Publishing Director

Are you a Publishing Director who is interested in excited by the opportunity to leave your mark on a fast-paced, growing publishing house in Charleston, SC? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

The Publishing Director will oversee and optimize daily publishing operations, including managing production teams, vendor coordination, quality control, and cross-department collaboration—ensuring projects are completed on time, to standard, and in alignment with business goals.

Job Description: Director of Publishing Operations

Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & Coaching

• Direct management of 50% of the production team
• Supervise team members and conduct 1:1 coaching sessions
• Resolve project-related questions and escalations

Vendor & Resource Management

• Supervise in-house designers and illustrators
• Track workload and plan for headcount needs

Sales & Print Support

• Provide quotes for special services (e.g. manuscript clean-up, transcription, indexing)
• Support Print Director as needed

Distribution & Royalties

• Manage support requests with Ingram
• Handle author royalty invitations and support

Reporting & Metrics

• Own weekly complete title reports
• Monitor KPIs, SLAs, and production metrics
• Forecast workload and staffing needs

Quality Control & Standards

• Maintain publishing quality standards
• Review output for accuracy and consistency

Cross-Department Collaboration

• Act as liaison between production and other departments
• Drive workflow improvements

Project & Schedule Management

• Oversee production timelines
• Address delays and corrective actions

Process Improvement

• Identify and implement process enhancements
• Foster a culture of efficiency and innovation

Performance Management & Training

• Conduct performance reviews and feedback sessions
• Oversee training and development initiatives

Catch Talent is an Inc. 5000 recruiting agency that delivers end-to-end talent acquisition solutions to growing technology, digital media, and professional services companies. Headquartered in Charleston, SC, Catch brings over a century of technical recruiting expertise to local and national clients and offers a full range of flexible solutions including direct placement hiring, recruitment process outsourcing, contract, and contract-to-hire models. Catch specializes in the full talent attraction lifecycle by sourcing and recruiting qualified candidates who are interview-ready, culturally aligned, and ready to make an immediate impact.

Catch Talent provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.