InDesign Paginator � STEM Journals

What we're looking for:

Job Purpose

To accurately typeset and paginate STEM journal articles using Adobe InDesign within an XML-based production workflow, following journal-specific templates, style specifications, and production standards, and to deliver high-quality publication-ready PDF and digital outputs.

• Ensure accurate placement, sequencing, and formatting of figures, tables, equations, references, and other article elements.

• Maintain consistency in fonts, styles, spacing, alignment, headings, captions, running heads, page numbers, and other layout elements.

• Handle complex tables, multi-column layouts, equations, and technical content while maintaining the required page quality.

• Resolve pagination and composition issues, including page breaks, widows/orphans, figure placement, table overflow, equation alignment, and excessive white space.

• Incorporate author, editor, and peer-review corrections accurately in the InDesign production files while maintaining consistency with the XML/source content.

• Prepare first proofs and subsequent corrected proofs according to the production schedule.

• Coordinate closely with Pre-editing, Copyediting, QC, and XML teams to resolve content and workflow issues.

• Follow journal-specific style guides, templates, SOPs, XML guidelines, and production workflows.

• Maintain proper file/version control throughout the production cycle.

• Meet defined productivity, quality, and turnaround-time targets.