Production Editor, Print

Open Road Integrated Media Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Road Integrated Media is a digital-first book publisher and digital marketing company with a growing print program. We are seeking a Production Editor, Print, with 2-3 years of solid print book production experience to join our production team.

This role supports our Re-Discovery Literature program, managing backlist print repackages through a full production cycle and owning the print schedule. You will work with ebook teams to ensure print-ebook alignment, in a hybrid NYC setting.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of print book production experience, ideally in a trade environment.
• Ability to manage multiple titles within defined workflows and take direction.
• Excellent communication and organizational habits with proactive scheduling.
• Prior experience in POD is a strong plus; ebook-to-print workflow familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Manage backlist print repackages through a complete print production cycle.
• Own the production schedule for the print stage of each title.
• Coordinate with ebook editors to align print and ebook editions.
• Work in a hybrid role with NYC in-office days, coordinating with the team to meet deadlines.

Skills

Print production

Project management

Communication

Organization

Deadline management

POD experience

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Ebook workflow

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Summary

Open Road Integrated Media is a digital-first book publisher and digital marketing company with a growing print program. We're seeking a Production Editor, Print, with 2-3 years of solid print book production experience to join our production team.

Essential Functions

This role supports our Re-Discovery Literature program, a well-established initiative to give out-of-print and rights-reverted titles new life.

This role will work on straightforward fiction titles—genre fiction, literary fiction, and similar; will manage backlist print repackages through a complete print production cycle: source file evaluation, text cleanup, templated typesetting, cover file coordination, pass reviews and corrections, and final confirming review through to a packaged InDesign file and print-ready PDF; will own the production schedule for the print stage of each assigned title, with proactive communication to the supervising Senior Production Editor and Production Editorial colleagues who are managing the ebook editions for the same titles.

Requirements

• A love of books.
• 2-3 years of print book production experience, ideally in a trade publishing environment.
• Ability to manage multiple titles simultaneously within defined workflows and take clear direction from senior production editorial staff on project priorities.
• Excellent communication and organizational habits, with a proactive approach to schedule management and documentation.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment.
• POD experience is a strong plus, as is proficiency with Adobe InDesign and Acrobat.
• Experience working in production environments where ebook files serve as the source for print files.
• This is a hybrid role with a required minimum of one day per week in our New York City office. Two to three in-office days per week are preferred.

Compensation

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The salary range will be $58,000.00 – $60,000.00.