Production Manager

Key Skills & Competencies:

- Strong knowledge of book production lifecycle, typesetting standards (print/digital), and publishing workflows.

- Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, XML workflows, and related tools.

- Project management skills

coordination with internal stakeholders

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and team leadership.

- Strong attention to detail, multitasking, and deadline management.

- Analytical mindset with the ability to forecast risks and mitigate proactively.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project & Production Management - Oversee the end-to-end production lifecycle of books (from manuscript to final PDF/EPUB/Web PDF/Archive). - Create and manage project timelines, resource allocation, and capacity planning. - Ensure on-time delivery of typeset pages, adhering to client specs and SLAs. - Coordinate and follow up on multiple concurrent titles and projects.

2. Client Communication & Relationship Management - Understand client specifications, expectations, and provide regular status updates. - Participate in client calls, resolve escalations, and build trust-based relationships.

3. Team Leadership & People Management - Lead, mentor, and guide a team of Project Leads, Paginators, QC/QA, and Coordinators. - Conduct performance reviews, identify skill gaps, and plan training. - Drive team motivation, ownership, and continuous improvement culture.

4. Quality Assurance - Establish and enforce QA protocols to ensure zero-defect delivery. - Review feedback from clients and internal QA to identify trends and root causes. - Drive quality improvement initiatives across the production team.

5. Workflow and Process Optimization - Review and refine workflows for template development, typesetting, XML handling, ePub output, and final deliverables. - Collaborate with automation and tech teams to integrate efficiency tools or platforms. - Evaluate vendor/supplier performance and streamline outsourced processes if applicable.

6. Compliance & Documentation - Ensure adherence to publisher policies, copyright, accessibility, and digital compliance standards. - Maintain accurate documentation on workflow, planner, and version histories for external and internal audit.

7. New Business & Transition Support - Support new client onboarding, effort estimates and pilot projects - Collaborate with transition teams during proposals, estimates, and capability discussions.

Interested candidates, please mail your resume to [email removed] or watsapp to [phone removed]