Print & Digital Production Manager (100% Remote)

Our Customer is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, they were created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of over 6,000 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, our Customer helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success—including the SAT, the Advanced Placement Program, and BigFuture. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools.

Our Customer is looking for a Print & Digital Production Manager on a contract basis to help support their business needs. This role is 100% remote.

Responsibilities:

Production Management (60%)

• Oversee the end-to-end production process from manuscript to final print production for AP Access team materials, including Instructional Services team materials, Pre-AP Course Framework, Teacher and Student Resources, and Outreach team educator materials.
• Develop and manage production schedules
• Ensure quality control and consistency across all published materials
• Resolve any production issues that arise during the process
• Manage the permissions schedule and process for the development of instructional material.
• Manage digital production of all assets to the AP Professional Learning Platform.

Inventory Management (30%)

• Manage product inventory to ensure most current version and description of resources are available in the store and when needed for AP Professional Learning.
• Coordinate with the Catalog Request team to request new item numbers/product descriptions or update current product descriptions as needed.
• Manage the ordering process for materials for AP Summer Institutes, including product descriptions.
• Coordinate with APSI team and train endorsed sites on the ordering process annually
• Maintain most current version of materials to Professional Learning/Consultant Management and International teams
• Manage access of student samples from AP Reading team

Vendor Management (10%)

• Establish strong print vendor relationships to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
• Responsible for getting electronic files and updates to vendor; for shipping issues or CS cases or escalations, should loop in store support
• Document processes and implement automation where possible.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of years of print and digital production experience, with a proven track record of leading large-scale content delivery initiatives in an educational context.
• Experience multimedia production
• Demonstrated ability managing end-to-end project deliverables.
• Demonstrated capacity for digital asset development
• Advanced proficiency in print production tool, and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and planning skills, including high attention to detail and the ability to effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Exceptional interpersonal and team collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently to meet internal deadlines.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Please Note: In order to create a safe, productive work environment, our client is requiring all contractors who plan to be onsite to be fully vaccinated according to the CDC guidelines. Prior to coming into our offices, contractors will be required to attest that they are fully vaccinated.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.