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Production Executive
Production Executive – Hybrid (Exeter, Devon or Poundbury, Dorset)
Salary: GBP £30,000 per annum Vacancy Type: Full-time, permanent
About the Role
We are seeking a Production Executive to join our Production and Operations team. Working alongside the Production Manager, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality books to readers worldwide.
This role will focus on managing our reprint programme, ensuring titles remain available through the most efficient and cost-effective print solutions. You will collaborate with UK and international print partners, explore opportunities for digital and local printing, and drive continuous improvement in our production processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the production of book reprints, from quotations through to placement and delivery.
- Obtain and evaluate print quotations, balancing cost, quality, and lead times.
- Develop and manage relationships with digital print suppliers (UK and international), identifying opportunities for on-demand and short-run production.
- Contribute to print specification decisions.
- Coordinate freight logistics for books to UK and international distribution partners.
- Raise purchase orders, prepare production costings, and manage print approvals.
- Liaise with Editorial, Design, Pre-Press, Sales, and Finance teams to coordinate reprints, corrections, and file updates.
- Maintain accurate production records within our publishing management system.
- Support implementation of errata, file revisions, and updated editions.
- Monitor supplier performance, proactively improving quality, service, and cost efficiency.
- Assist in evaluating and selecting new print and freight suppliers as our supply chain evolves.
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We are looking for an organised, commercially astute professional who thrives in managing multiple projects simultaneously. You will ideally:
- Have book or print production experience with a strong understanding of the entire print process.
- Possess excellent attention to detail, numerical skills, and proficiency in communication.
- Demonstrate strong teamwork and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience with a publishing management system (e.g., Biblio) is advantageous.
This role requires periodic office attendance in Exeter, including during the training period.
Closing Date for Applications
Friday, 24 July
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