Sr. Manager, Production

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.

The Senior Production Manager must have a strong background in and knowledge of both 1-color and 4-color book production. They must be able to execute requests quickly, communicate with all levels of the company, work with all members of the department, and create clear and concise reports.

What you'll do:

• 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.

What you'll bring:

• 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
• Color theory and color correcting for offset print production (preferred)
• 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

Cover letter is requested with application.

This role will have an annual salary of $75,000-$85,000.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.