Remote Associate Director, Children's Production

Macmillan Learning; New York (NY); Remote; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Production to lead the frontlist production team for Feiwel & Friends, Henry Holt, and Godwin Books imprints, and conversions for MCPG. This hands-on role coaches production managers while also handling a personal list of 40–45 titles annually across picture books, chapter books, novelty titles, and graphic novels.

You will liaise with Editorial, Design, Managing Editorial and Publishers; own 4-color workflows;

Qualifications

• 15 years of book production experience with at least 10 years in Children's.
• Highly organized and detail minded.
• Experience in people management a plus.
• Knowledge of Biblio and RSuite.
• Knowledge of the Google platform.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coach production team across production and manufacturing tasks.
• Manage scheduling, prepress, estimating, printing and binding for text and components.
• Maintain quality and coach vendors to meet high standards.
• Ensure projects follow corporate workflows and systems (Biblio and RSuite).
• Collaborate with editorial, design and managing editorial on product delivery.
• Keep title progress on track with weekly status meetings.
• Manage a medium-sized title list through production and manufacturing.
• Negotiate with vendors and ensure conformance to contracts.

Skills

Book production

Team leadership

Vendor management

Scheduling

Prepress

Tools

Biblio

RSuite

Google platform

Job description

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group is seeking an experienced Associate Director of Production to lead the frontlist production team for Feiwel & Friends, Henry Holt, and Godwin Books imprints, and conversions for MCPG. This hands-on role coaches production managers while also handling a personal list of 40–45 titles annually across picture books, chapter books, novelty titles, and graphic novels.

You will liaise with Editorial, Design, Managing Editorial and Publishers; own 4-color workflows;