Full-Service Project Manager – Books

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About the Role

Full-Service Project Manager – Books

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Project Management:

  Manage the complete book production lifecycle, including manuscript preparation, editing, typesetting, proofreading, corrections, quality checks, and final print and digital deliverables.

• Production Planning & Coordination:

  Coordinate with editorial, composition, proofreading, quality assurance, and other teams to ensure smooth workflow and timely completion of project milestones.

• Timeline & Delivery Management:

  Plan and track schedules, deliverables, dependencies, and pending activities. Identify potential bottlenecks/delays and take proactive corrective action.

• Customer & Stakeholder Management:

  Understand customer requirements and specifications, communicate project updates, resolve queries, and ensure alignment between customers and internal teams.

• Quality Assurance:

  Ensure deliverables adhere to customer specifications, publishing standards, and quality benchmarks. Identify recurring issues and support corrective actions.

• Issue & Risk Management:

  Resolve operational challenges, manage production bottlenecks, and escalate critical issues when required to minimise delivery risks.

• Reporting & Process Improvement:

  Maintain project trackers and status reports, monitor project performance, and identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, and workflow efficiency.

Qualifications & Skills

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in book publishing, book production, or publishing services.
• Candidates from publishing houses, academic publishers, STM publishers, trade publishers, or publishing services companies are preferred.
• Graduates in a related discipline from a reputed college/university. Postgraduate qualification will be preferred.
• Excellent spoken and written English, with strong communication and coordination skills.
• Sound understanding of book production stages, workflows, deliverables, and quality requirements.

Work from Office (6 days working)

Interested candidates can send their CVs at anunay.garg@thomsondigital.com