Production Controller, Production Hoz

2 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Full time

Production Controller, Production Head of Zeus (Fixed Term Contract - February 2024)
Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house established in 1986. It has companies in London, New York, Sydney and Delhi.

Over the last 10 years, Bloomsbury has made a number of acquisitions making us one of the most diverse, and innovative, publishing companies operating today.

Head of Zeus has joined the Bloomsbury family and is an award-winning independent publisher of fiction, narrative non-fiction and children's books.


The Opportunity


There is an exciting opportunity for a Production Controller to join our Production team on a fixed term contract until February 2024 looking after the scheduling and production of front list titles.


Primary responsibilities

  • Managing the front list titles of one of our commercial imprints: booking copyeditors and proofreaders; liaising with typesetters; circulating prelims and backmatter for signoff for books across the list.
  • Maintaining schedules on Biblio and liaising with the Editorial and Art departments to ensure deadlines are met.
  • Supervising the final stages of production raising Purchase Orders and sending to print; checking printers' proofs, ensuring quality of the highest standards is maintained throughout.
  • Sending final files for conversion to eBook.

Other responsibilities will include:

  • Supervising reprints and POD set up checking if corrections are needed, liaising with typesetters, raising Purchase Orders and sending to print; checking printers' proofs.
  • Using printers' calculators and Biblio to cost front list titles and reprints.
  • Checking invoices.
  • Archiving final files.

Experience required:

  • Working knowledge of Biblio
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign in particular.
  • Some experience of working in a book production department or publishing environment.

Key skills

  • Highly organised, with the ability to multitask and prioritise workload.
  • Meticulous and thorough, with a keen eye for detail.
  • Excellent communication and numeracy skills.
This role is a full time
fixed term contract until February 2024


The role is based at our London office 5-8 Hardwick Street, London EC1R 4RG on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).

Allocated office days for this role are Monday and Thursday

Bloomsbury Benefits
As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:
Working Pattern
- hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

  • 25 days holiday
  • 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits:
Two paid Personal Wellness Days

Flexible Fridays - _take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 45 minutes earlier in the week_

Season Ticket Loan

Sharesave Scheme

In-house Doctor

Eyecare Voucher Scheme

Company culture - Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers), and 9 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

  • For additional benefits see below_
  • We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required_
**Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
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