Designer

Role Overview

• Designs mostly 1-color book interiors with the opportunity to work on 2-color and 4-color interiors.
• Carefully reviews design transmittal information from editorial.
• Prepares and routes design samples for approval.
• Creates clean InDesign templates for composition group to page books downstream.
• Reviews page proofs at various stages and inputs text corrections using InDesign.
• Designs 1-color and 4-color photo inserts, binding die mechanicals, and spec materials for cases and endpapers.
• Manages art program for assigned titles under supervision (as needed): evaluates digital images for good print quality; reviews and marks-up art proofs to ensure best print quality.
• Collaborate with Design Manager on design concepts.
• Works closely with Editors, Production Editors, Production, and Composition teams.
• Under supervision, commissions independent contractors (mapmakers and illustrators); negotiate fees, generates graphic artist contracts, and processes invoices, as needed.
• Meets deadlines, monitors components, keeps accurate status reports on Teams, and tracks budgets for assigned titles.
• Works on offsets from outside publishers as well as paperback conversions: updates frontmatter, inputs text corrections, adjusts pages and photo inserts to fit new trim size.
• Traffics files via our RSuite workflow system and other file transfer systems.
• Accesses, downloads, and archives files utilizing our Digital Access Management System.
• Assists with work overflow from Senior Designers, Design Managers, and other groups within the department, when needed.

Requirements

• Minimum 2+ years of book interior design experience
• Collaborative demeanor and a team-player
• Must demonstrate proficiency with Adobe InDesign on a Mac
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and/or Adobe Illustrator a plus
• Project management skills: detail-oriented, well-organized with an ability to handle multiple projects at various stages simultaneously
• Good written and oral communication skills required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Professional development opportunities