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Location: New York
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: Undergraduate Degree



Job Responsibilities
1. Layout the weekly flagship magazine, Nation??s Restaurant News, into varying forms/signatures for ad and edit placement, insert location, bellybands, gatefolds etc. (weekly 2 - 6 hours) 2. Coordinate schedules and printing paradigms with CSRs at company and printing plant (weekly - 2-10 hours) 3. Manage client relationships, i.e., competitor separation, positioning within editorial (weekly - 2 hours) 4. Pre-flighting, trafficking, and troubleshooting for the magazine and its supplements (weekly - 12 hours) 5. Responsible for order entry, file management, archiving and sharing ?? digital and hardcopy (1 hour)
Job Requirements
not applicable
Uppers
lots of variation in that I get to work with software and the new advances, client contact - but not so much that it drives me mad, trafficking - which satifies my need for orderliness, as does the archiving.
Downers
low pay
Lifestyle
pretty much 10-6, no travel, no social events, the dress code is kind of corporate.
Compensation
$37,000 per year, healthcare PPO, HMO or POP options(med., vision, dental) deducted from paycheck, 401K.
Advice to Jobseekers
don't expect to get rich

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