Event : The Digital Future of Indic Languages

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful storybooks and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

In 2015, Pratham Books increased its footprint by going digital. As an industry leader, we were one of the first publishers in the country to openly license our content. All this content is now available on StoryWeaver, which is a digital platform that hosts books in languages from India and beyond, so that every child can have an endless stream of storybooks in her mother tongue to read and enjoy. The platform contains easy-to-use tools to read online and offline, create and translate books. All the books on the platform are openly licensed.

We are looking for a Social Media Manager for StoryWeaver
The role involves developing and implementing strategic engagement initiatives by building and sustaining relationships with multiple stakeholders, and advocating the brand across a variety of social networks.

Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for all social media handles for StoryWeaver, engaging with and growing our audiences, and contributing towards building StoryWeaver’s brand and visibility. This includes:

• Managing the social media content calendar
• Implementing and Creating campaign promotion and documentation videos
• Implementing paid digital marketing initiatives
• Distributing the brand’s content across a variety of different social networks, and the StoryWeaver Blog.
• Documenting the use cases of a diverse group of stakeholders from non-profits, community groups, authors, illustrators, publishers, children, parents, etc.
• Using Analytics and other measurement tools to provide reports on metrics, and continually find ways to improve on those metrics through testing and new initiatives.

Required skills
• 3-4 years of experience in social media management
• Familiar with the latest technology, trends and analytics in social media
• Project management, ability to work with tight timelines
• Eye for detail

Nice to have but not mandatory:
• Previous experience in Sales/ Marketing/ Public Relations
• Video skills

Location: 
This is a full-time position and is based out of Bangalore

Compensation: 
Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Write to us:
Email your resume with ‘Social Media Manager – StoryWeaver’ in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories, and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for a Graphic Designer for online and offline marketing and communications work for Pratham Books.

Key Responsibilities:
• Graphic design for all marketing collateral (online and offline) for Pratham Books, and its sub-brands, StoryWeaver and Donate-a-Book.
• Ideation of impactful marketing campaigns.
• Working closely with the Marketing Team to develop and create engaging marketing content.
• Responsible for the look and feel of all outbound communication, including Annual Report, social media promotional creatives and print marketing collaterals.

Required skills and experience
• 2-3 years’ work experience
• Good communication skills
• Strong graphic design background
• Basic GIF and video skills

 Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Prior experience in children’s book publishing or the social sector will be an advantage.

Location:
This is a full-time position based out of Bangalore

Compensation:
Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Write to us:
Email your resume with Graphic Designer in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) is a not-for-profit children’s book publisher that was set up in 2004 to publish good quality storybooks in multiple languages to support reading acquisition among children. Our mission is to see ‘a book in every child’s hand’ and we have distributed millions of books in print and digital formats and spread the joy of reading to millions of children in India and across the globe. Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful storybooks and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for a Director – Fundraising and Donor Relations 

Pratham Books currently has multiple projects which are supported by various donors. We are looking for a Director – Fundraising and Donor Relations, who will lead our fundraising efforts and build sustainable relationships with donors. The candidate recruited will manage a team and be responsible for all decisions on fund raising and donor management. 

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the end to end process of fundraising and donor relations, which includes the following

• • Planning and strategizing yearly fundraising goals
  • Establishing a strategic and systematic focus on closing multi‐year commitments with potential leads and donors (Corporates and Foundations)
  • Researching grant opportunities and developing proposals for Foundations
  • Identifying funding opportunities via awards 
  • Building and maintaining relationships with existing donors and ensure timely reporting 
  • Managing volunteering engagements with donors
  • Implementing fundraising campaigns from time to time 
  • Managing our crowdfunding platform www.donateabook.org.in

Required skills 

• 8 to 12 years of experience in Fundraising and Donor Relations at a non-profit organization or similar experience in managing CSR activities 
• Excellent writing and presentation skills 
• Well networked in the donor community 
• Is a self-starter, displays initiative and drive for results  
• Has the ability to lead individuals and teams in setting and achieving challenging goals

Nice to have but not mandatory:
Previous experience of working in the education sector

Location:
This is a full-time position in our Bangalore office.

Compensation:
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Write to us:
Email your resume with ‘Director- Fundraising and Donor Relations’ in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for a Studio Manager

Today, Pratham Books creates books suited to both print and digital mediums in multiple languages. We are looking for a Studio Manager you will be driving the management of a busy studio that can change from a quiet environment to one full of freelancers and multiple projects all running at the same time. Your job will be to manage the studio and production schedules as well as the day to day administrative responsibilities of running the studio of a reputed publishing house.

This is a job that requires attention to detail, organisation and time management. Clear communication and multitasking skills are a must. We require an individual who is motivated, knows how to manage the requirements of book production that can require multiple cycles of reviews and adaptations for different platforms. Ability to prioritize workload to manage the studio schedule within the budgetary requirements.

You will work closely with the Editorial team to ensure timely delivery of all aspects of production for print and digital books –  from layouts to pagination, optimizing image quality and proofreading to readying artworks, uploading digital books and QC (quality checking).

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with editorial and language groups to create the final files for production of both print and digital formats of our books
• Upload the digital books on StoryWeaver
• Prioritize and manage timely output
• Supervise the design and production team
• Develop and follow work procedures, establish quality standards and be responsible for releasing the final files
• Schedule daily studio workload, coordinate approvals from different teams, manage version control etc
• Train and monitor studio staff in all relevant skill areas.
• Liaison with cross functional teams
• Maintain an efficient  archiving system
• Maintain accurate records of work in progress for billing  

Required skills

• Experience of working within a creative agency / publishing house
• A working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience in leading a mid-size team consisting of layout artists, DTP, Photoshop and artwork people
• References to previous work

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• An interest in book publishing and children’s books
• Social sector experience

Location:

This is a full-time position is based out of Bangalore

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.  

Write to us:

Email your resume with Studio Manager in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for a Junior Graphic Designer

We are looking for a Junior Graphic Designer for design and layout of online and offline marketing collateral.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and layout of all marketing collateral (online and offline) for Pratham Books, and its sub-brands, StoryWeaver, and Donate-a-Book.
• Ideation of impactful marketing campaigns.
• Working closely with the rest of the Marcom team to develop and create engaging marketing content.
• Responsibility for the look and feel of all outbound communication from the brands.

Required skills

• 4-6 years’ work experience.
• Good communication skills.
• GIF, video, and editing skills will be an advantage.

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Prior experience in children’s book publishing or the social sector will be an advantage.

Location:

This is a full-time position is based out of Bangalore

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Write to us:

Email your resume with Junior Graphic Designer in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for a Senior Brand Manager

We are looking for a Senior Brand Manager to develop, plan and manage marketing activities with various departments and stakeholders so as to enhance the Pratham Books brand. They will oversee all operational requirements with the team. We are looking for someone who has an understanding of what children need to read as well as Indian milieu, being up to date with new trends and effective ways of brand building and media coverage. The person will also need to identify and tap opportunities for brand building and improvise constantly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and present our brand memorably.
• Build thought leadership in the area of reading/ literacy and innovation.
• Lead strategy and communication for digital sales channels like the Pratham Books e-store and third-party platforms like Amazon and Flipkart. 
• Communicate and connect with multiple stakeholders – external, like authors, illustrators, publishers, children, parents, schools, other non-profits, social enterprises and governments; as well as internal, meaning function heads.
• Effectively explore new media avenues and collaborations to achieve brand goals.
• Plan and execute research projects.
• Plan and execute marketing campaigns for Pratham Books as well as sub-brands like Donate-a-Book.
• Enhance brand’s offline presence at onground events through marketing collaterals and activation.
• Develop and maintain media relations.

Required skills

• 8-10 years’ work experience
• Good writing and people skills
• Project Management
• Eye for detail

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Prior experience in children’s book publishing or the social sector will be an advantage.

Location:

This is a full-time position is based out of Bangalore

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Write to us:

Email your resume with Senior Brand Manager in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

In 2015, 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.

We are looking for a Social Media Manager for Storyweaver
The role involves developing and implementing strategic engagement initiatives by building and sustaining relationships with multiple stakeholders, and advocating the brand across a variety of social networks

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all social media for StoryWeaver handles.
• Incorporating online tools and networking to create relationships and ultimately build the company’s brand, both online and off.
• Distributing the brand’s content across a variety of different social networks.
• Identifying and building lasting relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders from non-profits, community groups, authors, illustrators, publishers, children, parents, etc.
• Using Analytics and other measurement tools to provide reports on metrics, and continually find ways to improve on those metrics through testing and new initiatives.
  

Required skills

• 2-3 years of experience in social media management.
• Familiar with latest technology, trends and analytics in Social Media.

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Previous experience in Sales/ Marketing/ Public Relations

Location:
This is a full-time position and is based out of Bangalore

Compensation:
Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager- Fundraising

Pratham Books currently has multiple projects which are supported by various donors. We are looking to add another member to our fundraising team. The team is responsible for raising funds using various resources and build sustainable relationship with the donors by managing programs that utilize funds donated.

We are looking for a dynamic, passionate person who is high on initiative.  The person will work closely with the Senior Manager-Fundraising and will have to co-ordinate with geographically distributed teams. Frequent travel to differently located donors involved – local and sometimes out of Bangalore

Key Responsibilities:
Own and manage critical pieces of the fundraising process, which includes the following:

• • Help plan and strategize and independently execute yearly fundraising goals
  • Generate a database of qualified leads via CSR programs, websites and referrals
  • Research and own the knowledge base of potential donors.
  • Identify opportunities for fundraising in education space via awards and grants
  • Manage, create and expand corporate or employee giving opportunities for the organization.
  • Strategically engage current donors in peer‐prospect identification, visits, and closings.
  • Rapport building and relationship with existing donors
  • Managing volunteering engagements with existing donor
  • Promote and scale fundraising campaigns from time to time, like direct mailers
  • Help draft grant proposals and fill them online.
  • Fundraising opportunities to be identified and executed for our crowdfunding platform www.donateabook.org.in

Required skills

• More than 2 years of experience in Fundraising, Marketing and Sales.
• Self-starter, enthusiastic and passionate about the cause.
• Should have excellent communication (written and oral) and people skills.
• Committed and meet deadlines consistently
• Willingness to travel and meet donors within and outside Bangalore

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Previous experience of working in a not for profit organization in the area of donor relations will be a bonus.

Location:
This is a fulltime position in our Bangalore office.

Compensation:
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Write to us:
Email your resume with ‘Assitant Manager- Fundraising and Donor Relations’ in the subject line to  careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

In 2015, 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.

We are looking for a Database Manager cum Data Analyst
This position will work closely with the StoryWeaver Product team to support the operations of StoryWeaver.  The role would involve multiple fold activities under the headings: DBA and Data analyst, Project Management support cum Tester

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the internal teams and external teams of SW
• SW DB related activities: PostgresSQL reports generation, tuning of DB queries, analysis of data reports and Insight generation.
• SW Testing activities: Understand and perform manual acceptance testing of SW for the features getting delivered from Partners. Drive closure of observations between internal and external teams.  Expected to learn and pick up Automation framework involved in SW
• Support the Tech team in reporting, documentation and other ad-hoc activities that might come up based on demand

Required skills

• Proven experience as a Project management activity
• Proven experience in Data base related activities and Data analyst role
• Excellent organization skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• 4-6 years of IT field experience

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Experience working with non-profits
• Computer Science background

Location:
This is a full-time position for 1 year and is based out of Bangalore

Compensation:
Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Write to us:
Email your resume with DBA and Data Analyst in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

In 2015, 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.

We are looking for an Assistant Editor for Storyweaver

StoryWeaver is looking for a creative person to take on the work of an assistant editor. The position involves, editing chosen manuscripts, maintaining quality on the platform and working with the team to improve StoryWeaver. The position requires an interest in children’s literature and digital publishing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with graphic designer to adapt content for StoryWeaver
• Work with the StoryWeaver team to maintain quality on the platform
• Tag stories and images before uploading on StoryWeaver
• Coordinate with the administrative team for documentation, records and payments
• Work with the team to identify opportunities to bring more stories onto StoryWeaver
• Maintain and document day-to-day editorial assignments

Required skills

• Excellent communication skills in English
• At least 3-4 years in an editorial position
• Degree in Literature/Journalism/Mass Communication/Media /Language
• Visualise and engage creatively with the design team
• Copy-editing
• Multitasking
• Team work
• Work with tight deadlines

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Candidates who have worked in children’s publishing or with children.

Location:

This is a full-time position and is based out of Bangalore

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Write to us:

Email your resume and sample of work with Assistant Editor- Storyweaver in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for TWO Assistant Sales Managers!

We are looking for someone responsible for Sales and Distribution of Pratham Books offerings across India. They need to finalize sales plan for the region and strategy to be adopted and setting targets for number of visits to be made monthly/quarterly to institutions, govt bodies, schools, corporates to achieve sales target. Deciding type of events and frequency of organizing workshops/events. The candidate needs to work independently with geographically distributed teams as well as frequently coordinate with sales head. The role will involve frequent travel for 8-10 days/month

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining and increasing the sales.
• Collecting customer feedback and market research.
• Focus on business development from new geographies.
• Build and sustain partnerships with institutions, corporates, NGOs and schools
• Compiling and analyzing sales figures.
• Make recommendations on product enhancements for improved sales potential
• Design or contribute to branding and marketing programs
• Keeping up to date with products and competitors.
• Assisting the sales manager to achieve the designated sales target.
• Conduct events to create awareness for PB products. through events like story telling sessions, about StoryWeaver through workshops, organising book fairs etc
• Perform and handle infra structural/operational tasks like quotations, follow ups for payments etc..

Required skills

• Have 2-4 years of experience in sales/business development preferably in a publishing/book distribution house
• Have basic computer skills – Word, XL, PPT
• Persuasion and negotiation
• Customer sensitivity
• Interpersonal skills
• Planning and commitment to meet deadlines consistently

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Knowledge about Children’s books and its market outreach
• Have a good working knowledge of English and Hindi.
• Knowledge of Kannada, Tamil would be a bonus for candidates applying to the South.

Location:
This is a full time position. One position is in our Delhi office and the other is in our Bangalore office.

Compensation:
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Write to us:
Email your resume with ‘Assistant Sales Manager- North’ or ‘Assistant Sales Manager- South’ in the subject line to  careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

In 2015, 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.

We are looking for an Assistant Project Manager- Storyweaver

This position will work closely with the StoryWeaver content team to support the expansion of StoryWeaver’s global language content footprint. The role would involve identifying and  nurturing partner relationships for content in languages, supporting core team to maximise  partner engagement and support reporting and documentation. Must be someone who has the ability to network and make connections and is up to date with tech and social media trends. They also need to build strong relationships remotely. As nurturing language communities is a key focus area, a love for languages will help in bringing passion and commitment.

Key Responsibilities

• Project level support and coordination across various stakeholders to ensure timely completion of project deliverables.
• Identify and nurture partnership networks for language content.
• Support the core team in follow up on contracts, reporting, documentation and campaign processes.
• Support and facilitate translation workshops for scaling quality language resources on the platform.
• Work closely with the internal teams to implement StoryWeaver’s language goals.
• Help with research and documentation for impact assessment from content partner orgs.
• Contribute new ideas for both the function and platform.
• Support platform feature enhancements through testing.

Required skills

• Proven experience as a Project manager
• Ability to network and make connections
• Excellent organization skills
• Familiar with latest technology, trends in Social Media.
• Excellent communication skills in English and any other Indian language
• Willingness to travel to all project locations
• 1-2 years of experience

  Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Interest in languages, communities, books and education
• Social sector experience
• Fluency in the 2-3 languages

Location:

This is a full-time position based out of Bangalore

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Write to us:

Email your resume with Assistant Project Manager- Storyweaver in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager- Partnerships

In the last few years, we have increased our impact by investing deeply in technology-based initiatives to further our mission the end goal been reaching out to more organisations, more classrooms and many more children across the country. We are now looking to expand our Partnerships Team to make our impact wider and are on a lookout for a passionate individual based out of our Bangalore office.

We are looking for an Assistant Manager who can forge strategic partnerships to facilitate the use of StoryWeaver’s digital resources with organizations that have programs which promote reading and learning among children, specifically in the South and West of India.

The Asst. Manager will be responsible for strategizing and executing plans to increase the user base of StoryWeaver and also provide the necessary training and support to the partner network and work closely with internal stakeholders

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify potential partner organisations and strategize, design and execute plans to onboard them as StoryWeaver partners.
• Identify and engage in-depth with organizations to understand their program and impact  and provide training and support to the partner .
• Organize and facilitate workshops on Reading with StoryWeaver with different partner organisations.
• Maintain documentation for the various processes under the Partnerships function.
• Create and execute robust work plans for achieving monthly, quarterly and annual goals including specific targets.
• Build and nurture networks of partners working in the field of Education/ with Children / Ed-Tech.
• Provide information and feedback to the internal team based on partner feedback and essentially be a bridge between the internal and external stakeholders
• Help with research and documentation for impact assessment
• Help build strategy for the function, contribute in new ideas for both the function and platform.
• Constantly build their own knowledge about Language Development and the Importance of Reading to effectively engage with organizations.
• This role will involve travel to other cities and towns within India.

Required skills

• A Post Graduate Degree preferably in Marketing and Management
• 3 to 5 years work experience in Sales, Marketing, Outreach, Partnerships or related areas.
• Experience in a programmatic function in the Education center and/or direct experience in classrooms.
• Training skills and comfort : Training is a large part of the role and you need to be both skilled and comfortable with addressing a large audience and training them.

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Ability to network and make connections
• Interest in books, education and publishing.

Location: 

This is a full-time position is based out of Bangalore

Compensation: 

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Please include a short paragraph in your email on why you think you are suitable for the position.

*Please note there will be a Pre Work once your resume gets shortlisted.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

In 2015, 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.

We are looking for a Project Manager

This position will work closely with the StoryWeaver Product team to support the operations of StoryWeaver.  The role would involve project co-ordination, anchoring product enhancements, nurturing on ground relationships and support reporting and documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the internal teams to implement StoryWeaver’s operational plans
• Project level support and coordination across various teams to ensure timely completion of project deliverables
• Track and monitor user trends and usage data to drive future product enhancements
• Anchor product enhancements through user research, requirement analysis, design and communication briefs to tech implementation
• Support the core team in reporting, documentation, campaign processes
• Drive on ground testing beds for key features and partner engagement

Required skills

• Proven experience as a Project manager

• Excellent organization skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Sophisticated ICT skills
• Willing to travel to all project locations
• 2-4 years of experience

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Experience working with non-profits
• Masters in Business Administration, Marketing or a related field would be a plus

Location: 

This is a full-time position and is based out of Bangalore

Compensation: 

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

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.

As the stories on are travelling further, we need more hands on board!

We are looking for an Editor

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to create picture books by working closely with Illustrators and editors
• Ability to multitask and be team leader
• Engage and bring on board fresh writing talent
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to edit a diverse set of books with a keen visual sense

Required skills

• At least 8-10 years in an editorial position would be good
• Degree in Literature/Journalism/Mass Communication/Media /Language

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• An interest in science and technology
• Candidates who have worked in children’s publishing or with children.

Location:

This is a fulltime position in our Delhi or Bengaluru office.

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

In 2015, 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.

We are looking for a UX Designer

We are looking for a passionate individual wanting to make a difference, one who believes that technology can be a powerful enabler in creating equitable access to resources. This role requires an individual contributor who can work effectively, both independently and collaboratively, in a team environment and deliver the project in a timely manner within allocated resources and budgets

We’re looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented individual who strongly believes in the power of a Good user experience. You will work closely with the internal teams and other Design partners. The person needs to be an out-of-the box thinker and should be a strong believer and propagator of use of open technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• UX designs for new features and enhancements on the platform
• Translate concepts into user flows, mockups and prototypes (use cases) that lead to intuitive user experiences. (where the screen would fit in the current website flow)
• Create Workflows, customer journey maps and designs for requirements provided by the Product Development team
• Requirements Gathering/Internal Interviews for better understanding of features.
• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
• Web Screen(browser based) and Mobile responsive
• Prototyping
• User testing and Documentation : testing  the  prototypes with key stakeholders, documenting the experience etc
• Support content & marcom team on illustrations / designs on a need basis

Required skills

• 1-5 years of experience
  

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Knowledge about HTML and CSS

Location: 

This is a full-time position for 2 years and is based out of Bangalore

Compensation: 

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for an Assistant Art Director

Today, Pratham Books creates books suited to both print and digital mediums in multiple languages. We are looking for an Assistant Art Director to help us create visually appealing picture books with a strong understanding of how each of these mediums work.

As an Assistant Art Director, you will be responsible for the design and production of books created for both print and digital. As most of our titles are migrated to StoryWeaver, we are looking for someone who is tech-savvy and eager to find ways of minimising loss between print and digital book design. This will require you to work closely with our editorial team and external content creators we collaborate with (illustrators, consultant art directors). The candidate needs to have excellent graphic design skills and experience in print production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with freelance illustrators and consultant art-directors to create visually-appealing books keeping in mind print and digital requirements

• Ensure that books are completed within required timelines for both print and digital mediums
• Art direct 10 books a year by working directly with illustrators
• Find innovative ways of reducing losses when a book is adapted from print to digital, or vice versa
• Ensure highest quality of print books
• Work closely with the editorial team to create stories with rich, diverse and nuanced visual narratives
• Bring in expertise of typography, keeping in mind multilingual content

Required skills

• 4-5 years of experience in Graphic Design
• Strong understanding of print production and typography
• Strong communication skills
• Expertise in Photoshop, InDesign
• Ability to multi-task
• Be a team player

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• An interest in illustration and book publishing
• Knowledge of children’s books

Location: 

This is a full-time position is based out of Bangalore

Compensation: 

Salary will be commensurate with qualification and 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.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for an Assistant Editor

Pratham Books is looking for a creative person to take on the work of an assistant editor. The position involves reading and review of new manuscripts, editing chosen manuscripts, managing the workflow with authors, designers and illustrators, working with the translation and design team, proofing copy at the layout and print stage, writing copy for blurbs, catalogues and promotional events. The assistant will have to be involved in making the books ready for print and also adapting it for digital media (StoryWeaver, audio-visual, etc). The assistant editor will also need to co-ordinate with the administrative team for documentation, records and payments. We expect this person to bring in new ideas to create interesting books in Indian languages for children, especially those children who may be first-generation school-goers. The position requires an interest in children’s literature and a creative understanding of child-friendly treatment of subjects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to evaluate and edit manuscripts
• Excellent communication skills in English and any other Indian language
• Ability to copy-edit
• Sharp eyes to check copy
• Ability to write copy for blurbs, catalogues and promotional material
• Ability to maintain and document day-to- day editorial assignments
• Ability to track work and co-ordinate with the administrative and translation team
• Ability to multi-task and be team player
• Basic computer skills

Required skills

• At least 3-4 years in an editorial position would be good.
• Degree in Literature/Journalism/Mass Communication/Media /Language
• Ability to visualise and engage creatively with the design team

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• An interest in STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering and Math) subjects as the position involves creation of imaginative and fun STEM books
• Candidates who have worked in children’s publishing or with children.

Location:

This is a full time position in our Bengaluru office.

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

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.

As the stories on are travelling further, we need more hands on board!

Currently, we’re looking for a full-time, Editor to join our team in Bangalore or Delhi.

Job description

Required Skill-set

• Editing skills
• Keen visual sense
• Ability to create picture books by working closely with Illustrators and editors
• Ability to multitask and be team leader
• Engage and bring on board fresh writing talent
• Ability to meet tight deadlines

Desirable

• Degree in Literature/Journalism/Mass Communication/Media /Language
• An interest in science and technology

Experience

At least 8-10 years in an editorial position would be good. Preference will be given to candidates who have worked in children’s publishing or with children.

Location

This is a full-time position, in our Bangalore or Delhi office.

Compensation

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

We are looking for a Library Grants Manager

Pratham Books currently has multiple projects which are supported by various donors, for content development and distribution of libraries. The role would involve the following: – managing the various library grants end-to-end, from call outs to beneficiaries, identification of beneficiaries, supporting the distribution, and collating feedback & documentation for each grant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Anchor distribution of books and libraries for grant-based commitments
• Setting up and following a set timeline for the grant distribution starting with identifying new and unique channels for call outs ending with feedback and visits of our library sites.
• Streamline processes to identify beneficiaries of classroom libraries, aligned with the requirements of the donors.
• Maintain a current and usable database of applicants
• Coordinate with warehouse and CRM teams to ensure timely dispatch of the libraries.
• Coordinate with CSR teams and volunteer teams at donor organisations during the distribution process
• Collate feedback from beneficiaries through emails, calls and visits, and document the same through a report for each grant.
• Support the project teams working with beneficiaries of the library grants for research, promotions etc.

Required skills

• Have 3-5 years of experience
• Have basic computer skills – Word, XL, PPT
• Self-starters, enthusiastic and have good people skills
• Committed and meet deadlines consistently

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Have a good working knowledge of English and Hindi. Knowledge of Kannada, Tamil would be a bonus.

Location:

This is a fulltime position in our Bangalore or Delhi office.

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Write to us:

Email your resume with ‘Library Grants Manager’ in the subject line to  careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for a Senior Manager- Fundraising and Donor Relations

Pratham Books currently has multiple projects which are supported by various donors. We are looking for a someone who will raise funds using various resources and build sustainable relationship with the donors by managing programs that utilize funds donated. The person recruited will be responsible for all decisions on fund raising and initiatives and donor management.  They will have to co-ordinate with geographically distributed teams. Frequent travel to differently located donors involved – local and sometimes out of Bangalore

Key Responsibilities:

Own end to end process of fundraising, which includes the following

• • Planning and strategizing yearly fundraising goals
  • Rapport building and relationship with existing donors
  • Establish a strategic and systematic focus on closing multi‐year commitments with potential leads and donors (Corporate, foundations, HNIs etc)
  • Identifying opportunities for fundraising in education space via awards and grants
  • Generating a database of qualified leads via CSR programs, websites and referrals
  • Manage volunteering engagements with existing donor
  • Promote and scale fundraising campaigns from time to time, like direct mailers

• Strategically engage current donors in peer‐prospect identification, visits, and closings.
• Routinely network with corporate executives, NGOs and interact with HNIs for fundraising purpose.

-Manage, create and expand corporate or employee giving opportunities for the organization

-Bottom line accountability for our crowdfunding platform www.donateabook.org.in

Required skills

• More than 7 years of experience in Fundraising and Donor Relations
• Self-starters, enthusiastic and have good people skills
• Committed and meet deadlines consistently
• Willingness to travel and meet donors within and outside Bangalore

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Previous experience of working in a not for profit organisation in the area of donor relations will be a bonus

Location:

This is a full time position in our Bangalore office.

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

In 2015, 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.

We are looking for a Communication Manager for Storyweaver

The role involves developing and implementing strategic engagement initiatives by advocating the brand and building relationships across a variety of social networks, as well as being responsible for documentation,  marketing communications and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all the social media handles for StoryWeaver
  • Design and implement social media strategy to align with brand goals
  • Generate, edit, publish and share engaging content daily across all social media handles ( F/B, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter, Blog etc)
  • Manage and liaison with the Digital Marketing Agency.
  • Using Analytics and other measurement tools to provide reports on metrics, and continually find ways to improve on those metrics through testing and new initiatives.
  • Identifying and building lasting relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders from non-profits, authors, illustrators, publishers,  global translator communities, social enterprises, educators, parents, etc
  • Stay up-to-date with current technologies and trends in social media, design tools and applications
• Responsible for all brand communications  for StoryWeaver
  • Meet with internal stakeholders to determine brand objectives, strategies and yearly marketing calendar. Suggest and implement campaigns/contests/ events to develop brand awareness, increase external stakeholder engagement, promote new features, new content etc
  • Responsible for all communication and content updation on the StoryWeaver website
  • Communicate with followers, respond to queries in a timely manner by working closely with cross functional  teams
  • Manage internal communications ( newsletters etc.) and
  • Work closely with the cross functional teams on newsletters, reports, press releases, award and grant applications

Required skills

• 4-8 years of experience in marketing and social media management.

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Previous experience in Social Media / Communications/ Public Relations

Location:

This is a full time position in our Bangalore office.

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Write to us:

Email your resume with ‘Communication Manager- Storyweaver’ in the subject line to  careers@prathambooks.org

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for a Social Media Manager for Pratham Books

The role involves developing and implementing strategic engagement initiatives by building and sustaining relationships with multiple stakeholders, and advocating the brand across a variety of social networks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all social media for Pratham Books handles.
• Incorporating online tools and networking to create relationships and ultimately build the company’s brand, both online and off.
• Distributing the brand’s content across a variety of different social networks.
• Identifying and building lasting relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders from non-profits, community groups, authors, illustrators, publishers, children, parents, etc.
• Supporting Pratham Books’ properties like Donate-a-Book.
• Using Analytics and other measurement tools to provide reports on metrics, and continually find ways to improve on those metrics through testing and new initiatives.

Required skills

• 2-3 years of experience in social media management.
• Familiar with latest technology, trends and analytics in Social Media.

Nice to have but not mandatory:
Previous experience in Sales/ Marketing/ Public Relations

Location:
This is a full time position in our Bangalore office.

Compensation:
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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 14 years, we have published over 3,000 books and distributed over 14 million copies of our storybooks and 16 million story cards. In 2015, 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, our digital platform that hosts stories in 60 languages. The stories can be read, translated, versioned or downloaded for free.

Job Description

Today, Pratham Books creates books suited to both print and digital mediums in multiple languages. We are looking for an Assistant Art Director to help us create visually appealing picture books with a strong understanding of how each of these mediums work.

As an Assistant Art Director, you will be responsible for the design and production of books created for both print and digital. As most of our titles are migrated to StoryWeaver, we are looking for someone who is tech-savvy and eager to find ways of minimising loss between print and digital book design. This will require you to work closely with our editorial team and external content creators we collaborate with (illustrators, consultant art directors). The candidate needs to have excellent graphic design skills and experience in print production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with freelance illustrators and consultant art-directors to create visually-appealing books keeping in mind print and digital requirements

• Ensure that books are completed within required timelines for both print and digital mediums
• Art direct 10 books a year by working directly with illustrators
• Find innovative ways of reducing losses when a book is adapted from print to digital, or vice versa
• Ensure highest quality of print books
• Work closely with the editorial team to create stories with rich, diverse and nuanced visual narratives
• Bring in expertise of typography, keeping in mind multilingual content

Required skills

• 4-5 years of experience in Graphic Design
• Strong understanding of print production and typography
• Strong communication skills
• Expertise in Photoshop, InDesign
• Ability to multi-task
• Be a team player

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• An interest in illustration and book publishing
• Knowledge of children’s books

Location: This is a full-time position is based out of Bangalore

Compensation: 

Will 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.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

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.

As the stories on are travelling further, we need more hands on board!

Currently, we’re looking for a full-time Editor to join our team in Bangalore or Delhi.

Required Skill-set

• Editing skills
• Keen visual sense
• Ability to create picture books by working closely with Illustrators and editors
• Ability to multitask and be team leader
• Engage and bring on board fresh writing talent
• Ability to meet tight deadlines

Desirable

• Degree in Literature/Journalism/Mass Communication/Media /Language
• An interest in science and technology

Experience

At least 8-10 years in an editorial position would be good. Preference will be given to candidates who have worked in children’s publishing or with children.

Location

This is a full-time position, in our Bangalore or Delhi office.

Compensation

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Budget for this position is 8-12 lakhs per annum

Please send your resume to careers@prathambooks.org with ‘Editor- Content’ in the subject line of the email.

Pratham Books (www.prathambooks.org) 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. As a publisher serving every child in India, Pratham Books has always pushed the boundaries when it comes to exploring innovative ways in which to create access to joyful stories and have been fortunate in finding partners to collaborate with who share this vision.

We are looking for an ERP Manager

An ERP Manager must have the ability to exercise overall day-to-day control of projects and the resources of the program, balancing the needs for program success with the skills and capabilities of the staff. He should also be a good communicator and must interact regularly and comfortably across various departments — from individual to the ERP Management Team level.

The ERP Manager is responsible for the development of an effective planning process, for the creation of an integrated project schedule that encompasses all aspects for the ERP Program and for the actual execution in conformance to plans and the continuing update and adjustment of plans and execution to fit changing circumstances.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops, plans, and implements the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Determines scope of the project.
• Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities and monitors progress for the ERP system.
• Evaluates and recommends changes to current and future ERP system requirements to meet organizational needs.
• Generates MIS /dashboards from ERP for top management on periodic basis
• Leads the implementation of new organizational processes aligned with ERP configuration.

Required skills

• BE/B.Tech or MCA in Computer Science
• 3-5 years of experience as an individual contributor
• Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets.
• Extensive knowledge of department processes.

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• Enthusiastic, committed and meets deadlines consistently
• Self-starter with excellent people skills

Location:

This is a fulltime position in our Delhi office.

Compensation:

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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 14 years, we have published over 3,000 books and distributed over 14 million copies of our storybooks and 16 million story cards. In 2015, 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, our digital platform that hosts stories in 60 languages. The stories can be read, translated, versioned or downloaded for free.

Job Description

Today, Pratham Books creates books suited to both print and digital mediums in multiple languages. We are looking for an Assistant Art Director to help us create visually appealing picture books with a strong understanding of how each of these mediums work.

As an Assistant Art Director, you will be responsible for the design and production of books created for both print and digital. As most of our titles are migrated to StoryWeaver, we are looking for someone who is tech-savvy and eager to find ways of minimising loss between print and digital book design. This will require you to work closely with our editorial team and external content creators we collaborate with (illustrators, consultant art directors). The candidate needs to have excellent graphic design skills and experience in print production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with freelance illustrators and consultant art-directors to create visually-appealing books keeping in mind print and digital requirements
• Ensure that books are completed within required timelines for both print and digital mediums
• Art direct 10 books a year by working directly with illustrators
• Find innovative ways of reducing losses when a book is adapted from print to digital, or vice versa
• Ensure highest quality of print books
• Work closely with the editorial team to create stories with rich, diverse and nuanced visual narratives
• Bring in expertise of typography, keeping in mind multilingual content

 Required skills

• 4-5 years of experience in Graphic Design
• Strong understanding of print production and typography
• Strong communication skills
• Expertise in Photoshop, InDesign
• Ability to multi-task
• Be a team player

Nice to have but not mandatory:

• An interest in illustration and book publishing
• Knowledge of children’s books

Location: This is a full-time position is based out of Bangalore

Compensation: Will commensurate with experience. Budget for this position is 5-6.5 lakhs per annum

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.

Write to us:

Email your resume with Assistant Art Director in the subject line to careers@prathambooks.org