The Production Editor works across Fortress Press, Broadleaf Books, and Beaming Books, organizing the production of content from handover to manufacturing and release in print and digital formats such that products are available to the market at the right time, cost, and quality.

 The Production Editor position will be part of our hybrid work model. This position requires the employee to reside in the Twin Cities and work onsite at our corporate office in Minneapolis 2+ days a week.

Required education and experience:

• BA or equivalent experience in a related field

• 2-3 years in book production, or other related field

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

1. • Ability to empathize, support, and collaborate with others on problem resolution

1. • Flexibility, creativity, and initiative in problem solving along with an ability to get the root cause and facilitate path to success
   • Excellent prioritization and organization skills, including ability to manage a busy workload with strict and often conflicting deadlines in a fast-paced project management environment
   • Good experience and understanding of print and digital production processes and project management in a content-centric publishing environment
   • Good experience and understanding of copyediting and proofreading and indexing processes; knowledge of and experience with Chicago Manual of Style
   • Ability to build relationships, influence, and negotiate with key stakeholders (up to Director/Publisher level), including authors, often through difficult situations requiring skills in advocacy and diplomacy
   • Excellent understanding of the English language and structure
   • Precision in written and verbal communication along with good attention to detail
   • Good numeracy with the ability to learn to create budgets in a content creation context
   • Good IT skills, including standard Microsoft Office package, and ability to learn new technologies
   • Commitment to AFP mission, vision, and values

Augsburg Fortress Publishers offers a competitive salary and a full list of benefits, including health, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible savings account, retirement plan, supplemental life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance, and other voluntary plans. Company paid benefits provided are short-term and long-term disability, and basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. Time off plans include vacation, sick, volunteer, bereavement, and paid parenting leave.

To be considered, include your resume, cover letter, and references with your application. Apply using the specified link: https://bit.ly/3EfF3Oz

Company/organization: Augsburg Fortress
Location: Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• EDI Development / Management: Monitor and troubleshooting EDI transactions, ensuring seamless data exchanges between internal systems and external partners.
• Software Management: Oversee and optimize key software platforms used across the company to maintain reliability and scalability.
• Technical Support: Provide expert-level support for internal software users, resolving inquiries efficiently and ensuring minimal downtime.
• Integration Management: Collaborate with vendors and company departments to implement and optimize EDI workflows and other system integrations.
• Documentation: Create and maintain process documentation and user-friendly guides for applications and systems.

Requirements:

• IT related associate or bachelor’s degree, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years working experience in application development, support, and maintenance.
• Proven expertise in managing and supporting diverse software platforms across an organization.
• Work within ERP publishing solution and collaborate with vendor to ensure optimized performance and availability of ERP.
• Strong knowledge of EDI translation/communication software with multiple types of communication protocols, e.g. VAN, SFTP, AS2, FTP.
• Experience working with ANSI X12 standard transaction sets such as 810, 820, 850, 855, 856 and 857.
• Required programming experience in one or more of these languages:  SQL, RPG, PHP, PLSQL, JAVA Script, Transact SQL or another comparable language.
• Experience with databases such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MS Access.
• A proactive, independent problem-solver with a willingness to investigate and gather data to resolve issues before escalating to another level of support.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with attention to detail, to gather requirements, implement improvements, and ensure smooth cross-departmental operations.

Preferences:

• Prior experience with IBM iSeries
• SharePoint site administration
• Crystal Reports and Sequel Viewpoint reporting tools
• Prior experience with the publishing industry, including ASN procedures for large companies such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Ingram, etc.
• SQL Developer experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office 365 software including Teams, Outlook, Word and Excel
• Remote Desktop solutions for working on virtual and remote servers/machines
• ONIX (Online Information Exchange)

Company/organization: Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd
Location: Woodbury, MN

Llewellyn Worldwide is seeking a Marketing and Communications Specialist to provide support to the Sales, Marketing and Publicity departments through a variety of initiatives. You’ll help produce marketing materials, assist in festivals and events planning and preparation, as well as assist with customer mailings and prospecting for sales. This role reports directly to the Marketing and Communications Manager and requires close collaboration with our sales-focused departments.

We’re looking for a creative, highly organized, deadline driven person who enjoys proofreading and working on multiple, simultaneous projects.  Interest in copywriting and in mind/body/spirit or metaphysical topics a plus. If you are interested in the “magical world” of publishing and eager to understand the intricacies of bringing books to the marketplace, this position is for you!

Skills, Education and Experience

• Two years prior related experience in publishing, with experience in marketing and sales
• Associate degree, or some college experience, with emphasis in Marketing, Mass Communications, related field or commensurate experience
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to proofread with accuracy, and familiarity with Chicago Manual of Style and the Associated Press style of writing
• Possess basic understanding of book publishing, marketing processes, database logic
• Highly organized and excellent at multitasking, documenting, and meeting deadlines.
• Highly flexible and able to quickly think of creative solutions
• Demonstrated knowledge of both PC and Mac-based applications, such as MS Office Suite especially Word and Excel, with familiarity of Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and function well under pressure with multiple deadlines
• Ability to work as a partner in a diverse team setting by creation and maintenance of positive, professional relationships with peers, superiors, authors, customers and others
• Ability to lift 40 pounds
• Interest in Llewellyn subject matter a plus

Company/organization: Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd
Location: Woodbury, MN

The Print and Fulfillment Manager manages the Purchasing team, overseeing all print procurement as well as physical inventory levels at AFP. This role works closely with publishing units and the finance team to ensure that products and supplies are available at the right time, cost, and quality to support AFP’s strategic goals for optimal profitability, working capital, and ethical sourcing.

To do so, the Manager supervises a team working across all AFP publishing units; selects and manages the performance of external vendors; sets an operations budget and works with the publishing units and finance team to create and monitor product budgets; and collaborates with colleagues to support and lead cross-functional workflows, improvements, and initiatives. Alongside the VP of Operations, the Manager is responsible for ensuring that both internal and external stakeholders’ needs around AFP purchasing and inventory control are met, resulting in high satisfaction.

The Print and Fulfillment Manager is part of our hybrid work model, requiring residence in the Twin Cities area. This position involves working 2-3 days in our Minneapolis office each week.

Desired education and experience:

·   5+ years of progressive experience in print planning, estimating, and purchasing; project management; and vendor management

·  Relevant four-year degree (e.g., in business administration or supply chain), or equivalent experience

Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities:

·  Demonstrated knowledge of the US and global printing industry and ability to identify and match diverse business needs with appropriate vendor resources. Specific knowledge of trade book manufacturing and inventory management is a plus.

·   Negotiation skills; sound judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness in making decisions regarding inventory levels and costing

·   Knowledge of prepress, print/bind, bulk mailing processes, papers, inks and other unique materials associated with media products, including electronic products or related disciplines of supply chain management

·   Excellent numeracy and spreadsheet literacy; ability to integrate numbers from diverse sources to make strategic and tactical recommendations

·   Ability to work proactively and creatively to plan and adhere to production schedules, deadlines, and budgets, working effectively under deadline pressure

·  Ability to support performance and development of direct reports in all areas of their roles

·   Ability to establish positive working relationships with people in various situations

·  Ability to work in an environment of change, seeking continuous improvement and industry knowledge

·  Knowledge of software applications including Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft 365

Augsburg Fortress Publishers offers a competitive salary and a full list of benefits, including health, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible savings account, retirement plan, supplemental life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance, and other voluntary plans. Company paid benefits provided are short-term and long-term disability, and basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. Time off plans include vacation, sick, volunteer, bereavement, and paid parenting leave.

To be considered, include your resume, cover letter, and references with your application. Apply using the specified link: https://bit.ly/4a6G0o9

Company/organization: Augsburg Fortress
Location: Minneapolis, MN