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This role is a Senior Production Manager position on the reprint team, working primarily with Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group (MCPG) titles. The Senior Production Manager will support the MCPG Reprint team by submitting new orders, tracking orders in progress, running estimates, routing corrections, reviewing quality on completed samples, and working closely with both vendors and our internal departments. This role’s primary focus will be reprints of YA and middle-grade novels, picture books, graphic novels, and board books, however, the Senior Production Manager will also be expected to learn the workflows for and support the Adult Trade reprint team as needed.
Job Responsibility:
Manage reprint orders of 1-color and 4-color titles
Create margin estimates for offset and digital reprints
Analyze competitive bids between vendors
Provide coverage and support for other members of the Reprint Production team as needed
Prepare for and attend weekly interdepartmental meetings
Assist in the testing and documentation of workflows
Requirements:
At least 7+ years production experience
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent amount of office/admin experience
Experience with 1-color and 4-color book production
Technical knowledge of offset and digital printing
Basic math and cost analysis skills
Excellent communication - written and verbal
Technical proficiencies preferred: Google Workspace, Microsoft Excel and PC/Windows
Strong organization and attention to detail
Adaptability, flexibility and recognition and adjustment of priorities as needed
Work independently but also great collaboration skill
Work well under pressure
Nice to have:
Color theory and color correcting for offset print production (preferred)