Manager, Production Editorial - Romance

What you’ll do

• Own a select list of high-priority and complex romance titles, guiding each project smoothly through all production editorial stages.
• Oversee titles from manuscript handoff through final print and digital production, ensuring schedules, editorial consistency, accuracy, and quality standards are maintained.
• Anticipate and solve complex workflow challenges, assess scope changes, and communicate schedule risks or adjustments to senior leadership.
• Partner closely with Managing Editorial, Editorial, Production, the Freelance Resource Manager, copyeditors, proofreaders, vendors, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
• Manage, mentor, and provide real-time feedback to Production Editors, helping them strengthen editorial judgment, project management skills, and confidence with increasingly complex work.
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, and the development of best practices for production editorial workflows.
• Analyze workflows, quality-control metrics, and available data to identify bottlenecks, improve efficiency, and recommend process refinements.
• Develop and document best practices for high-complexity projects and contribute insights on production editorial trends, challenges, and opportunities.
• Stay current on publishing innovations, workflow best practices, process automation, and professional development opportunities.

What you bring

• 10+ years of experience in editorial production, publishing operations, project management, or a closely related field.
• Advanced knowledge of copyediting, proofreading, and production editorial workflows.
• Demonstrated success managing high-profile book titles, complex projects, shifting priorities, and detailed schedules.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop team members through clear guidance, practical feedback, and growth opportunities.
• Strong strategic problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with the judgment to navigate ambiguity and resolve issues proactively.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Smartsheet and Basecamp, along with editorial tracking systems.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a consistent commitment to high editorial standards.
• A deeply collaborative, agile, and accountable working style, with strong communication skills across teams and with external partners.
• A coachable, always-learning mindset and an interest in emerging publishing practices, workflow improvements, and process automation.

Why Sourcebooks?

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