Lv Desktop Publisher

Our purpose is unlocking global understanding. By combining cultural understanding, client understanding and technical understanding, our services and technology assist our clients to acquire and retain customers, deliver engaging user experiences, maintain compliance, and gain actionable insights into their data and content.

We work with over 80% of the world’s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune’s 20 ‘Most Admired Companies’ and almost all of the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).

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**About Regulated Industries Group (RIG)**:
RWS Regulated Industries is a highly specialized division of RWS, a world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. The Regulated Industries division is focused on developing translation and content management solutions tailored to address the complex regulatory environment in force with premium sectors such as Life Sciences and Healthcare (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, CROs, healthcare companies), Finance (banks, asset management companies, insurance providers, fintech) and Legal (law firms, audit companies).

Our global team of localization and technical experts work closely with customers building lasting partnerships that help make their products and services reach and resonate with their end users.

It is a fast-paced and exciting business with many opportunities to work on state-of-the-art products and services for some of the world’s most innovative businesses.

**Job Purpose**:
Under the general supervision of LV Technical Services Management, the LV Desktop Publisher is a key member of the LV Technical Services team. The Desktop Publisher works with the LV Technical Services Team, LV Project Planning, and LV Project Management to deliver desktop publishing services for client deliverables.

Working in a variety of languages and with documents of varying complexity, scope, and technology requirements, the LV Desktop Publisher’s primary responsibility is to evaluate project materials and instructions, assess the most efficient and cost-effective DTP service processes and content reuse strategies to be used, and implement these processes with primarily outsourced and at times in-house resources. The LV Desktop Publisher must ensure the appropriate level of cost, quality and timeliness is met as detailed by the Project Planner’s and client’s specifications.

The role will allocate the required project resources, will assist in ensuring the quality and timeliness of the deliveries, and will assist in preparing regular reports to the internal team on the status of the projects. The LV Desktop Publisher will provide feedback to the vendor management team on the performance of vendors, and will contact, and work with vendors directly to solve any issues when required.

The LV Desktop Publisher will monitor desktop publishing trends and technologies, may work with linguists, LV Project Planners and Project Managers on queries, will monitor and mitigate project risks, will support Project Managers and other team members in the planning or update of a project and the overall cost associated with it. The LV Desktop Publisher will create, update, and revise work instructions and SOPs as approved by department manager.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Understands and adheres to company Quality Management System (QMS) requirements including but not limited to all certified ISO standards.
- Utilizes automation technology and CAT tools to increase production efficiency and quality of deliverables.
- Reviews, analyzes and processes documents of different file types and varying complexity (e.g., xml, json, ivt, Excel, etc.) using appropriate programs/tools as specified by clients in a wide range of languages, making sure that the original design and layout is maintained as near as possible.
- Troubleshoots and problem-solves document or file issues such as fonts, artwork or other depictions, graphs, tables, etc., and determine best course of action.
- Troubleshoots and problem solves production automation and translation memory issues such as extraction and reintegration of translatable content and translation leveraging.
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date client files, databases, archives, or records as needed.
- Evaluates DTP task requirements and suggest best resources to accommodate task time and budget requirements.
- Outsources and monitors DTP project tasks by choosing appropriate approved vendors.
- Manages outsourced DTP tasks and vendors thro