Posted: 03/24/20252025-03-242025-04-24Employment Type:ContractJob Category:Creative & ProductionJob Number: 631227Is job remote?: YesCountry: United States
Job Description
Director of Print Management
Location: Remote - open to candidates in EST time zone Duration: 5 months Pay: ~$45/hour, DOE
Planet Interactive's client a not-for-profit educational organization, is looking for a Director of Print Management. This position will be 40 hours a week and accepting candidates located in Eastern Time Zone.
Director of Print Management Responsibilities:
Maintain and track the Item Numbers for on time creation, including updating the overall process as well as assigning Item Numbers to any new publications.
Work closely with internal stakeholders and vendors to ensure clear requirements and deadlines are met.
Track publication production workflow metrics and use them to improve response time.
Proactively communicate the requirements and downstream process impacts of unique aspects of new publications, including impact of serialization, scannable formatting and inclusion of CBINs.
Manage the manufacturing process (directly or in collaboration with vendor) of printed materials, including standard and alternate test formats (e.g. braille), and non-test pubs.
Collaborate with Stakeholders to set print volumes, staggered deliveries and replenishment/reprint levels.
Manage print manufacturing workflow; initiate, track and monitor status of work.
Analyze print-ready files prior to delivery to the print vendor by conducting file prep and pre-flight activities.
Monitor data flows for personalized mailings/score reports, ensuring that data handoffs occur on a schedule that meets overall customer requirements.
Monitor performance of vendors, IT and in-house operations teams to ensure on time processing and accuracy of feed/file delivery, print output and fulfilment.
Initiate issue notification and management when issues occur, coordinate containment and resolution with IT, Operations, Tech Ops, vendors and other stakeholders as appropriate.
Perform and/or ensure quality checks at vendor handoffs and milestones. Collaborate with Quality on vendor audit schedule and annual standards review and revision.
Support quality assurance testing for detailed material requirements documentations and order testing
Evaluate viability of new suppliers and drive transition to new partners if/when appropriate
Director of Print Management Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
5+ years print / customized publications production experience is required.
Experience with secure transfer protocols leveraging SFTP, cloud-based or other technologies preferred.
Strong process design experience preferred.
Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated successful collaboration skills.
Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications.
Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving ability
Excellent communication (writing, speaking, presentation)
Solid organizational, time & task management skills
Ability to effectively handle multiple situations simultaneously and to set appropriate priorities.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Flexibility and desire to quickly adapt to new methods, situations, and various requirements
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