Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Production Controller to join our Vintage Production team on a fixed term contract from January to June 2024.

We publish some of the world\'s most thought-provoking, unforgettable, beautifully designed books - from contemporary trailblazers to our red-spined VINTAGE Classics. Our broad family of authors ranges from world-class prize-winners to brand new, emerging talent, from Margaret Atwood, Ian McEwan and Haruki Murakami, to Nigella Lawson and Rukmini Iyer, to Otessa Moshfegh, NoViolet Bulawayo and Booker-shortlisted Elaine Feeney.

As a Senior Production Controller, you will manage production of the Vintage Paperback list, working primarily on mono titles, and some full colour books. You will also produce some lead editions from the broader Vintage imprints. You will work within a highly collaborative team and give production advice and support to the division.

Key Responsibilities:

Cost and schedule titles to deliver on time, to budget and to high quality.

Manage relationships and negotiate with key external suppliers - printers, repro houses, and typesetters - finding solutions to manufacturing, costing and scheduling challenges

Collaborate with internal teams across Editorial, Design, Sales, Inventory, Finance and Ebooks teams

Use your production expertise to solve problems and resolve issues where they arise

Maintain complete and accurate information in Biblio, our publishing system

Use your understanding of the needs and goals of the division to inform your decision making

Oversee archive and e-book files, keeping our digital editions on track

What you\'ll bring:

You\'ll need proven experience of mono printing as well as a range of pre-press and digital workflows. You will be able to organise information effectively, keep track of all information relating to your printings, suppliers, and processes. Experience and/or knowledge of colour printing is desirable but not essential.

To be successful in this role, you\'ll be comfortable with prioritising and managing a busy workload, with a calm, positive and flexible approach. You\'ll be a team player but equally happy to work independently on your own initiative.

About Penguin:

We\'re the UK\'s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you\'ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

How to apply: Please apply with your CV & Cover Letter by 23:59 on 10th December 2024.

Salary: \xc2\xa334,000 - \xc2\xa338,000 depending on how you skills and experience align to the role, plus benefits

Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

• Financial - income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
• Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
• Lifestyle - enhanced parental leave, tech scheme,

For our full benefits list please visit:

Hybrid working: We\'re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. This is a hybrid role where you will be expected to come into our office based in Pimlico, London twice a week.

The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we\'re part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can\'t take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing . Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: The Random House Group Limited

Country: United Kingdom

State/Region: London

City: London

Postal Code: SW11

Job ID: 266190

Date: 24 Nov 2023

Location:

London, LND, GB, SW11

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