Posted:
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Valid Thru:
Friday, 29 August 2025
Index Requested on:
07/31/2025 04:06:45
Indexed on:
07/31/2025 04:06:45
Location: Norman, OK, 73019, US
Industry:
Education
Occupational Category:
11-0000.00 - Management
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME
University of Oklahoma is hiring!
Description:
The University of Oklahoma Press seeks a highly organized, deadline-driven project manager with strong language and leadership skills to serve as our next Editorial, Design, and Production Manager (EDP Manager). This position is responsible for managing the full production lifecycle of approximately 30 new titles and 75+ reprints each year. The EDP Manager supervises an in-house team and coordinates a broad network of freelancers and vendors to ensure timely, high-quality books in print and digital formats.
The EDP Manager is responsible for overseeing production schedules, managing quality assurance on editorial work, and ensuring final deliverables meet standards for accuracy, consistency, and visual integrity. Working closely with the Director and senior staff, the EDP Manager contributes to strategic planning, seasonal scheduling, vendor selection, and process improvements across departments.
You don’t need a background in scholarly publishing but you must be sharp, detail-focused, and capable of navigating deadline-sensitive, multi-phase projects involving text, images, editorial standards, vendors, and budgets. You should have excellent writing and communication instincts, experience managing people and projects, and an understanding of style guides (Chicago, AP, etc.) and their relationship to editorial quality.
The EDP Manager plays a key leadership role at the Press and will receive direct mentorship from the Director and support from experienced staff. This is a leadership role with clear ownership over press operations and opportunities for deeper publishing expertise and strategic growth.
This is an on-site position in Norman, Oklahoma with some flexibility for hybrid scheduling. Fully remote arrangements are not possible.
Job Duties:
Responsibilities:
Please review the job description.
Educational requirements:
Desired Skills:
Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree, AND:
Equivalency/Substitution: Will accept 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree for a total of 96 months of related experience.
Departmental Preferences:
Key Responsibilities:
Ideal Candidate:
Proven experience managing complex editorial or production projects—books, magazines, educational content, reports, or similar
Preferred Experience:
Supervision: Supervises Production Coordinator, Reprint Coordinator, project editors, and Student Intern(s)
Special Instructions: If you are selected as a final candidate for this position, you will be subject to The University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Tuberculosis Testing policy. To view the policy, visit https: //hr.ou.edu/Policies-Handbooks/TB-Testing.
Why You Belong at the University of Oklahoma: The University of Oklahoma values our community's unique talents, perspectives, and experiences. At OU, we aspire to harness our innovation, creativity, and collaboration for the advancement of people everywhere. You Belong Here!
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: The University, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, gender identity/expression (consistent with applicable law), age (40 or older), religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employment, housing, financial aid, and educational services.
Benefits:
Please see the job description for benefits.