Manager, Production – 4 Color
HarperCollins Publishers
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Princeton • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $75,000 - $80,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
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About the role
- Manages the production of children’s titles for HarperCollins Christian Publishing division along with titles for Cider Mill and Applesauce imprints
- Develops new processes and procedures with other departments to improve day-to-day operations
- Supervises all phases of production between internal departments and outside vendors
- Works with vendors to maintain schedules, quality and pricing targets
- Issues Purchase Orders for first prints including but not limited to printing, binding, components, separations, sales material and ebooks
- Researches and Develops and prices special effects used on components for maximum effect in the most fiscally responsible manner
- Estimates titles for acquisition, spec approval and final pricing
- Triages technical, procedural and quality issues with staff
- Reviews proofs and printed materials for color correctness
- Maintains and oversees compliance to safety testing program
- Handles special projects as needed
Requirements
- 5 years book production and offset printing experience
- Proven success in the production field
- Expert-level understanding of printing, binding, finishing, and prepress/premedia services for offset printing
- Experience producing color critical, high-end materials with supervised on-press experience
- Ability to interpret color and provide color correction markups
- Understanding of industry vendors and their capabilities, including both domestic and overseas vendors in Europe and Asia
- Sourcing experience and vendor contacts essential in both US and overseas
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills
- Experience in digital asset management
- Thorough, accurate and articulate verbal and written communication skills
- Capacity to think and react gracefully in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Benefits
- Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
- Variety of physical health benefits
- Retirement and savings plans
- Caregiving benefits
- Emotional wellbeing support
- Transportation benefits
- Elective benefits for personal situations
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
book productionoffset printingprintingbindingfinishingprepress servicescolor correctiondigital asset managementvendor sourcingcost estimation
Soft skills
analytical skillsorganizational skillsproblem-solving skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationadaptabilityattention to detailcollaborationproject managementtime management