Publishing Production Manager/Designer

Wine Business (WB), a Sonoma-based publisher and producer of a business-to-business magazine, an annual directory, websites and conferences, has an opening in publications department. WB is the leading provider of quality information to the wine industry on production techniques and tools.

Responsibilities

Managing the production of multiple print publications, including creating and maintaining schedules and production details.

• Layout/produce 8-10 issues per year of our monthly print publication
• Manage production of and help produce annual print directory
• Manage a pool of contractors who do layout for two to four Wine Business Monthly issues each year and assist with print directory

Managing relationship with printers:

• Communicate with printers to confirm production specs and schedules
• Create print orders and submit to printer
• Upload magazine files to the printer
• Troubleshoot production and pre-press concerns

Publishing digital version of magazine to website using in-house content management system and using ISSUU

Creating and updating client and in-house advertising art

Creating event collateral and promotional art

Creating marketing materials for other products and publications, including Winejobs, Wines Vines Analytics, and Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with the Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign)
• Highly organized, demonstrates attention to detail and time-management
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and update priorities as needed
• Work comfortably, cooperatively, and effectively while providing clear communications with peers, management & vendors, yet still able to work independently in a deadline-sensitive environment
• Sense of humor, helpful demeanor, and calm disposition under pressure

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