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Project Manager, Textbook Publishing

Digital People
Tinley Park, IL Contractor
POSTED ON 8/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/2/2026
Traffic/Project Manager for Textbooks3 month contractRemote-MUST WORK CST HOURS

Our client, located in the suburbs of Chicago is looking for a project manager/traffic manager with a publishing/textbook background. This role will oversee multiple proofreading, indexing, and composition projects (books are 500-1000 pages in length) at a time and ensure that projects remain on track, schedules are communicated to all stakeholders, and quality standards are met. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is looking to take on a part-time role. The client expects the work to be 30-40 hours a week!

Hours: Ideally working every day as client does not allow emails to go unanswered for more than 24 hours.

Responsibilities

  • Project management of proofreading, indexing, or composition projects to ensure that projects remain on schedule, meet client’s quality standards
  • Communication with overseas and domestic vendors, as well as internal stakeholders and freelance professionals
  • Daily updating of excel reports to track projects
  • Ensuring projects stay on schedule and hit all major milestones
  • Problem-solving as needed if a project goes off track, proposing solutions to get the project back on track and execution
  • Transferring files to and from an sftp site
  • Trafficking of files and saving files to internal servers
  • Billing

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing or related field
  • Minimum 3 years in a Project Management role, particularly, project management of textbooks or publications
  • Ability to work 30-40 hours a week
  • Experience working and using EXCEL as a tracking system
  • PowerPoint experience is a plus
  • Strong communication skills with ability to juggle multiple projects

The base pay range listed reflects what we reasonably expect to offer for this role. Actual pay may vary based on location, experience, and performance. Depending on the position, benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement and savings plans; paid holidays and time off; supplemental insurance; and additional wellness or incentive programs.

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