1. Sunil Kumar
+91-9971320720
sunilshukla1959@gmail.com
Summary
• Involved in complete life cycle of Production & Publishing industry w ith 30+years of experience.
• Good and efficient in w orking at pressurized environments.
• Able to w orkefficiently in a group as w ellas an individual, giving exemplary outputs.
• Handing over the projects to typesetters/freelancers(as copy editor, proof reader, artist etc) / printing press along w ith the
schedules.
• Effective liaising skills w ith authors, artists, designers as wellas type-settersand freelancers: outsources, n-to-n vendors)
• Raising flag w henever required.
• Maintaining Author/Internalfeedbackfor allthe projects.
• Focus on quality product w ithout affecting the gross margins.
• To initiate and complete w orkon titles as per the Pub date prescribed.
Job Analysis and Processing:
• Analyzing every job that comes in and thereby prepare the specs and get the layout done fromthe vendor.
• Mediate w ith the vendor and get the projects done on time.
Working Experience
Laxmi Publications (P) Ltd
Senior Manager – Productionand Editorial Coordinator Dec. - 2014 till date
Responsibilities:
• Managing a small team (both freelance and in-house staff);
• Liaising w ith publishers, editors and production teams - face-to-face and via phone and email;
• Agreeing rights for foreign editions, updates and co-editions;
• Negotiating translation rights;
• Maintaining positive w orking relationships with publishers;
• Sharing information and opinions w ith contacts about the company's range of books;
• Identifying suitable new material for publication and liaising w ith relevant contacts;
• Developing new links w ith UK-based and overseas publishers;
• Writing 'pitch' letters to new contactsand 'soft selling' publications;
Undertaking high-levelnegotiations w ith relevant partners regarding, forexample, complex legal agreements and
contracts
• Identifying new publication opportunities and initiating contact;
• Submitting proposals for new publications to the editorial team, using your market know ledge;
• Preparing for and attending major trade events, such as bookfairs, to make new contacts and sellpublications;
• Ensuring that the publication of specific books progressesto schedule;
• Attend meetings and develop new contacts;
• Assessing the financialviability of agreements;
• Overseeing invoicing systems and monitoring payments;
• Keeping accurate and up-to-date records;
• Setting departmental targets and ensuring these are met.
Unique Publishers (I) Pvt. Ltd Sept 2014- Nov. 2014
ProductionHead
Responsibilities:
Working closely w ith colleagues to ensure on-time delivery of publications
Project managing both print and digital titles fromproject acceptance to finaldelivery
Overseeing the w orkof third-party suppliersand vendors
Managing the schedules and budgets for a list of products, both print and digital
Monitoring all costs throughout the production process
Supporting the commissioning and review processof the press
Naveen Printers July 2013- August 2014
Press Manager
Responsibilities:
Supporting the development of the content marketing strategy w ith the aim of creating and disseminating engaging content
to our core customer groups.
Developing, implementing and managing a living content production schedule in line w ith the team’s campaign activities and
ow n campaigns.
2. Identifying, reaching out to, building relationships and managing a set of third party suppliers, such as creative agencies, for
the production of content.
Overseeing all aspects of content production, fromideation to publication, most notably, commissioning content (video,
animation, infographics, visuals, audio, w ritten copy, amongst others) in line w ith campaign briefs.
Ensuring budgets are accurately managed and reported in the correct finance documents, including annualreconciliation of
spend.
Supporting the Corporate and Communications team members to develop content briefs for third party agencies and manage
the production process on their behalf.
Using ow n skills, develop accessible and shareable content based on existing content.
Ensuring the consistency of brand in acrossallexternally produced content.
Macmillan Publishers India Ltd. May 1988 – Till June 2013
Worked w ith Macmillan Publishers India Ltd for 26 years
• Sr. Production Manager (March 2010 till June 2013)
• Production Manager (March 2008-March 2010)
• Deputy Production Manager (March 2003-March 2008)
• Assistant Manager (March 2001-2003)
• Production Executive for Reprinting and Prepress (March1998-March 2001)
• Production Supervisor for reprinting (March 1993-March 1998)
• Production Assistant (May 1988-March 1993)
Responsibilities:
Maintain 100% quality for all the projects that are received fromthe vendors
Do a quality checkfor all the projects before printing
Initiating a project by commissioning authors post evaluation of an identified project under the publishing plan
Preparing a team of senior illustrators, proofreaders and layout personnelto a project and planning the target date
Defining the parameters of layout, size and the entire range of physical aspects of a bookbe it black & w hite textbookor
4-colour
• Defining stylesheets
• Keep a close checkon the editorial inpus in every project such as, photo-research and illustrations
Post Press & Manufacturing
• Deal w ith printing press & binders, processors, CDreplication, paper suppliers, etc.
ProductionAssistant May 1986-March1988
Wiley Eastern Ltd.
Printing Press: Worked for 4yrs. with TypographersIndia (family press) fromMay 1982-April1986 handling overallw orks including
quality controland maintaining w orking schedule and secure business
• Layout Designing
• Content Development
• Mathematics
• English
• General Know ledge
• Editing
• All Subjects (Classes I-VAnswerWriting)
• English
• Mathematics (Classes I-VIII)
• Finalization of proofs
• All Subjects
Software Proficiency
• MS Office
• SAP
• Stock Checking
• Preparation of Internal Production Order (IPO)
• Preparation of Cost of Production Order (COPO)
• ISBN Creations
• ISBN Activation
• Sample & Layout designing for text
• Layout Designing
• Cover preparation
3. Educational Summary
• Graduate from Delhi University (1981)
• Schooling fromDelhi (CBSE) (1977)
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