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Job Summary

Company
Zondervan
Location
Grand Rapids, MI 49530
Industries
Printing and Publishing
Job Type
Full Time
Employee
Years of Experience
5+ to 7 Years
Education Level
Bachelor's Degree
Career Level
Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff)
Salary
37,000.00 - 59,000.00 USD /year

Manager, Editorial and Marketing Operations (Church Engagement Curriculum)

About the Job

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  •  Participate fully in the CE Curriculum Team
  • Work alongside the Curriculum VP and Publisher and the VP of CE Curriculum to facilitate excellent “art to part” publishing logistics and resource alignment for marketing and editorial needs
  • Provide product information and data as needed for timely business decisions and fiscal budgeting 
  •  Participate in CE Curriculum meetings
  • Working with the CE Curriculum team project manager, help to ensure timely agendas, material distribution, and documentation for team meetings
  • Working with the CE Curriculum team project manager and marketing staff, help to ensure team preparation for publication cycle forums, sales conferences, and new announcement catalogs
  • Call and lead CE Curriculum pre-production planning meetings, monitor product costs, and make timely and effective risk and feasibility assessments 
  • Schedule products and marketing pieces, using project management scheduling tools, assigning feasible in-stock, release, launch, and publication dates, as well as assigning schedule templates for effective production management
  •   Ensure excellent CE Curriculum Production Schedule documentation for both products and marketing pieces and DataNet, Vista, and NPS product information
  •   Ensure overall Editorial and Marketing integration, accountabilities, and best practices for CE Curriculum operations, regularly conducting production rounds with editors, product developers, marketing managers, creative staff, and with others as necessary
  •  Interface with all areas of the company to solve problems and expedite production workflow and processes, recommending and implementing mid-course corrections as necessary
  • Manage the Individual Project Analysis tool (IPAs), publishing lists, and title set ups for CE Curriculum
  • Working with the CE Curriculum team project manager, ensure the Senior Corporate Editor has information needed to secure, edit, and proof copy for CE Curriculum in a timely manner
  • Ensure editorial excellence throughout production by proofreading marketing pieces, product packaging, and cover routings
  • Participate fully as a member of the Editorial and Marketing Operations Team, facilitating and/or participating in interdepartmental and cross-functional teams as requested and assisting the Senior Director with overall editorial and marketing operations reviews, documentation, and needs 

 

KNOWLEDGE:          

  • Minimum 3-5 years project management                                    
  • Experience in publishing/editorial operations, with some understanding of marketing and editorial coordination.                                                       

                                                                                  

SKILLS:

  • Excellent written communication skills                                                
  • Proven project management and organizational skills                      
  • Program management and project scheduling experience and/or demonstrated aptitude using tools such as Microsoft project and/or enterprise scheduling packages.                                                              
  • Proven spelling and proofreading skills                                               
  •  Standard editorial marks                                                                     
  • Above average knowledge of English grammar                                   
  • Able to distill numerous pieces of information and communicate key points to others                                                                                                                               
 
 

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Zondervan