PE Job in Boston

Production Editor – based in Boston – onsite only

Book publisher is seeking a Production Editor with 2-3 years of editorial and production experience in promotional or trade publishing, to oversee 100 titles per year. Must have excellent project management and copy-editing skills, fact-checking capabilities, experience working with printers, and the ability to think outside of the box.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts or equivalent experience. Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills are a necessity. Knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are a must. Knowledge of Filemaker Pro and graphic software are a plus.

Contact donnan@Lpalmer.com

Donna Naidich

Lynne Palmer Exec. Recr.

212-883-0203

Assistant PE Job at Penguin

Description:
Our Berkley Managing Editorial department is currently seeking an Assistant Production Editor to copyedit, proofread, circulate, and track book covers for both fiction and nonfiction books, and assist the Production Editor with all phases of text production for both new and reprint titles.

Among other duties, the person in this position:
1. Copyedits (includes both electronic and hardcopy), proofreads, circulates, and manages all phases of cover production
2. Keeps meticulous track of all cover, reprint, castoff, and CIP information and materials—including due dates
3. Assists the Production Editor with all phases of text work throughout the production process (from locating materials for castoff to preparing the copyedited manuscript for typesetting to reviewing proofread pages and final text blues)
4. Assists the Production Editor with the coordination of schedules with freelancers as well as in-house departments
5. Maintains the backlist reprint corrections file for text and covers, and other projects, as needed
6. Attends all reprint and cover-related meetings
7. Assists with record keeping and title maintenance, which includes making photocopies, and keeping filing system organized and up-to-date and formatting into database
8. Provides administrative support (i.e. photocopying, filing, creating memos and trafficking materials, etc.)
9. Assists the department as needed

Requirements:
A four-year college degree and at least a year of related editorial experience
- Exceptional copyediting and proofreading skills
- Experience using Track Changes
- Consistent accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work well under pressure in a deadline-driven environment
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple assignments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook


Company:PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INC.
Location: New York, NY


How To Apply For This Job:


Please email your resume and cover letter with salary requirement to jobs@us.penguingroup.com indicating the position for which you are applying in the subject line. No phone calls/agencies.

Two job postings

Education Director needed at non-profit organization in Southeast US.

This role oversees the development, implementation and assessment of all K-12 educational initiatives.

You must have 7-10 yrs experience in educational advocacy, preferably at the national level; strong understanding of educational equity issues and multiculturalism; exemplary track record of leading people and projects; exceptional editorial and public relations skills.

Prefer prior experience working in PreK-12 schools and Advanced degree in relevant field, i.e., Master’s, Ph.D. or Ed.D.

ACQUISITIONS EDITOR—New York City

  

Our client is seeking an Editor of Engineering to join this prestigious international scientific publisher of books, journals, and electronic media, with subsidiaries and representatives all over the world. Publications range from medicine to all fields of life sciences, and from mathematics to engineering.

Position Summary:

Responsible for identifying promising new topics, initiating contacts, developing relationships, and increasing company profitability via acquisitions and ongoing management of books and journals that are consistent with the company's reputation as a high-quality, high-level publisher of scientific, professional, and reference works.  This position involves extensive author contact, contract negotiation, proposal review, acquisition of manuscripts for production, promotional planning and monitoring of sales, budget and financial planning, long-range planning for growth and development of the program and management of editorial support staff. Strong interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills are crucial to the position. 

Required Background:

- Master’s degree or doctorate in Engineering Science strongly preferred.

- 2-3 years experience in publishing and/or academic research in the field.

- Strong computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet applications, and presentation software.

To be considered, please email your resume directly to:

Susan Gordon

President of Lynne Palmer Executive Recruitment

Susan@lpalmer.com

Upcoming NYU Publishing Association Events

Dear NYU M.S. in Publishing Students and Alumni:

Please join us on Monday, November 9, 6:00- 7:30pm for “Idea to Execution: Digital Product Development.”

Come mix and mingle and hear two leading experts discuss how digital products are conceived and launched.

Featured Speakers:

• Peter Balis, Director, Digital Content Sales, John Wiley & Company (and a new professor in the M.S. in Publishing program)
• Corey Podolsky, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Entourage, Inc. (and a former professor in the program!)

Some Topics of Discussion:

• What are the new opportunities in eBooks and e-Readers?
• How do mobile sites and mobile apps come to market?
• How does a company decide to buy, build or acquire new technology?
• What’s in the publishing pipeline and when will we see it?

Monday, November 9th

NYU Kimmel Center

60 Washington Square South

Room 914

Join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres 6:00 – 7:30 pm. Presentation will begin at 6:30 pm. Please RSVP to publishing.alumni@nyu.edu.

And don't forget that we have our next meetup scheduled for 10/15; location to be shortly announced. If you haven't RSVP'd yet, please do so.

Hope to see you there,

Karina, Joanne, Ania, Karen, and Seth

Senior Editorial Director

John Hartnett has an opportunity with Globe Pequot (based in Guilford, CT) on a search for a Senior Editorial Director. It's and excellent opportunity for a senior level acquisitions editor/manager with proven skill in acquiring successful single-title books as well as series books.

Over the past several months, GPP has made significant organizational changes and refocused its efforts on developing the kind of titles it is best known for. I want to emphasize that this is very much a hands on, roll up the sleeves role and it is critical for the right candidate to provide both strategic and tactical support and function well in a team based environment.

Qualfied candidates must be willing to work out of the Guilford office and be able to acquire key lead titles and provide strategic direction for Reference, Nature, History & Current Affairs, Cooking, Sports, Lifestyle and Fishing/Hunting lines.

GPP requires a minimum seven years of acquisitions experience in a comparable book trade or mass market publishing environment, proven leadership skills, P&L and contract expertise, deep and up-to-date agent contacts, the ability to build and shape several lists simultaneously, and solid experience managing and developing diverse staff.

The right candidate must be able to work well in a sales-driven culture, and accept responsibility for meeting established profitability goals for his/her list. Content management and/or template publishing experience a plus.

CONTACT
John Hartnett
Vice President
Jack Farrell & Associates
PO Box 1241
Princeton, NJ 08542-1241
Phone: 908-573-5491
Cell: 908-787-2085
john@jackfarrell.com
www.jackfarrell.com

Save the Date

Hope everyone had a great summer.

For those of you who couldn't make our last meetups, hope to see you at the 10/15 one. We're thinking of going back to Crumbs for it, but if you have another venue--whether dessert or bar you like and know--just let us know.

Also, we're trying to plan a joint alumni and current student event for early to mid November, sponsored by NYU. Stay tuned for more details.

Until then, put 10/15 at 6:30 on your calendars, and let us know if there's an industry-related question you'd like us to discuss at our round robin.

Enjoy your weekend,

Karina, Joanne, Ania, and Karen

Project Editor- Reference Production Group

Leading publisher is looking for a Project Editor in the Reference division. This position is responsible for managing production of multi-author, multi-volume reference works from transmittal of manuscripts through disk for manufacturing/online products. Accountable for overseeing copyediting, design, and production working with editorial, marketing, contributors, outside freelancers, illustrators, and suppliers to produce high-quality products from authors raw manuscript and art, on time and within budget. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years publishing experience with print and non-print reference material. Excellent organizational skills as well as very good command of grammar and oral/written language skills. Ability to work independently and handle many projects simultaneously.

Oxford University Press furthers the University of Oxford's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing throughout the world. OUP is the largest university press in the world.

Update on 8/31 Meetup

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Since sweets seemed to appeal to many of our members, we'll be trying another bakery:

AQ Cafe

1800 Broadway between 58th and 59th streets

http://www.aqkafe.com/

Monday, 8/31at 6:30 pm

If you haven't already RSVP'd, either via Facebook or e-mail, please do so.

Hope to see you there,

Karina, Joanne, Ania, and Karen

Recap and Save-the-Date

A few weeks ago, the NYU Publishing Alum Group indulged our sweet tooth and gathered at the delicious Crumbs bakery near Washington Square. Amid all varieties of cupcakes we recapped some highlights of our last event which featured Neil DeYoung (Hachette) and Denise Tillis (Conde Nast). Neil and Denise spoke about the digital world and what book and magazine publishers are up to these days and what's on the horizon. Our conversation turned from e-books and the best/newest e-book readers to iPhone apps and how to put Facebook to use for brands, authors, and publishers.

Have you downloaded an e-book reader to your iPhone? If so, which one?
How many of you have a Kindle? Do you use it for more for reading books or newspapers?

And speaking of indulging our sweet tooth, we'll be doing so again at our next meetup, so save the date: Monday, August 31st, at 6:30. Location TBD.

Hope to see you there,
Karina, Joanne, Ania, and Karen

Digital Content Coordinator Position

Summary of job: The Digital Content Coordinator will develop and maintain systems and processes for organizing and managing content within Kaplan’s digital asset management system, and for distributing digital content to a wide variety of partners.

Responsibilities include:

- Participate in launch and maintenance of Digital Asset Management system, including asset collection;

- Collaborate with Editorial, Production, and Manufacturing departments to develop workflow improvements utilizing the DAM

- Work with Digital Warehouse partner to traffic and manage permissions for digital book content;

- Coordinate communication among Editorial, Production, Digital Warehouse, and offshore QA teams;

- Develop guidelines for management of digital content;

- Develop processes and manage schedules for preparation and distribution of digital content to partners;

- Troubleshoot and solve problems throughout the digital production process and interact and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders;

- Exercise strategic expense management in development of digital products, with focus on minimizing conversion and QA costs;

- Evaluate all the components of data management to ensure proper preparation and accuracy according to industry standards.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s Degree

- Minimum 1-2 years experience in digital media, content management, or web publishing areas;

- Familiarity with digital asset management systems;

- Familiarity with book production process;

- Familiarity with Adobe CS (emphasis on InDesign), HTML, and XML;

- Detail-oriented and able to manage complex schedules and budgets;

- Able to provide excellent verbal and written communication among vendors, manager, and stakeholders;

- Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment;

- Demonstrated ability to work in a team atmosphere but also independently;

- Ability to work within tight deadlines.

New venue for next meetup

Hope everyone is having a great summer and weekend, despite the rain.

I just wanted to remind everyone that our next meetup is scheduled for July 14th, and instead of alcohol, we're trying something different: sugar...so we'll be meeting at Crumbs on 8th Street. If you're not familiar with their selection of cupcakes, cookies, and beverages, check our their website at www.crumbsbakeshop.com.

Please RSVP either on Facebook or by responding to this e-mail so that we know how many tables to reserve, and also let me know if you have any industry-related question you'd like us to discuss during the round-robin portion of the evening.

Also, please remember to use both the Facebook and LinkedIn pages to reach out to others, or e-mail me something you'd like posted on our blog.

Have a good night and hope to see you on the 14th.

Karina, Joanne, Ania, and Karen

Book Production Manager Opening

MANAGER BOOK PRODUCTION

SUMMARY: International scientific and medical publisher seeks highly motivated Production Manager to have overall responsibility for the book program including schedules, quality, and costs. Based in Manhattan, this individual will ensure accurate delivery of final manuscript and on-time publication of high-quality products. There is a journals counterpart and both positions report to the Director of Production located in Europe.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Handle 40-45 book projects per year from manuscripts through bound books in the warehouse. This includes predominantly clinical titles with a small percentage of educational titles.
• Responsibility for the assignments of all freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, production editors, typesetters and printers.
• Identify, test, train and negotiate with all new and existing freelancers and suppliers.
• Manage production budget for books and related products and for T&E group budget.
• Supervise and manage 2 Associate Book Production Manager. Each APM works with 2 outside production editors on all the titles they supervise.
• Supervise a book project as required.

CRITICAL PERFORMANCE FACTORS

· Quality Control

· Ability to prioritize to achieve timely publication of high-quality products

· Flexibility and ability to handle migration of workflow from print to electronic

· Ability to answer technical questions

QUALIFICATIONS

o College degree preferred

o Strengths in using WORD, Excel, Photoshop and Illustrator

o Experience in STM publishing

o Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

o Manufacturing experience a plus

Interested candidates should provide a resume by email to Joan Blitman, Vice President,Jack Farrell & Associates (www.jackfarrell.com) joan@jackfarrell.com

Media Producer Opening

Duration: Fulltime

Status : EAD/GC/Citizen (No H1)

Location : NY City

Salary : 55k-65K Max + benefits

Experience Needed:

• 2-3 years online production experience

Educational Background Required:

• Bachelor’s degree

Position Description:

Client has an immediate opening for a Media Producer . Media Producers are responsible for managing the production of title-specific media products for our college textbooks. The ideal candidate is dedicated to an editorial team, and will interface regularly with editors, media editors, marketing staff, developers, production staff and our QA team. The Media Producer will manage the production of media products through the development process including: scheduling, gathering content, content management, site development, QA, bug fixes and site roll-out. The Media Producer will report to the Senior Media Producer and work within a team.

Major Responsibilities:

• Manage the production of media products through the development process

including: scheduling, gathering content, content management, site development, QA, bug fixes and site roll-out

• Work closely with editors and business-side managers to understand

content and media requirements

• Troubleshooting reported errors and bugs in order to thoroughly

understand and solve problems

• Proactive problem-solving in a fast-paced web environment

• Managing schedules, resources and expectations for media production

• Identifying existing and new requirements for each title-specific product

• Work closely with the QA and development team to produce products on

schedule

• Identifying and communicating any issues that may delay or interrupt the

media development process

• Communication with high-level staff including publishers, editors, and

senior management

Required Skills / Knowledge:

• Familiarity with the tools and protocols used for publishing content

electronically, including: HTML, XML, Photoshop and the software development life cycle (SDLC)

• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project and ticketing systems

• Experience working with course management (BlackBoard, WebCT, D2L,

Angel, Sakai, Moodle) and content management systems (Documentum) a plus

• Exceptional communication, production and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently and follow a pre-defined process and workflow

Contact:

Antony

Cardinal Technology Solutions

Ph: 732-246-4350x232

Fax: 201-633-5279

email: antony.thomas@cardinalts.com

NYC Web Project Manager Position

Web Project Manager (Media, Web)
Duration: Fulltime with the client
Status : EAD/GC/Citizen (no H1 )
Location : NY city

Experience Needed:
• 5 years project management experience

Educational Background Required:
• Bachelor’s degree

Position Description:

Project Managers are responsible for managing the creation of web-based software applications (i.e. platforms) that supplement our college textbooks. The incumbent will manage development of the product platforms through the software development lifecycle. The Project Manager is directly responsible for requirements definition, functional specification, and use case definition. After these initial project phases, the Project Manager is responsible for managing the development of the platform through to completion, including: technical specification, development, QA, roll-out, documentation and training. After roll-out of the platform, the Project Manager is the point person for all requests (requirements, bug fixes, integrations, etc.) related to the platform. The Project Manager will work closely with editorial, software architects, software developers, media production and the QA team to create stable, scalable platforms. The Project Manager will report to the Senior Project Manager.

Major Responsibilities:

• Manage the development of software applications through the entire
software development lifecycle
• Work closely with editors and business-side managers to understand and
document requirements
• Write functional specifications
• Define and document use cases for the platform
• Partner with software architects to map requirements to the technical
specifications
• Manage software developers through the development cycle (off-shore and
on-staff resources)
• Oversee QA along with the QA manager; review test plans and test scripts
• Manage application roll out and delivery
• Define and document production processes for new platforms
• Proactive problem-solving in a fast-paced web environment
• Manage schedules, resources and expectations
• Status reporting to editorial and technical teams
• Identify and document existing and new requirements for each platform
• Identify and communicate any issues that may delay or interrupt the
application development process
• Communication with high-level staff including publishers, editors, and
senior management


Required Skills / Knowledge:
• Familiarity with the tools and protocols used for developing software
applications: usability, software development life cycle (SDLC), QA, business analysis
• Proficiency with MS Office, MS Project
• Exceptional communication, project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to manage across multiple divisions: developers, QA, editorial
and production


Contact:
Antony
Cardinal Technology Solutions
Ph: 732-246-4350x232
Fax: 201-633-5279
email: antony.thomas@cardinalts.com

Recap and Photos from 5/19 Event

22 alums, both old and new, joined us at the beautiful downtown Kimmel location to hear about digital trends in both the magazine and book publishing world.

For those who could not attend, we hope to make the PowerPoints available and a list of useul urls to subscribe to for digital publishing information. For those who did attend, what was the most useful and/or surprising piece of information that you learned from the event?

And don't forget to keep July 14th free for our next meetup, which will be open to all members of the NYU Publishing Association. Location and time to come.

Happy Memorial Day,
Karina, Joanne, Ania, and Karen

Reminder: NYU Publishing Alumni Event and Date for our next Publishing Association Meetup

Please join us on Tuesday, May 19, 6:00 – 8:00 pm for “Digital Directions and Alumni Links”.

Come mix and mingle with your fellow NYU M.S. in Publishing Alumni and hear two leading digital experts discuss the latest trends in interactive media in the book and magazine industries:

Featured Speakers:

• Denise Tillis, Director of Product Management, Condé Nast Digital Development and Services

• Neil De Young, Director of Digital Media, Hachette Book Group

Topics of Discussion:

What are the latest growth areas and opportunities?

What’s the best strategy for digital rights?

What are the challenges ahead and how do we overcome them?

How do we, as alumni, prepare for the digital future?

Tuesday, May 19^th

NYU Kimmel Center

60 Washington Square South

Room 914

Join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Presentation will begin at 6:45pm

Please RSVP by May 18^th at publishing.alumni@nyu.edu or by hitting reply to this e-mail.

And for both the non-alumni and alumni members of the NYU Publishing Association, our next meetup is scheduled for 7/14 at 6:30. Location to come, but expect the same mingling, networking...and of course round-robin discussion.

So save the date and we hope to see you there,
Karina, Joanne, Ania, and Karen

Save the Date

Save the date for the next NYU Publishing Alumni event, to be held on Tuesday, May 19th. Since this event is NYU-sponsored, the location (details to come) will be great and refreshments will be served.

We're still in the planning stages, so if you have any ideas for speakers and/or requests for certain topics, please let us know.

And for current students, NYU-sponsored events are limited to alumni only (due to space limitations), but we'll be scheduling a regular meetup for all NYU Publishing Association members probably sometime in June, and hope to see you then.

Good night,
Karina, Joanne, Ania, and Karen

Law PE Position at OUP

Oxford University Press has a Production Editor position available in its Law division. This position oversees individual looseleaf and book titles from manuscript through to publication. You will interact with authors, editors, designers, marketing staff, and manufacturing staff as well as manage editorial services freelancers and full-service composition vendors. The ideal candidate has a minimum 2–3 years of publishing experience, is a flexible team player, is able to work independently, and has a strong ability to juggle multiple projects including monitoring schedules and costs and managing workflows.


Job Knowledge and Skill:

Production experience and good knowledge of editorial styles are essential (Chicago style required, Bluebook style a plus); excellent communication, decision-making, and people skills required; strong attention to project details, experience with scheduling, and familiarity with budgeting are essential; a strong foundation in project editorial services such as copyediting as well as experience in a full-service environment are highly desirable; proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, and electronic editing are also highly desirable.

If interested, e-mail hrny.us@oup.com and state the position you are interested in, salary requirements and the source of the advertisement.

Follow Us on Twitter!

Well, as promised...here is the URL for our new Twitter page:
http://twitter.com/NYUPublishingMS

Our "tweets" (that is, short posted messages) are made fresh daily for your reading enjoyment!

Happy Twittering,
~Karen

Hello Fellow NYU-Pub Alumni!

I'm honored to be on the board and to be part of the outreach/get-together efforts for the publishing alumni/students of the MS program...

And, I'm happy to announce that we're now on Twitter! I'm working on completing our group's profile. Once that is done (hopefully, by end of today), I'll blog the URL (and will email it, as well) so that you'll be able to follow announcements, industry articles, and, of course, job postings.

Until next time,
~Karen


klivecchia@cosimobooks.com
212.989.3616, x109

Welcome to our new board member

Karen Livecchia has joined our board and we're sure her knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm will benefit future meetups/events and our group. If you don't already know Karen, she will be at the meetup on Monday so be sure to say hi.

Hope to see you all there and have a great weekend until then.

PS It's not too late to RSVP or to send round-robin ideas.

Revised Date for Next Meetup: 3/16

Please adjust your calendars since the next meetup will be on Monday 3/16 instead of 3/23, but will still be held at The Chill Lounge and begin at 6:30.

Thank you and hope to see you there,
Karina, Joanne, and Ania

Next Meetup: 3/23

We're having our next NYU Publishing meetup on 3/23 at The Chill Lounge, and hope to see you there (see details below). We decided to postpone having the NYU-sponsored event until we got a better sense of the kind of speaker you'd enjoy most, so besides our usual round-robin question, please come with suggestions for speakers as well.

And as always, if you have an inudstry-related question you'd like to pose to the group, either let me know ahead of time via e-mail, or just bring it to the event.

So save the date:

Monday 3/23
The Chill Lounge
329 Lexington Avenue @ 39th Street
6:30 p.m.

We'll be creating a Facebook event for you to rsvp to, so if you're on Facebook but not in the group, just ask us to join; if you're not on Facebook, just RSVP by responding to this e-mail.

And until then, stay warm.

Karina, Joanne, and Ania

PSA Mentoring Program

The Publishing Students’ Association organizes a mentoring program every semester. It’s a wonderful way to get to know others in the program and industry, network, and just have someone to answer questions. It is a very casual program; there are no mandatory meeting dates. Pairs will decide what kind of meeting frequency works for them. Mentors must have been in the program at least 1 year. Alumni are welcome!

If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please submit the following information to Kimberly Bayley at kjb320@nyu.edu by February 13, 2009.

• Name:
• I want to be a (mentor or mentee):
• What was your focus in the program? (books, magazines, digital, other)
• What are your hobbies and interests outside the classroom?
• Where do you work?
• Phone number/email address

January Meet-up Recap

As the lay-offs continue and magazines continue to fold (I’m personally saddened by the loss of Conde Nast’s Domino), our round-robin discussion at January’s meet-up focused on how our industry can withstand this current economy.

If you were CEO of the company you work for, what would you do to make your organization recession-proof? What can the industry do to make itself recession-proof?

Maybe the solution lies in the midst of the NYU Publishing alumni! There were plenty of ideas and lots of interesting answers. Some recognized that lay-offs are necessary in order to keep companies lean. Other ideas included making your product more relevant to consumers and taking a step back to think about quantity versus quality: perhaps publishers should publish fewer books?

Several people noted that the industry needs to change its mindset and not see itself as “publishers” but rather as “content providers,” thus broadening the opportunities. Print on demand was brought up as an efficient, cost-saving and, some argued, necessary technology that isn’t used as often as it can or should be.

Do you use POD at your company? What would you do to recession-proof your company? Do you have ideas on how the industry could recession-proof itself? Post your answers here. We’d all love to hear from you.

Two interesting links

• The Key to Publishing's Survival by Bob Sack (www.bosacks.com) http://bosacks.homestead.com/pmg1.html
• http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/stevecoll/2009/01/nonprofit-newsp.html

Kaplan Director of Production Position

Kaplan K12 Learning Services Now Hiring:
Director of Production

As part of the Product Development group’s leadership team, the Director of Production shares responsibility for establishing a vision for Kaplan K12 product print and technology product, and then overseeing the application of Production resources and processes that enable the company to achieve its product and brand vision on-time and on-budget.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Manage and supervise the timely and cost-effective production of multiple programs/projects for multiple grades, maintaining high standards of excellence as well as competitiveness and profitability.
• Establish project goals, procedures and systems, and then determine necessary resources and allocate accordingly to meet deadlines cost-effectively.
• Identify project roles and responsibilities, and manage and coordinate the efforts of project personnel, in-house departments, and outside vendors to achieve project goals.
• Supervise a team consisting of a Production Manager, Production Artists, and a Print Manager, to ensure adherence to project guidelines, schedules, and budgets
• Recruit and retain exceptional talent, and actively manage performance of all Production staff through clear goal-setting and constructive feedback
• Manage workflow to and from production artists, assessing staff strengths, development needs, and deficiencies in order to utilize the best talent for each task
• Along with Production Manager, establish and manage relationships with production vendors, providing specifications, files, templates, etc. so that work is produced within stated timeframes and budget
• Stay abreast of the newest technology tools and applications, identify those appropriate for K12’s product development needs, conduct or sponsor training, and implement processes to expedite work flow
• Lead the department’s migration to a content management system, instituting workflow and processes that maximize the value of the CMS to produce efficiencies of scale and cost
• Work closely with Creative Director to develop and consistently apply design templates, ensuring a high quality product in line with the K12 product vision
• Collaborate with other department heads, particularly Operations and Managing Editorial, to develop efficient interdepartmental processes, identify critical bottlenecks, and resolve quality control issues in order to manage project schedules and budgets.

Qualifications Include:

• At least a B.A. in Publishing or Technology-related field
• 7-10 years experience in a Publishing (Production or Design), with at least 3 years experience leading a team
• In-depth knowledge of production technologies and content management systems (e.g., most recent versions of Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Quark)
• Thorough understanding of production requirements for both print and non-print products (e.g., manipulatives, games, tech-based tools)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and proven ability to negotiate, and strong management and problem-solving abilities
• Creative and future-oriented, with knowledge about application of publishing technology to solving current and anticipated publishing problems (versioning, state-specific components)

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• Web design/production experience a huge plus
• 10 + years experience in Publishing, with a minimum of 5 years leading a Production or Design team.

Please email your cover letter and resume to K12HR@kaplan.com. Be sure to put “Director of Production” in the subject line.

Ideas for our next event

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

For those of you who missed last meetup, Joanne uploaded photos on the event's Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=53998474184) and will be uploading a synopsis of the event here.

Our next event, probably the last week of March (more info TK) will be another NYU-sponsored event with a speaker and then a reception. Since we'd like to make this event as useful and informative as possible, please let us know which topic you'd like to learn about and/or if you have a speaker in mind you'd like us to reach out to. You can either respond to this e-mail or post on our blog, where I will be posting this message as well.

Thanks and hope to see you all at our next event,
Karina, Joanne, Ania

PS In the interim, remember that our blog and LinkedIn group page are where you can post questions and ideas to the rest of the group, so feel free to do so...or just e-mail me and I'll post for you, if you prefer.

Discount for O'Reilly Conference

A message from Allison Gillespie of O'Reilly:

"We'd like to offer your association a special 20% discount (which is a little more then $300 off). And we actually have a pretty hefty student discount, too (65% off with proof of full time time student status) so I'll give you two different discounts to post (one for students and one for everyone else).

• 65% student discount: toc09nyfts

• 20% group discount: toc09nyup"

So if you were planning to attend or wishing you could, now's your chance to do so at a lower price.

Photos at Last

Happy New Year to all!

And to see a few long-awaited photos of the last meetup, please check out the meetup's Facebook page.

Apparently photography isn't our strong suit (which is why we're in publishing, right?), so please feel free to bring your camera/mobile to the next meetup and post as many photos as you want to the Facebook page.

If you haven't already RSVP'd on Facebook, please do so; if you're not part of the Facebook group, then please send me an e-mail as to whether you can attend the January 27th meetup.

As always, round-robin questions are welcome, so send those along too.

Hope to see you there and good night.