Production And Manufacturing Coordinator
Cambridge, Massachusetts
° Managed paperback list, reprints and revised editions° Scheduled, tracked and prioritized books in process° Implemented design, print, paper and binding specifications° Solicited bids, estimated, priced, purchased and passed invoices for composition, prepress, printing, components and binding° Proofed and trafficked page and color proofs for text and covers° Collaborated with compositors, printers, binders, paper merchants, designers and managers° Streamlinedreprintcyclebycreatingdatabasetotrackpaperbacks,generateformsandreports;wrote formulas to calculate book prices for production and interdepartmental meetings° Trained and supervised assistants and temporary employees° Specified and layed out text for new chapters, revised editions and cover copy° Handled all conversions of jackets to paperback covers: typeset back copy, resized jacketsto paperback format in mechanicals and electronically° Created templates and style sheets for series jacket design