Books Production Lead

Job Description

Emerald Publishing are looking for a Production Team Lead to support their award-winning books programme!

The successful candidate will manage the team responsible for the delivery of the frontlist, from manuscript handover through to online and print publication. They will champion quality and service throughout every aspect of the publishing process while ensuring that performance against targets is measured and achieved.

The Team Lead will partner with colleagues in the department and across the books programme to manage the global supplier base as well as collaborate with the Learning and Development team to support the professional development of their onshore team.

They will have a mindset of continuous improvement, demonstrating an understanding of the changing landscape of academic publishing and the production environment, and will actively participate or lead projects that support Emerald’s mission.

Day to day we’ll trust you to:   

• Manage the books production team to ensure targets are achieved
• Collaborate with Team Leads across the books programme to implement strategic change and to deliver product reporting at a title, collection, and programme level.
• Support team members with professional development
• Partner with the supplier management team to champion best practice and actively monitor performance of offshore partners.
• Participate in continuous improvement events, projects, and workshops to help improve workflows, processes, and policies.
• Take initiative, with the ability to work autonomously and to report back on progress of key milestones.

You’ll need to have:   

Key competencies
• Advanced organisation / project management skills
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• Analytical / strategic skills
• Results orientated

Social skills
• Customer service skills
• Negotiating / influencing skills
• Relationship development and management

Knowledge/Technical skills:
• Knowledge and ability to work with MS office applications
• Ability to learn and adapt to internal systems and processes

Experience level:
• Relevant publishing or industry experience

What’s in it for you?

At Emerald, we value our people. Becoming a part of our team means you’ll join a trusting and flexible environment and we've been flexified so you can trust that we're a truly flexible workplace. You'll also have numerous opportunities to progress your career, as well as access to professional development and the opportunity to learn new skills.

You’ll receive a wide range of benefits, such as 30 days annual leave, remote flexible working, up to 20% performance bonus, 6% pension contribution and various benefits aimed at supporting your wellbeing and work-life balance. You can check out a full list of our benefits here.

Roles are advertised at a benchmarked market median rate. Offers will be made within a range of the median, depending on skills and experience.

Emerald Group is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our applicants. If you would like to request any accommodations/adjustments from application through to interview stages, please complete the relevant section within the application or contact us at peopleteam@emerald.com and let us know.