Assistant Manager, Design Operations

Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group is looking for an experienced full-time assistant manager to oversee the design team’s schedules, maintain and develop department workflows, and act as a liaison to the editorial, production, managing editorial, publicity, marketing departments and out of house vendors.

The candidate must have exceptional organization and communication skills and have a strong interest in developing systems and workflows.

What you'll do :

• Manage project deadlines and key dates
• Update and implement workflows as departmental needs evolve
• Track department materials such as : book images, PME forms, launch meeting materials, cover reveal images, award stickers
• Liaise with other departments to manage above mentioned material requests
• Liaise with out of house vendors, communicate deadlines and priorities, represent company values and standards
• Manage company cover meetings and agendas / communications related to these meetings
• Assist with seasonal title assignments
• Complete data entry and run reports from Biblio
• Maintain design drive resources
• Gather / organize materials for company meetings

What you'll bring :

• Expert use of Google Suite, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Mac Platform, skilled at data entry and running reports
• Impeccable organizational skills and ability to multitask
• Proactive with tracking schedules and managing projects
• Ability to create and implement new processes
• Strong problem solver and collaborator
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Firm knowledge of the bookmaking process, from early stages to printed books

Ideal Experience :

• 3-5 years publishing experience
• Production editorial, managing editorial, and production management experience is a plus
• No design background needed but knowledge of the Creative Suite is a plus
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree, or equivalent work experience

This role will have an annual salary of $55,000 - $62,000.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St.

Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name.

The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective.

We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels.

The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.