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Greater New York City Area

Responsible for the manufacturing and corrections of the adult 1/C and complex 4/C hardcover and trade paperback titles, as well as mass market editions. Oversee vendor relations relative to estimating, development, and quality. Monitor price negotiations and pre-press workflow for color consistency. Imprints include Clarkson Potter, Harmony, Ten Speed Press, and Broadway Books.

Greater New York City Area

Oversaw operations of the adult front list production department, inclusive of the adult trade and mass market divisions, as well as the manufacturing division for Simon and Schuster’s distribution client publishers.• Accountable for the trafficking, delivery and budgets of 1,200+ products per year - including projects by Bruce Springsteen, Hillary Clinton, and Tom Brady - as well as purchases of over $50M annually.• Held and participated in team meetings to monitor projects’ productivity reports, advising on improvements, creating best-practices, and ensuring on-time completion. Partnered with leaders of marketing, creative, and production departments to adapt to changing project priorities.• Assisted distribution sales director in consultations with independent publishing clients regarding S&S’s production services, solving issues and creating innovative client solutions.• Provided clear and concise communication to IT department to rebuild department’s project management, title database, estimating, and purchase order software. Provided training to staff to guarantee a seamless transition from a desktop platform to a cloud-based application.• Evaluated title strategic development and vendor volume of direct reports. Assessed and evaluated risks, timelines and potential operational issues for lead titles produced in the US and internationally.• Maintained and grew relationships with both internal stakeholders – including marketing and sales managers - and external vendors. Negotiated and monitored vendor contract requirements, using data analysis to save approximately 5% annually on unit costs.• Established internal workflow for file creation of front list digital short-run titles to ensure on-time delivery and release.• Managed 14 employees on a daily basis, including 8 direct reports. Employee management responsibilities included coaching, training, performance appraisal, conflict resolution, and on-boarding of new team members.

New York, Ny

Orchestrated production of digital and print products, including resources for marketing materials and social media. Spearheaded new product development and cross-departmental collaboration between editorial, art, digital, and marketing. Determined project budgets and monitored schedules to ensure delivery. Mentored and coached junior-level staff. • Led cross-functional teams to produce numerous 4-color titles by celebrity authors including Jamie Oliver, Bobby Flay, and Sandra Lee. • Communicated the correct specs to the creative team for PDF files, FTP site transmittals, digital art, online proofing, and digital archiving.• Partnered on co-branded content with external media properties including Hearst, Condé Nast, and Miramax.• Aided in the digitization of Hyperion’s backlist of 400 titles, ensuring speed-to-market.• Modernized Hyperion’s estimating system in collaboration with vendors and Disney’s IT engineers to improve title cost control. Coached and educated team members regarding new software features.• Created and deployed new workflow for digital file creation, and trained internal and external staff on usage. • Negotiated cost strategies with vendors to secure the best pricing and quality.• Maintained digital asset management system.

Greater New York City Area

Spearheaded planning, scheduling, pre-press, and manufacturing for Miramax Books. Liaised between Hyperion’s creative team and Miramax’s publishing office to coordinate copyediting and design for camera-ready files.• Managed high-profile celebrity titles by Madeleine Albright, Queen Noor, and Rudy Giuliani.• Bolstered productivity and reduced costs by working with Disney’s technology team to create a proprietary, centralized purchase order system for Miramax and Hyperion. Helped coordinate system UAT deployment.• Updated internal database with key title specs.• Helped troubleshoot and solve production issues as needed.• Communicated status information of titles to all Hyperion and Miramax executive team members.

Greater New York City Area

Managed the estimating, scheduling, timelines, and manufacturing of hardcover, trade paperback, and mass-market titles. Maintained paper inventory. • Defined timelines, maximized cost efficiency and ensured on-target delivery of titles. • Presided over multiple projects in different stages that ranged from pre-planning, manuscript, to execution of the manufacturing.• Developed strong relationships with domestic and international vendors in order to drive productive pricing negotiation and strategy.• Oversaw first printings and reprints, color correcting, and press approvals.

Greater New York City Area

Executed production timelines, managed creative assets and specs simultaneously in support of multiple high-end, 4-color titles a year. Delivered complex projects on time and within budget. Negotiated payment terms with vendors. Identified, hired, and managed top freelance copyediting and design talent. Lead formal weekly status meetings with sales, marketing, and off-site-creative teams.

Administered titles for the adult division's trade paperback line, from manuscript to bound book. Prepared estimates, managed manufacturing of bound galleys, and collaborated with editorial and design departments.

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area