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We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!   For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd.  We are looking for an engaged, proactive and experienced Production Manager to join the Publishing team at Rebellion. We are an award-winning publisher of Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction and Non-Fiction including 2000 AD and Judge Dredd.  The ideal candidate should have at least two to three years’ experience in a Production role in publishing and be looking for a new challenge. Your role will be to manage the production process for Rebellion’s graphic novels and comics alongside a small number of fiction and non-fiction titles. Your focus will be overseeing print projects ensuring that clear and consistent quality expectations, schedules and budgets are met.   This is an ideal role for an ambitious production controller, and an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning independent publisher.  This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment.  Responsibilities :  Oversee the production requirements for all graphic novels and comics projects alongside a small number of fiction and non-fiction titles.  Manage individual titles through the production process  Oversee the production of publication of special and limited edition productions   Analyse stock holdings to advise on reprints   Line management of the Sales Operations Assistant  Liaise with UK and international printers and freight companies for handing long and short print deadlines   Liaise with warehouses to ensure product is delivered to correct specifications  Ensure quality control on all titles   Control the production schedules, creating them or checking those produced by others to ensure publications are delivered on time.  Work with the project and business teams to agree and capture requirements, to ensure the continued development of the production workflow processes  Source and select suppliers for both the comic, book and magazines production processes, including responsibility for print buying and any future POD process  Attend publishing commissioning meetings and other meetings as required, to give strategic production input  Work with internal teams to ensure appropriate metadata is captured as required for various workflows, and be involved in developing and delivering current and future metadata projects relating to production content  Requirements High level knowledge of the book production process   Strong understanding of the print and publishing best practice processes  Impeccable organisational skills and a meticulous attention to detail.  Strong project management skills   Knowledge of XML, InDesign and Photoshop  Competently able to clearly communicate ideas and thoughts about your work to colleagues both verbally and in writing  Competently able to solve problems of moderate complexity  Able to manage workload with minimal levels of supervision   Benefits We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:   22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing