Full-Service Project Manager – Books

Thomson Digital, Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomson Digital is seeking a proactive Full-Service Project Manager – Books to oversee end-to-end publishing projects from manuscript to final deliverables. The role collaborates with editorial, production, and QA to ensure customer requirements, quality standards, and timelines are met.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of experience in book publishing, strong English communication, and a background in coordinating multi-team workflows.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in book publishing or publishing services.
• Graduates from publishing houses or related fields preferred; postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Excellent English communication, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Project Management: manage manuscript prep, editing, typesetting, proofreading, and final deliverables.
• Production Planning & Coordination: coordinate with editorial, composition, proofreading, QA to meet milestones.
• Timeline & Delivery Management: plan schedules, deliverables, and identify bottlenecks.
• Customer & Stakeholder Management: understand requirements, communicate updates, and align teams.
• Quality Assurance: ensure deliverables meet specs and publishing standards.
• Issue & Risk Management: resolve bottlenecks, escalate critical issues to minimise delivery risks.
• Reporting & Process Improvement: maintain trackers and improve workflow efficiency.

Skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Project coordination

Publishing knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline

Job description

Thomson Digital is looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Full-Service Project Manager – Books to manage end-to-end book publishing projects. The role involves coordinating the complete production lifecycle, working closely with editorial, production, and quality teams, and ensuring that customer requirements, quality standards, and delivery timelines are met.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Project Management: Manage the complete book production lifecycle, including manuscript preparation, editing, typesetting, proofreading, corrections, quality checks, and final print and digital deliverables.
• Production Planning & Coordination: Coordinate with editorial, composition, proofreading, quality assurance, and other teams to ensure smooth workflow and timely completion of project milestones.
• Timeline & Delivery Management: Plan and track schedules, deliverables, dependencies, and pending activities. Identify potential bottlenecks/delays and take proactive corrective action.
• Customer & Stakeholder Management: Understand customer requirements and specifications, communicate project updates, resolve queries, and ensure alignment between customers and internal teams.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure deliverables adhere to customer specifications, publishing standards, and quality benchmarks. Identify recurring issues and support corrective actions.
• Issue & Risk Management: Resolve operational challenges, manage production bottlenecks, and **escalate** critical issues when required to minimise delivery risks.
• Reporting & Process Improvement: Maintain project trackers and status reports, monitor project performance, and identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, and workflow efficiency.

Qualifications & Skills

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in book publishing, book production, or publishing services.
• Candidates from publishing houses, academic publishers, STM publishers, trade publishers, or publishing services companies are preferred.
• Graduates in a related discipline from a reputed college/university. Postgraduate qualification will be preferred.
• Excellent spoken and written English, with strong communication and coordination skills.
• Sound understanding of book production stages, workflows, deliverables, and quality requirements.

Work from Office (6 days working)