Print Production Manager
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JobgetherK–12 educational publishing
Fully remote work arrangement within the United States.Full-TimeManager
SalaryCompetitive annual salary of $85,000–$130,000, depending on geographic location, experience, seniority, and demonstrated capabilities. Meaningful equity participation.
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Job Details
- Experience
- 3–5+ years of experience in print production, publishing operations, production project management, or a closely related field.
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementJiraQuality Assurance
Requirements
- Have 3–5+ years of experience in print production, publishing operations, production project management, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrate experience coordinating multiple complex publishing or production projects simultaneously while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
- Have strong knowledge of print production, prepress, quality assurance, version control, release processes, and vendor management.
- Have experience with project-management and workflow platforms such as Jira, Airtable, Smartsheet, Workfront, or similar tools.
- Have experience improving operational processes through automation, technology, or workflow redesign.
- Be able to identify production risks, establish clear ownership, and drive issues through resolution.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners in fast-moving operational environments.
- Bring project-management, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
- Familiarity with K–12 educational publishing is highly desirable.
- Experience with accessibility requirements or NIMAC submissions is advantageous.
- Experience with Adobe Acrobat, InDesign workflows, print preflight tools, or similar publishing technologies is beneficial.
- Familiarity with AI tools, workflow automation, Google Apps Script, Python, or APIs is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Own multiple print production programs from digital content lock through final printer release, keeping schedules, milestones, dependencies, and release plans on track.
- Coordinate internal teams, external vendors, printers, and supply chain partners to deliver print packages accurately and on schedule.
- Maintain production schedules, dashboards, version control, approvals, and release-readiness documentation across concurrent projects.
- Execute print production, quality assurance, errata, and document-release processes, and identify risks before they affect delivery.
- Manage cover production from initial request through final approval and coordinate print-file corrections and issue resolution.
- Manage NIMAC submissions and ensure applicable accessibility and compliance requirements are met.
- Partner with Product and Engineering teams to improve production tools, workflows, reporting, and operational visibility.
- Identify opportunities to automate production activities and use AI for quality assurance, metadata validation, document comparison, and other workflows.
- Recommend operational improvements that reduce manual work, increase quality, accelerate delivery, and improve visibility.
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