NZZ Media Group centralizes prepress - 15 jobs to be cut
The NZZ Media Group is centralizing and automating its prepress processes. By the end of 2016, image processing will be largely automated and carried out centrally in St. Gallen for all business units. Ad production will be outsourced.
The NZZ Media Group is reorganizing its prepress operations across the Group. Currently, the images of NZZ Medien, Tagblatt Medien and LZ Medien are processed in Lucerne and St. Gallen. Optimized use of the image processing software now makes it possible to automate a large part of the image processing and bundle it at one location. By the end of 2016, the images for all titles of the NZZ Media Group will be processed in St. Gallen. Ad production, which is currently located in Lucerne and St. Gallen, will also be centralized for the entire group from the beginning of 2017 and will now be handled by a third-party provider, according to a statement.
Daniel Ettlinger, Head of Publishing Services: "By organizing image processing and ad production uniformly across the Group, we increase efficiency and reduce costs where it doesn't affect customer benefits."
The centralization of prepress will affect six employees at LZ Medien in Lucerne and nine at Tagblatt Medien in St. Gallen in the form of early retirement or redundancy. "We are in talks with these employees to mitigate the consequences of this decision and to find the best possible solutions for everyone," emphasizes Daniel Ettlinger.
