Remote Production Editor: Publishing & Projects Lead

The Goodheart Willcox Co.; Tinley Park (IL); Remote; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) with company match

Multiple medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plan

Paid time off

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher is seeking a Production Editor to manage outsourced production of primary content and supplements. This remote role welcomes candidates nationwide, with a hybrid requirement for Chicagoland applicants who will work twice monthly from the Tinley Park, IL office.

The role demands a Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years in production or project management, preferably in educational publishing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ production and/or project management experience required.
• Educational publishing experience required.
• Prior experience working in conjunction with or directly part of a publishing production team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Project management of main texts and supplement materials.
• Create schedules, communicate milestones to stakeholders, update status documents, provide weekly status updates, and take proactive steps to ensure that projects remain on schedule and release to the printer and/or Digital Production on time.
• Accountable for 100% on-time delivery of assigned products.
• Run production and print supplement launch meetings.
• Onboard new vendors to familiarize them with G-W style guides and production processes.
• Manage vendors through frequent communication and monitor vendor performance through scorecards to ensure vendors are consistently meeting expectations.
• Ensure projects remain within budget throughout project. Create and execute purchase orders, statements of work, and work for hire agreements, and process invoices. Provide end-of-year outsourcing cost summary and analysis.
• Perform quality control of materials to ensure files meet company quality and accessibility standards.
• Monitor and facilitate process documentation creation and updates. Ensure documentation is rolled out effectively to stakeholders and followed by all.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher is seeking a Production Editor to manage outsourced production of primary content and supplements. This remote role welcomes candidates nationwide, with a hybrid requirement for Chicagoland applicants who will work twice monthly from the Tinley Park, IL office.

The role demands a Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years in production or project management, preferably in educational publishing.