Hybrid Digital Publishing Specialist chez Zimmerman Associates, Inc. (ZAI)

ZAI is seeking a Digital Publishing Specialist for a year-long project supporting a government agency's conversion of selected, internal publications to XML format. The Publishing Librarian will be responsible for reviewing documents, creating document models, establishing conversion workflows, and approving final publications for online display. This role involves ensuring that documents are properly converted to archival XML formats before they are published on the agency's website.

Responsibilities:

• Format agency in Microsoft Word for conversion to XML, HTML, EPUB, DAISY.

• Ensure all reports are Section 508 compliant.

• Transform Microsoft Word reports to XML and validate XML documents.

• Troubleshoot data conversion issues and coordinate with appropriate federal personnel to solve programming and content-related issues.

• Perform quality control on converted documents.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in library/information science, Publishing, or Data Science, or related field.

• 5 years of experience working on an online scholarly publication, OR at least 5 years of experience with XML conversions.

• Familiarity with online publications, specifically electronic government reports or books.

• Experience with complex document formatting using Microsoft Word.

• Demonstrated knowledge of XML and DTD, and other schema languages.

• Experience with the conversion of XML documents to other data formats.

• Experience with electronic image formats (e.g., TIFF, GIF, JPEG, EPS, PNG).

• Demonstrated knowledge of MathML.

• Comfortable managing multiple projects.

• Ability to effectively communicate technical and non-technical information.

Desired Qualifications (must possess at least 2 of the following):

• Experience managing an online publication.

• Experience formatting reports with Adobe InDesign.

• Experience with complex document formatting using LaTeX.

• Experience with digital publishing software such as eXtyles and Typefi.

• Experience with NISO Z39.96-2015 JATS.

• Experience with NISO Z39.102-2022 STS.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Zimmerman Associates, Inc. (ZAI) is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with Federal and State Equal Opportunity Laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

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Tags: Digital Publishing; XML Conversion; scholarly publications