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When Phil Van Kirk joined The Taunton Press 18 years ago, he came on board as one of several production managers. Now as the senior production manager for the Newtown, Conn.-based publisher’s periodicals—Fine Homebuilding, Fine Woodworking, Fine Cooking, Fine Gardening and Threads—Van Kirk is responsible for getting those magazines onto the newsstand and into subscribers’ mailboxes.

PE: Can you offer any practical tips for other production directors?

PVK: Keep a very good library—with samples of things you’ve done.

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