Job Details
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (4 days per week onsite)
Budgeted Salary Range: The expected pay range for this position is $128,209 to $153,720 per annum.
Stanford University Press (SUP) is seeking an Editorial, Design, and Production (EDP) Director to lead a team of 8, managing production editorial, design, typesetting, and manufacturing. SUP publishes 145 books a year across the humanities, social sciences, law, and business. These books inform scholarly debate, generate global and cross-cultural discussion, and bring timely, peer-reviewed scholarship to the wider reading public. At the leading edge of both print and digital dissemination of innovative research with about 4,000 books currently in print, SUP is a publisher of ideas that matter and books that endure. https://www.sup.org/about/
Responsibilities
Core Duties:
- Hire and manage production editing, design, and manufacturing staff to achieve press goals.
- Evaluate manuscripts submitted by sponsoring editors.
- Create production budgets, and select suitable production editors for projects.
- Oversee the direction for the art program and design for each project.
- Manage the day-to-day work of staff, monitor workload, and adjust schedules as necessary to ensure department goals are met.
- Participate as a member of the Press Management Team to create and implement publishing strategies and long-term goals.
- Provide input towards the annual budget for department and press.
- Develop production procedures, practices, and systems.
Minimum Education
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum Experience
Ten years of experience plus minimum three years of management experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Management experience in book editorial and/or manufacturing functions at a university or commercial press.
- Solid leadership skills and demonstrated ability to create a strong team environment.
- Ability to foster working relationships with peers and staff.
- Comprehensive book editorial design and production skills.
Organization
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