Print Production Manager

Kiddom

6d•$85,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Kiddom is seeking a highly organized and systems-minded Print Production Manager to oversee the end-to-end production of our K–12 print materials. This role is responsible for ensuring our print products move efficiently from finalized digital content through final printer release. You'll manage production schedules, vendor relationships, cover creation execution, quality assurance, NIMAC submissions, print issue coordination, and final release while partnering across Content, Editorial, Product, Supply Chain, Customer Success, and Operations. Beyond running day-to-day production, you'll help modernize how the work gets done by improving workflows, increasing automation, leveraging AI where appropriate, and reducing manual effort across the print production lifecycle. If you enjoy building operational excellence, solving complex workflow problems, and bringing order to fast-moving, cross-functional work, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

3 - 5+ years managing print production, publishing operations, or production project management.
Experience coordinating multiple complex publishing projects simultaneously.
Strong understanding of print production, prepress, QA, version control, and vendor management.
Experience working with cross-functional teams.
Excellent project management and organizational skills.
Experience using project management platforms such as Jira, Airtable, Smartsheet, Workfront, or similar.
Experience improving operational processes through automation or technology.
Strong communication skills and exceptional attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

K–12 educational publishing experience.
Experience managing accessibility or NIMAC submissions.
Experience with Adobe Acrobat, InDesign workflows, or print preflight tools.
Familiarity with AI, workflow automation, Google Apps Script, Python, APIs, or similar technologies.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple concurrent print programs from digital content lock through printer release.
Build and maintain production schedules, milestones, and release plans.
Coordinate cross-functional teams, external vendors, and printers.
Ensure student editions, teacher editions, translated materials, samples, and print packages are delivered accurately and on schedule to the supply chain team.
Proactively identify production risks and drive resolution.
Ensure Kiddom's established print production, quality assurance (QA), and errata processes are executed consistently.
Manage print file versioning, approvals, and release readiness.
Coordinate cover production from request through final approval.
Manage NIMAC submissions and ensure compliance requirements are met.
Track print issues and coordinate corrections through established workflows.
Maintain accurate production dashboards and reporting.
Identify opportunities to automate repetitive production tasks.
Partner with Product and Engineering to improve production tools and workflows.
Leverage AI and automation to improve quality assurance, metadata validation, and document comparison.
Reduce manual work through improved systems and operational efficiencies.
Recommend scalable solutions that improve speed, quality, and visibility.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
401k plan
One Medical membership (in participating locations)
Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.
10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
Paid holidays
Paid bereavement leave
Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.
Commuter and FSA plans