Come join our incredible Publishing team!

Here’s our Current Opening:

Position: Manager, Editorial, Design and Production

Reports to: Director, Editorial, Design and Production

Division: Publishing 

Location:  800 Bay Street*

Here’s what you’ll be doing ….

You’ll oversee editorial, design and production workflows for the Publishing division. You’ll be responsible for delivering on editorial and production schedules, and building and maintaining relationships with clients, editors, authors, vendors, and freelancers.

As a member of the department’s management team, you will participate in strategic planning, communicate the Press’s strategic goals to the department, and plan the support and implementation of these goals. You’ll set overall editorial, design and production values, standards, and policies; oversee all phases of the editorial, design and production process; streamline schedules; and explore opportunities for cost savings and new efficiencies in the overall pipeline, while maintaining a high quality of editing, production and design. You will also work towards integrating teams within the EDP department to remove silos and encourage collaboration.

*For this position, we currently have the option of working totally in office or in a hybrid model. This position may initially require some in-office time mixed with work from home during the onboarding phase.

Key responsibilities:

• Build an inclusive culture that reflects UTP’s values of Respect, Accountability, Innovation, and Customer Focus
• Build a high-performing team; responsible for the recruitment and retention of highly skilled talent; participate in development plans for direct reports, ensuring that team members are continuously elevating their capabilities
• Direct, supervise, and oversee day-to-day operations through collaboration with the department leadership team
• Lead or support vendor initiatives, including typesetters, printers, and freelancers
• Oversee the design program; assess workflow including cover design approval process and create efficiencies where possible, while maintaining a high quality of design
• Lead the reprint and Print on Demand programs at the Press, while ensuring optimal scheduling and cost management
• Maintain a high quality of editing while looking for cost and schedule efficiencies; motivates teams to produce high quality publications on time and on budget
• Establish and communicate clear priorities and sense of direction to team; clarifies roles and responsibilities; adapts style to suit individual and business needs
• Track and enforce project schedules and deadlines; plans and organizes handling of special projects
• Promote positive relations with clients, editors, authors, vendors, and freelancers resulting in a customer centric culture of success, innovation and ongoing goal achievement
• Provide or work with the team to provide submission and publication metrics
• Recognize when change is necessary, leads new initiatives, and develops an effective plan to implement positive change; foster continuous improvement and innovation
• Lead or participate in the integration of new technological solutions for editorial/production processes

Here’s what we are looking for:

Education, Qualifications, and Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in a scholarly publishing environment
• Previous managerial experience an asset

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

• Demonstrated leadership skills, a strong editorial and production background, and proven ability to maneuver in a fast-changing environment
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to motivate staff and encourage collaboration
• Demonstrable knowledge of editing, design, production, and project management in a publishing environment
• Proven abilities in change management with successful outcomes with excellent problem-solving and prioritizing skills
• Proficiency with budget planning and proven management skills
• Ability to continuously monitor quality standards and to review and refine workflow processes
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Adobe Professional, familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, experience with an xml workflow, ebook production, and ability to adapt to new databases
• Intellectual curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning is highly valued – a growth mindset
• Values matter to you. You bring your whole self to work and you live our values of accountability, innovation, respect, and customer focus

About our Publishing team

The Publishing Division has a staff of over 50 full-time and contract employees and operates out of 800 Bay Street, Toronto. With the publication of influential authors and award-winning research, as well as a continuing dedication to groundbreaking new scholarship and innovative texts, UTP has firmly established its reputation for excellence. Books and journals published by UTP are written for intellectually curious readers, academics, researchers, students, and practitioners. Our authors come from around the world and we serve a global market.

About University of Toronto Press

University of Toronto Press (UTP) is one of the largest university presses in North America, publishing landmark scholarship since 1901. Each year UTP releases over 200 new scholarly, course, and general interest books in both print and eBook format and over 45 journals. In addition, UTP manages the distribution for over 200 publishers and imprints in Canada, the US and around the world, with warehouses in Toronto ON and Buffalo NY. UTP also runs all of the University of Toronto Bookstores across the three main campuses, serving over 95,000 students and 15,000 faculty. For more information, please visit utorontopress.com.

As the leading university press in Canada and one of the largest in North America, we acknowledge our role and responsibility in effecting positive change. With this, we seek to continuously improve the diversity and representation of our publications and the clients we represent, as well as within the makeup of our organization. With strong commitment from leadership, we are collectively bringing forward change across the organization, both within our company culture and in our publishing, distribution, and retail endeavours. UTP operates with mutual trust, respect, and integrity as we strive to identify and remove barriers. We are committed to making UTP a great place to work by addressing and challenging systemic inequities.

Interested in applying?

Please visit our website to apply online https://utorontopress.com

We truly thank all applicants for their interest in joining the Press, only those candidates considered for an initial interview will be contacted.

The University of Toronto Press encourages applications from all qualified candidates. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact Human Resources at 416.978.2239 ext. 2255.