23.10.2025 Head of Production Print and Digital Media (100%) at hep Verlag in Bern

Become part of our team – because education inspires

Hep Verlag, which has belonged to Orell Füssli since 2021, stands for innovation and quality in the education sector. We develop learning and teaching media tailored to the needs of teachers and learners – printed and digital. In addition, we publish specialist and non-fiction books that inspire educators and education experts. Our commitment to education makes our work exciting and meaningful.

We are looking for you to strengthen our team immediately or by arrangement.

Your role in the team

• You work closely with the publishing management, advise them on all production-related topics, and thus significantly shape the publishing house.
• You lead the "Production Print and Digital Media" department and are responsible for ten team members. You recruit new employees and are responsible for resource planning and budget preparation.
• You coordinate the production department, lead the weekly production meetings and the daily stand-up meetings in production.
• You maintain networks in the media production industry (print and digital) and in the education sector.
• You take overall operational responsibility for implementing new production technologies, such as the transition from "Print First" to "Content First" using XML workflow and publishing CMS.
• You advise the team on production implementations of printed and digital publications.
• You monitor the costs of printing and layout orders as well as digital developments.
• You organize and plan the printing and distribution of print products as well as the production of all digital teaching and learning media in close cooperation with the editorial department and external developers.
• You design optimization measures in production and communication processes in close collaboration with the team.

What you bring

• You have completed vocational training as a polygrapher or come from a similar professional field and have solid knowledge of common Adobe applications for media processing.
• You have several years of leadership experience.
• You have good knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
• You have experience with digital publication formats (e-book, app, web) and their workflows, are familiar with new media as well as technologies such as CSS, HTML5, and XML. Technical know-how in building classic book layouts is an advantage.
• You have experience in implementing digital projects.
• You are already familiar with the publishing industry. You are knowledgeable in various areas, including production processes (print and digital), accessibility, project management, as well as budgeting and tendering.
• You have high social skills and excellent communication abilities.
• You live a positive leadership style based on flat hierarchies and have a positive, respect-based view of people.
• You can handle time pressure well and set priorities sensibly under high workload, are dynamic, and work according to the credo: "Everything is possible."
• You value employees' self-responsibility and promote it.

What we offer you

• We are young, creative, and self-organized. We see challenges as opportunities and find solutions together to innovatively shape the Swiss education landscape.
• Our corporate culture promotes an open, appreciative working atmosphere. In a creative environment, you have room for initiative and participation. We meet at eye level – with respect, trust, and honesty.
• Your personal and professional development is important to us. We support you in learning new skills and unfolding your potential.
• Your working hours are flexibly designed. You can work at the publishing house or from home.
• Our office combines old building charm with a central location, just a few minutes' walk from Bern train station.

Have we sparked your interest and would you like to become part of our management team? Then send us your complete application documents by email to leitungsteam@hep-verlag.ch . If you have any questions, Geraldine Blatter, responsible for program & editorial, will be happy to assist you (031 517 29 31).

Workplace

Bern Map view

Home office (according to internal guidelines)