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Looking for a temporary Production Manager to support the creation of its physical and e-books in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be well-organized and metrics-driven, with a strong bias for action and ability to independently execute end-to-end book creation processes. This role will have daily contact with content and metadata and will support numerous production services that result in a high-quality final book. The Production Manager will help identify, define, propose and deliver process improvements and tools for the production of Publishing books.

This position works closely with editorial, marketing, publicity and operations as well as with external vendors to ensure our books reach market on schedule and at the highest quality levels. Responsibilities include:
• Supporting and tracking day-to-day production workflows, ensuring processes are documented, efficient, streamlined, and that books are produced at the highest quality
• Establishing priorities, identifying and communicating risks and mitigation plans in collaboration with stakeholders; developing and maintaining production milestones and completion dates
• Managing production schedules and files: supervise production progress and review files for quality issues to ensure deadlines are met throughout all phases of book production
• Maintaining vendor relationships: manage communication, oversee and review quality of work, and facilitate issue resolution
• Ingesting and archiving files using internal systems
• Championing new technologies, collaborations, and improved processes to define, leverage and implement best content production and delivery practices including continuous improvements in quality, cost reduction, production time and pipeline capacity
• Delivering operational metrics that drive process improvement and efficiencies with a focus on creating scalable systems

This role can be fully remote/virtual and schedule is align to local core hours


Horizontal facilitates valuable and productive conversations between you and potential employers. We can assist you in growing your career by partnering you with employers that offer challenging assignments.  For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $34 - $69 per hour. This is not a guarantee of compensation, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.