Data Assistant

**About Edge**

Edge Imaging is the leading Canadian school Photography Company. Edge is made up of over 400 employees with countless years of digital capture and school photography experience. Our state-of-the-art photo lab and customer care centre are located in Burlington, Ontario. Servicing over 3000 schools across Canada. Edge Imaging is committed to prompt, efficient, friendly service and quick turnaround times.

We proudly remain 100% Canadian owned and operated. As a result of our growing business, we are looking for a talented, dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team.

**The Role**:
You will assist in building out and maintaining databases for the purpose of better serving our extensive list of Canadian schools.

**What You Will Focus On**:

- Using proprietary software to update and maintain multiple databases
- Monitor and respond to our in-house job tracking system
- Escalate inconsistencies to your supervisor or manager
- Other duties as assigned

**What We’re Looking For**:

- Entry level position (seasonal role, with an eye towards joining the full-time team)
- Detail oriented individual with a strong work ethic and commitment to accuracy
- Intermediate computer skills
- Proficient in problem solving and decision making
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada

**Interdepartmental Work**:
As a Data Assistant, you will be trained in one of our Pre-Production departments; if you are successful, you may be asked to join the full-time team and be trained across multiple departments so that your skills can be better utilized.

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Data Entry_**
- Perform day to day data entry tasks
- Ensure proper archiving/storage of data
- Identify inconsistencies within the database and utilize image data and customer information to correct accordingly
- Ensure deadlines are met, and jobs are completed in a timely, efficient manner

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Pre-Job_**
- Examine, clean, and load data to internal databases
- Produce job bags and database USBs in a timely manner based on photography schedule
- Correspond daily with internal departments (Customer Care, Post-Job, Territory Managers)
- Work with production and shipping to ensure camera cards are printed, cut and job bags shipped according to schedule

**_
Services_**
- Compile, generate, and send to print all school service products based on specifications provided by schools
- Utilize the Adobe Creative Suite to design ID products for schools upon request
- Operate department ID printer as necessary
- Add student information system files to the online content portal for simple school retrieval
- Work with adjacent departments and production staff to ensure due dates for printing, packaging, and shipping are met

**_
Composite Design/Communication_**
- Design Class, Graduation, and Staff Member composites as posted
- Correspond with school admin, territory managers and internal management to obtain design corrections and print approval
- Work with internal departments to send approved composites to production
- A background in Photoshop would be useful for the **design** portion of this position, while the ability to communicate clearly, efficiently, and in a team dynamic would be useful for the **communications** portion

**Hours of Work**:

- Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
- 8:00 A.M - 4:30 P.M.

**What’s in it for you?**
- Paid personal days
- Casual dress code
- Fun, welcoming work environment

**Physical Requirements & Work Environment**
- Fast paced office environment
- Ability to sit for extensive periods of time
- Work location: Burlington, ON