As the stories on StoryWeaver are travelling further, we need more hands on board!
StoryWeaver is a digital repository of openly-licensed, multilingual children's stories. A Pratham Books' initiative, StoryWeaver allows its users to read, create and translate stories into many, many Indian and international languages in the hope that children across the world can read quality stories in languages of their choice.
Currently, we're looking for a full-time, Editorial Assistant to join our Digital Team in Bangalore.
As an Editorial Assistant at StoryWeaver, this is what will keep you busy:
Working with a designer to adapt our legacy content (Pratham Books' print books) for StoryWeaver
Co-ordinating with authors, illustrators, translators, reviewers and proofreaders
Reviewing and editing manuscripts
Co-ordinating with the administrative team for documentation, records and payments (contracts, work orders, etc)
Identifying and working with other content creators who may want their stories on StoryWeaver
Nurturing StoryWeaver's user community
Support campaigns aimed at improving content on StoryWeaver
Finding creative ways for stories on StoryWeaver to travel wide and far
Uploading books on StoryWeaver which involves tagging stories and images in a way that makes it accessible to users
Preferred Requirements
Degree in Literature/Journalism/Mass Communication/Media /Language
Excellent Communication skills in English, and ability to read and write well in any one Indian language (preferably Kannada or Telugu)
1-2 years of work experience; freshers may also apply
Ability to multi-task and coordinate between different stakeholders
Be a good team player
Tech-savvy
Sharp eyes to check copy
Love for languages
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please send your resume to [email protected] with 'Editorial Assistant for StoryWeaver' in the subject line of the email.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Be the first to comment.Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children's book publisher that was set up in 2004 to publish good quality, affordable books in many Indian languages. Our mission is to see ‘a book in every child’s hand’ and we have spread the joy of reading to millions of children in India.
In the last 13 years we have published over 3000 books and printed over 14 million copies and 16 million storycards. Last year Pratham Books' increased its footprint by going digital. As an industry leader we were one of the first publishers in the country to open licence our content. All this content in now available in digital formats on StoryWeaver, our digital platform that hosts stories in 59 languages. The stories can be read, translated, versioned or downloaded for free. With both the print and digital initiatives being scaled, Pratham Books is looking for a Junior Graphic Designer. The job involves book design, page layout, and preparing illustrations for page layout, creating promotional posters, catalogues and other creative products, in English and many other languages.
Key Responsibilities
Working closely with the design and editorial teams to design and layout new children’s books for print and digital formats. ( The illustrations for the books will be provided)
Adapting the original print design files, and adapting it into sizes and templates that are suitable for StoryWeaver - Pratham Books’ digital story platform. Strong photoshops skills are required for this
Pagination, Artwork, Archiving and Documentation
Required skills:
Designer with an eye towards details and a strong sense of visualization.
Graphic design skills and an interest in book layouts
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and CorelDraw. Proficient in MS Office and Windows
Basic understanding of the printing process
Minimum of three years of relevant experience
Ability to work quickly and accurately on design files
Be a team player, Quick learner
Good communication skills
Capable of working within a team and tight deadlines
Knowledge of fonts and Unicode fonts will be a plus
Pay: Subject to level of previous experience
Location: Delhi
Interested candidates are requested to send in their resume to [email protected]
Be the first to comment.Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children's book publisher that was set up in 2004 to publish good quality, affordable books in many Indian languages. Our mission is to see ‘a book in every child’s hand’ and we have spread the joy of reading to millions of children in India. In 13 years, we have published over 3000 books and distributed over 14 million copies of our storybooks and 16 million story cards.
Last year, Pratham Books' increased its footprint by going digital. As an industry leader, we were one of the first publishers in the country to open license our content. All this content is now available on StoryWeaver, which is a digital platform that hosts stories in languages from India and beyond, so that every child can have an endless stream of stories in her mother tongue to read and enjoy. The stories can be read, translated, versioned or downloaded for free. All stories on the platform are openly licensed.
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At Pratham Books, we are shaping a new, innovative approach to multilingual publishing because we believe that every child needs good books to read in a language of their choice.
Pratham Books is looking for a junior digital marketing executive to promote its current suite of digital platforms. The digital marketing executive will work closely with all the organisation’s verticals setting and achieving specific goals in communication, brand building and conversion.
The ideal candidate will. self-starter, natural organiser and excellent team player.
Responsibilities
Support in execution of marketing projects and campaigns, including ideation, creation of collaterals, distribution of collaterals in various media.
Create and share content on Social Media channels with our online community in new and exciting formats
Internal and external communication in the form of digital newsletters
Drive user engagement on to necessary digital platforms using social media tools, online partnerships and digital marketing.
Create and manage stakeholder databases.
Skills
Strong skills in online marketing, branding, social media marketing and copywriting.
Experience
At least 1-2 years’ experience in either publishing/advertising/media/edtech/events.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree. Any additional certification in digital marketing will be a bonus.
Salary: Will be commensurate with experience. We are looking for a passionate individual who wants to be part of a team that is creating a new model in multilingual publishing to address the scarcity of books for children in need.
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