Sr. Manager, Production

Macmillan Learning is a part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, focusing on a diverse range of award-winning books for children and adults. The Senior Production Manager will oversee reprint orders for various book types, manage vendor relationships, and ensure quality throughout the production process.

Responsibilities:

• Manage reprint orders of 1-color and 4-color titles (including, but not limited to, gathering and assessing costs, issuing purchase orders, routing and reviewing outgoing files for corrections, tracking schedules, reviewing digital and physical proofs, addressing quality issues, and reviewing/approving final invoices)
• 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
• 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
• Color theory and color correcting for offset print production
• Technical proficiencies preferred: Google Workspace, Microsoft Excel and PC/Windows