Readerlink Distribution Services is hiring: Production Manager - Book Publishing

The Production Manager reports to the Production Director and is responsible for supporting the production team in the manufacturing of books for multiple publishing imprints.

What You Will Be Doing:

1. Organize and maintain printer quotes.
2. Enter scheduling, title, and vendor data into the title database.
3. Traffic physical proofs, dummies, and components as needed. Download proofs and PDFs from Insite/ftp sites and route them for approval.
4. Attend and participate in all production meetings.
5. Support production with reprints as needed, including providing quotes and schedules from international and domestic printers.

Prepress and File Prep:

1. Preflight and assess files for print-ready.
2. Upload files to printer's FTP site.
3. Work with production to achieve projects electronically and maintain project files.
4. Other duties may be assigned, directed, or requested.

What You Will Need:

1. Bachelor’s degree or five (5) – ten (10) years of experience in the book or print production industry required.
2. Excellent organizational skills; must be detail-oriented and well-organized.
3. Ability to manage multiple projects at once.
4. Strong communication and project management skills.
5. Advanced Adobe Creative Suite – Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, and Microsoft Office software suite skills highly valued.
6. The work performed is in an office environment.
7. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate at low decibels.
8. Must be able to work in a fast-paced, team environment.

Salary: $64,000.00 - $67,000.00