Print Production Manager
Part time - 3 Days
New Frontier is looking for a Print Production Manager to support our award-winning children’s book list. The candidate will be an enthusiastic individual with a keen eye for detail.
New Frontier was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2002 with the ethos to create children’s books to educate, uplift and inspire. In 2017 NFP opened a UK office and is quickly growing. We publish board books, picture books and middle grade fiction.
The successful candidate will join our team on a part time basis, working in our London office in Fulham.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing the production workflow from prepress to manufacture
- Working with external suppliers, onshore and offshore while continually monitoring quality standards
- Ensure a smooth supply chain with new orders/collections produced to the correct specification and schedule
- Creating and updating budgets, and managing costs in line with agreed expenditure
- Overall responsibility for the management of key print/finishing related issues based on the requirements of a specific territory/area of business.
- Responsibility for supplying dummies for internal approval, and logistical planning of delivery of all components
- Negotiating with suppliers to ensure the production of any designated order/collection.
- Ensuring all invoices are received on time and are at the agreed contract price or estimate, and cross-checking these against the budget
- To solve any production difficulties that may arise
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Colour book production experience, print buying, understanding of XML based workflows, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
- Ability to work well as part of a team, remaining calm under pressure with good attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A friendly, can do attitude
- Highly organised with strong administrative skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent numerical skills with a methodical approach
- Ability to prioritise, organise workload, and manage multiple tasks concurrently
Personal Attributes:
- Confident in own abilities
- Approachable
- Good work ethic / conscientious
To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to sophia@newfrontierpublishing.co.uk.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday, April 14.