AJB seeks an hourly Production Coordinator for approximately 20-25 hours per week. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree with 2‐3 years of experience in book publishing or print production. Strong task-management, communication, and organizational skills are required. Must be self-motivated, possess time-management skills, and be detail-oriented. Must have enthusiasm for the practicalities and protocol of publishing and be comfortable coordinating daily workflows. Distribution experience and AI proficiency are a plus. 

Responsibilities include:

Design & Production

-Serving as primary production correspondent for authors, designers, copyeditors,  distributors, vendors, etc.

-Co-creating and Managing marketing & production schedules (at least 8 a year)

-Preparation & transmittal of manuscripts to AJB team, designers, and to print vendors (at least 8 per year)

-Managing reprints/LSI program (corresponding with vendors, preparing and uploading files)

-Updating and advising authors on press resources such as the Poet’s Notebook

-Overseeing eBooks and Audiobooks programs for front and backlist titles

-Negotiating and obtaining permissions for cover/book art

-Obtaining quotes for vendor services (printing, print-run estimates, etc.)

-Hiring and onboarding book designers (as needed)

Sales, Distribution, Inventory & Fulfillment

-Corresponding with distributors

-Managing AJB digital storefront

-Fulfilling book orders, mailing ARCs, post-publication copies, etc.

-Monitoring stock levels of books in-house and at distributor warehouses

-Conducting annual inventory

-Monitoring and reporting on monthly CBSD reports

-Organizing withdrawals, restocks, and pulping of titles from/to/at distributor warehouses

-Monitoring shipment and service issues with CBSD and Ingram

-Events preparation and packing (annual AWP conference)

-Administration of the Alice James Award

Time commitment: 

-20-25 hours a week

Location:

-The candidate must be able to commute to AJB's main office on the Pineland Farms business campus in New Gloucester, ME, a minimum of 2 days per week. 

Compensation:  

-This is an hourly position with a range of $20-24/hr, commensurate with experience