principles.
• 3  Utilizing the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, to design publications.
• 4  Copyediting text for clarity, grammar, and consistency with major editorial style guides (MLA, AP, Chicago) and in-house manuals; fact-checking (dates, statistics, names, locations); utilizing revision software tools (Microsoft Word Document Comparison, Track Changes; Adobe Acrobat PDF markup and review).
• 5  Performing archival research using catalogues, databases, finding aids, and digitized collections to locate, compare, and analyze primary and secondary sources (architectural periodicals, books, drawings, photos, maps).
• 6  Securing high-resolution visuals for print publications; managing copyright and licensing agreements; and organizing and tracking visual assets using cloud-based file-sharing services.