Design and Production Manager

Mid-Atlantic Media (MAM), publisher of several niche publications including Baltimore’s Child, Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore Style, Consumer’s Eye, Home Services, Frederick's Child, Montgomery Magazine, Washington Family, Washington Jewish Week and a robust custom media division, is seeking a Design and Production Manager. The ideal candidate will be the leader of a staff with award-winning graphic designers. The candidate will budget, manage projects, trouble shoot, and adhere to all aspects of MAM’s production cycles and procedures. This is not a remote position. The candidate must have experience managing a staff for publications.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with the editorial staff to design editorial pages
• Oversee the design of advertisements, track ad status and see through approval
• Work directly with advertising sales staff reps for design spec ads, media kits and promotional material
• Communicate directly with printer: budgeting, generating print orders, calculating ad percentages, resolving issues, communicating the production schedules, and addressing printing concerns or errors.
• Oversee the design and execution of digital platforms with MAM’s webmaster

Ideal Qualifications

• Proven leadership and managerial skills
• Efficient, detail-oriented and highly organized
• Customer service experience
• Strong problem solving skills
• Goal oriented
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues

 

Compensation $60,000

Health benefits and 401k available.