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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