Print Project Manager

Description

About Kiddom

Kiddom is transforming K–12 education by bringing high-quality curriculum, instructional tools, and student analytics together in one coherent system. We are building Learning Intelligence Technology (LIT), a new category that gives educators the infrastructure to plan, teach, assess, and respond to student needs. With Kiddom, educators spend less time managing administrative burden and more time delivering meaningful student instruction. Kiddom helps schools and districts deliver more equitable, effective, and adaptive learning experiences.

About Kiddom

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

The Print Project Manager is responsible for managing print curriculum projects for Kiddom. The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining project status across multiple projects to ensure successful execution to meet business goals. You will report directly to the Director, Program Management.

We’re looking for someone who has a background in project management related to print content, and a willingness to collaborate in a team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage print projects from kickoff through final file delivery for English and Spanish products
• Utilize project management software to track and report on all project statuses
• Transmit project files (including PDFs and InDesign files) to all user groups
• Collaborate with managers and stakeholders, including contractors, to ensure projects are completed on time and to specifications
• Schedule, organize, and lead weekly Print Production status meetings to align stakeholders, track progress, and surface risks early
• Facilitate regularly-scheduled status calls with multiple external vendors and internal stakeholders
• Support query management and query resolution for production issues
• Assist in organizing work based on team member expertise, experience, and workload
• Partner with the Contract Management team to hire and onboard independent contractors (ICs) as needed to support production timelines
• Support file management initiatives and file management best practices especially focused on using AI and introducing automation
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders regarding strategy, adjustments, and progress
• Continuously monitor progress and make adjustments as needed
• Troubleshoot and problem solve when situations do not align with usual processes
• Other assigned tasks as needed to meet project deadlines and deliverables

Requirements

• 3-5 years of project management experience in general; minimum 1 year in an education and/or print production environment
• Strong empathy for educators
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Creative problem solving
• Preference to individuals with experience using JIRA and Monday management software

Benefits

• Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day of employment:
• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 401k plan
• One Medical membership (in participating locations)
• Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
• Paid holidays
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.
• Commuter and FSA plans