Production Assistant/Controller

We have a fantastic opportunity to join a leading children’s book publisher in their production team. Based in Northampton, this is a great role where you can work on a variety of books in a friendly office. This role would suit someone with good admin/project management experience who enjoys seeing projects through from concept to completion.   

Key duties:

• Manage production projects from initial concept to delivery, ensuring they are delivered on time and to budget
• Keep files, plotters, approvals and advances organised and check files pre-publication
• Troubleshoot delays and problems
• Update the production database with key milestone and completion dates
• Ensure in-house teams and suppliers comply with safety standards
• Maintain excellent relationships with in-house colleagues and external stakeholders including print and component suppliers, art studios and buyers

Experience / skills required:

• Good office admin and project management experience
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organisation and time-management skills
• Solid IT skills, experience using MS Office, including Excel and Outlook
• Some publishing experience would be great or background in print / paper purchasing

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to clairelaw@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:             Claire Law

Tel:                    0203 574 4423

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