Publishing Operations Coordinator

Create and support ongoing maintenance for thousands of customized, front and back list digital projects (comics and collections) in-house and online. Create and support ongoing maintenance to exclusive data points per partner, such as titles, cross references, and distribution categories for every digital project. Record catalog and electronic sell-through solicit text from Sales on an ongoing basis for all customized, front and back list digital projects. Perform upload and error-handling for digital sales files entering Oracle. Create and distribute a weekly digital production schedule detailing all data points and due dates to various in-house departments. Create and distribute weekly catalog metadata reports for each partner detailing only their exclusive data points and sales information. Support various print publishing and Marvel.com workflows when needed. Strong analytical, verbal, and written communications skills. Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize. Must be computer savvy. Knowledge of how to use a Mac not required but a plus. Have a fondness for entering data. VLookups and pivot table knowledge in Excel a plus. Any knowledge of Agile PLM, Oracle, and other MS Office products a plus. Knowledge of Marvel publishing history not required but a plus. Marvel is looking for a dedicated and highly-motivated Publishing Operations Coordinator to create and maintain publishing projects using its various databases and online resources on a permanent, full-time basis. Primarily, the Publishing Operations Coordinator will establish and deliver metadata that will be used to connect the business relationship between Marvel and its numerous digital distribution partners (e.g., Comixology, iTunes, Barnes & Noble).

This position will drive sales and financial reporting, production schedule tracking, and deliver vital Marvel catalog information to its partners.

The primary mission of the Publishing Operations Coordinator will be to create, modify and maintain digital titles within our Oracle and Agile PLM databases based on their print counterparts, as well as, assigning all of the classification and cross reference data, production statuses and due dates, solicitation text, ratings, and pricing that are associated with digital projects. The Coordinator will provide production schedules on demand and answer inquiries to ensure all necessary items in the publishing system are created correctly.

The Publishing Operations Coordinator will also provide assistance in analyzing catalog metadata for print titles, send weekly Publishing reports to multiple internal departments, and create new job orders for books going back to press.