Open positions:

Publishing Assistant
Graphic Designer Contractor (Book Design and Typesetting)

Publishing Assistant

Full-time | Primarily virtual and remote | Hourly (with the goal of moving to salary) | We’re building a Nashville-based team with in-person meetings, so we’re looking for a Nashville resident who can work in-person on a weekly basis.

Company Vision

Harrington Interactive Media, LLC (“HIM”), along with its publishing imprint, HIM Publications, and its publishing services brand, YouPublish, seeks to help the church become more beautiful through book publishing and content marketing. As a growing company, we are looking for a publishing assistant who will take initiative to help run project management, editing, and digital content management, including our services for clients and our in-house projects.

Position Overview

This position will assist the owner and publisher at YouPublish and HIM Publications in publishing tasks for traditional books and digital content such as blogs, email, and social media. The position will begin at 40 hours per week with the goal of moving toward salary after 90 days.

Why Work at HIM?

We serve others with high-quality services and products.
We value innovation, creativity, and excellence.
We work with authors, editors, and clients who are passionate about their message.
We foster learning, career development, and growth opportunities for employees and contractors.
We offer experience with cutting-edge technology, software, and methods in publishing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Project management assistance: helping the publisher to manage book projects from start to finish, including scheduling, communications, file management, contractor management, and budget-keeping.
Book editing: this position will focus on proofreading but may grow into other levels of editing such as copyediting and beyond.
Book publishing assistance: helping the publisher with tasks such as author relations, editing tasks, book printing, inventory management, and manuscript development tasks.
Digital content publishing: taking initiative to edit, post, and manage content on HIM Publications, YouPublish, and HIM clients’ blogs, newsletters, and social media accounts like Facebook, YouTube, and LinedIn.
Editing certification assistance: helping the publisher to run an efficient and excellent editor certification process to build our in-house editorial training program.
Other duties:
- Lead generation: bringing in clients through your network of relationships
- Conferences, meetings, and events: attending in-person events throughout the year
- Time, budget, and other analytics: measuring time, money, and other key metrics
- On-going learning through personal reading, events, and other learning sources
- Other duties as assigned.

Characteristics

Takes initiative
Creative
Articulate
Independent working style
Detail-oriented
Thorough
Sociable
Proactive thinker
Strong work ethic
Owner’s mindset
Willing to address challenges and proactively work through conflict with teammates quickly
Eager for continual growth and learning

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Excellent editing skills with great knowledge and application of CMOS and AP styles
Strong written and problem-solving skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and G-Suite tools
Ability to navigate the backend of WordPress e-commerce websites
Experience using MailChimp
Ability to use social media platforms and scheduling tools
Interested in discipleship book content
Interested in book publishing and digital content marketing
Operates well in fast-paced environment, handling with a variety of tasks simultaneously
Strong research, critical-thinking, and communication skills
Can manage advanced scheduling, planning, and task management softwares

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in any field strongly preferred; English or publishing degree preferred
3+ years experience in publishing preferred
Experience in editing, writing, and content development
Professional copywriting skills and experience preferred

Compensation and Benefits

First 90 days: $18–24 per hour as a contractor
After 90 days: annual salary of $36,000–55,000
Generous PTO for salary positions
SIMPLE IRA match contribution (after one year of employment)

Applications

Submit your application to info@harringtoninteractive.com with:

Your resume attached in PDF format, labeled: “2023-[yourlastname]-[yourfirstname]-publishing-assistant.pdf”
Then, in the body of the email, please answer these three questions:
1. Tell us about a time when you had to accomplish a number of different tasks within a short amount of time. How did you accomplish those tasks, prioritize them, and maintain a high level of quality?
2. Why are you interested in joining our team?
3. What about your talent and experience makes you an excellent choice for this position?

Graphic Designer Contractor (Book Design and Typesetting)

Freelance/Contract work | Virtual and remote

Company Vision

Harrington Interactive Media, LLC (“HIM”), along with its publishing imprint, HIM Publications, and its publishing services brand, YouPublish, seeks to help the church become more beautiful through book publishing and content marketing. As a growing company, we are looking for a skilled graphic designer who can design beautiful book covers and interior layouts for our clients.

Position Overview

This is a contract position for book interior and cover design for both HIM Publications and YouPublish. The designer will be trained on typesetting with our in-house typesetting training.

Contract work will be hired out on a project basis.

Why work at HIM?

We serve others with high-quality services and products.
We value innovation, creativity, and excellence.
We work with authors and clients who are passionate about their message.
We foster learning, career development, and growth opportunities for employees and contractors.
We offer experience with cutting-edge technology, software, and methods in publishing and marketing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Designing book covers that are beautiful and portray the proper message of the book.
Designing book interior layouts that are both functional and cohesive with the book cover and branding.
Applying revisions to books after they are proofread and edited.
Preparing files for print according to the specifications.
Designing eBooks for optimum output on e-readers.
File management (keeping files organized and turning in all the necessary files at the end of the project).
Creating marketing materials using the book branding files.
Managing the workflow schedule (meeting deadlines at each milestone of the project).

Characteristics

Creative
Articulate
Takes initiative
Strong communication skills
Detail-oriented
Thorough
Strong work ethic
Eager for continual growth and learning
Resourceful

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Must know the difference between the big three Adobe design programs (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and when to use each
Must understand basic typography (font styles, leading, tracking, kerning) and show a portfolio that exhibits typographic excellence
Understands print production and is able to set up files properly for print
Must be willing to learn new processes that align with HIM workflow
Must be able to work independently but take direction well
Must have access to Adobe Creative Cloud (primarily InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, occasionally InCopy)
Able to follow a schedule and meet deadlines
Able to communicate and work with the project manager to complete tasks according to the schedule
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and G-Suite tools
Willing to be trained in advanced typesetting with our in-house typesetting training

Nice to Have

Typesetting experience either with books or other publications (magazine, music, posters, etc.)
Knows how to set up paragraph and character styles
Knowledge of basic grammar rules and how they integrate with design rules (i.e., widows, orphans and runts, rivers, ellipses, verse references, indents and spacing)
Knowledge of advanced InDesign features such as Find/Change, GREP, Cross-References, Text Variables and Endnotes/Footnotes
Knowledge in basic HTML or CSS (or an understanding of it in general)

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field
3+ years of graphic design or related experience (layout/typography is a plus)
Can provide a portfolio of your work either by PDF or an online source
Willing to be trained in advanced typesetting with our in-house typesetting training

Compensation

Payment is given on a per project basis.

Applications