Production Editor (Publishing)

Description Department: Church Publishing Inc

Job Type: Regular Full Time

Education Level: BA/BS or combination of education and experience

Required Years Experience: 6

Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) was founded in 1918 as the Church Hymnal Corporation, a nonprofit affiliate of the Church Pension Group. Today, CPI’s professionals produce about 50 new books and resources each year, and manage a portfolio of more than 2,600 active products, many sold worldwide.

The Production Editor, reporting to the Production Director, supports the day-to-day production of CPI’s multi-market publishing program, with a specialization in general trade production held to industry standards. The Production Editor will manage CPI’s trade publishing end-to-end workflows and work to ensure optimum production cost savings across all formats. Working with the Director and Sr. Production Lead, the Production Editor participates in continuous improvement efforts and maintains the pace of the production and publication processes to meet schedules and targets. The Production Editor is a confident and highly organized self-starter who can succeed in a fast-paced environmentanddemonstrateexcellentattention-to-detailwiththeabilitytomanagetheirownworkload while meeting competing deadlines.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Launch trade publishing workflows and maintain production processes along with industry standards
• Manage the production of trade front list titles from transmitted manuscript through production to bound book and distribution
• Ensure manuscripts, artwork, permissions, and supporting files entering production meet strict publication requirements and quality standards
• Establish freelance relationships and control production costs through vendor negotiations across all production tasks
• Provide industry standard guidance to Editorial on trade covers and interior designs
• Offer front list authors support and management on the production process, expediting solutions as needed to ensure on-time publication
• Review and verify all product meta data in all CPI and vendor systems
• Supervise vendor expenses against P&Ls, investigate and address discrepancies, track savings, and process invoices through submission and approval for payment
• Coordinatecalendar program and some frontlist titlereprints throughtheproductionprocess
• Oversee church bulletin programforeachseason,engagingwithvendors,communicating with printers, and working with the Director and Editorial to prepare changes per season
• Troubleshootroutineproductionissues,providinginputtostakeholders,andescalatingissues when appropriate
• FileCataloging-in-Publicationdataupontransmittal ofabookandcopyright informationwiththe Library of Congress upon publication
• Attendproduction-relatedmeetings,providingstatusreportandproductiondetails
• Undertakespecialprojectsasdirectedbymanagement
• Effective performance of the essential functions of this position requires regular and effective in-person, on-site interaction with colleagues and external vendors,bothforpurposesofrelationshipbuilding,meaningfulcollaboration,and approvals of physical production materials

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• ExpertskillsinMicrosoftOffice360andAdobeAcrobatalongwithstrongfamiliaritywith meeting tools (e.g. Zoom and Microsoft Teams)
• Intermediate/Expert skills and familiarity with CMS systems like Title Management by Firebrand and SharePoint along with accounting interfaces
• Expert project management skills and problem-solving techniques
• Understanding of financial procedures and processing of invoices
• Strong vendor and freelance relationships in trade publishing
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Must have a collegial and collaborative working style

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• BA\BS or combination of education and experience
• 4+yearsRelevantfunctionand organization
• 6+yearsPrintandelectronicproductionoperationsalongwithaninterestin,andaptitude for, digital production
• Experienceintrade production

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Extensive use of a computer keyboard is a demand of the position to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Currently, hybrid work environment, which requires working in CPG’s office Tuesdays through Thursdays and flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Church Pension Group employees must maintain a professional, compassionate, and trustworthy work environment always. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job within this environment.

• Business casual attire.
• Some travel may be required. Travel conditions may vary.

Salary Range: $64,000 - $80,000

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Flexible Benefits Available To Eligible Employees

• Medical (including Vision)
• Dental
• Supplemental Dental

Core Benefits Automatically Provided To Eligible Employees

• Employer funded defined benefit pension plan (five year vesting)
• Employee Life Insurance
• Spouse and Dependent Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Short-Term Disability (STD) coverage
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage (elected as either pre-tax or after-tax)
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Worker’s Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retiree health insurance (eligible after 10 years)
• Retiree life insurance

Elective Benefits Available To Eligible Employees

• 401(k) with matching contributions (immediate vesting)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Commuter Benefits
• New York’s 529 College Savings Program (NY State residents)

Educational Assistance Program available to eligible employees

Maternity/Paternity Leave available to eligible employees

Time Off available to eligible employees: Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holidays

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Please understand that, as a general policy, CPG does not sponsor visas.

EOE: Minorities/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation