Job Summary:
Primarily responsible for the production of seasonal catalogs, both print and digital, for Perseus Books Groups

Key Responsibilities:
Manage and supervise three full-time direct reports and approximately five freelance copy editors and designers
Oversee all Marketing information projects, including seven seasonal catalogs, digital catalogs, ebook book records
Serve as primary catalog contact for approximately 50 publisher clients, including title information maintenance and entry as required
Create and execute production schedules for print and digital catalogs

Requirements
• 4-6 years of experience in catalog production
• Bachelor’s degree; additional functional / technical / industry training and certifications a plus
• Excellent editorial and proof-reading skills; attention to detail a must
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, leadership and management skills; ability to build an effective team
• Strong process improvement skills, ability to improve and manage for quality on an ongoing basis
• Comfortable with working with a variety of systems to efficiently manage data
• Stakeholder management skills – ability get build buy-in and build consensus around key priorities
• Strong time-management skills a must
• Proficient in InDesign and Photoshop; Quark a plus
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, exciting, and stressful environment
• Adaptability and flexibility, being able to manage shifting priorities in real time

Benefit Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K

The Perseus Books Group is an independent company committed to enabling independent book publishers to reach their potential, whether those publishers are Perseus-owned, joint ventures or owned by third parties. Perseus publishing imprints include Avalon Travel, Basic Books, Basic Civitas, Da Capo Press, Da Capo Lifelong Books, Public Affairs, Running Press, Seal Press, Vanguard Press and Westview Press, as well as partnerships with The Newsweek/Daily Beast Company, The Nation Institute, and The Weinstein Company. Through Consortium, Perseus Distribution and Publishers Group West, as well as through its Constellation digital service offering which also supports Argo Navis Author Services and Faber Factory Powered by Constellation, the Perseus Books Group is the leading provider of sales, marketing, distribution and digital services, serving over 300 independent publishers. For more information, visit our websites at www.perseusbooks.com, and www.constellationdigital.com

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