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| Title: | Senior Designer, MCPG |
| Description: | Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group is looking for a resourceful and imaginative book designer for Feiwel & Friends, FSG BYR, Henry Holt BYR, and Roaring Brook Press. The position encompasses a range of design-related responsibilities associated with every stage of producing fiction and non-fiction chapter books, middle grade, and young adult novels. The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of commercial design & branding, knowledge of the children’s book marketplace, and a keen eye for illustration, typography, photography and how they influence new ideas and trends.
Major Responsibilities: - Deliver creative solutions to design challenges - Design and manage all stages of book packaging (jackets, covers, interiors), from early concept to final bound book - Closely collaborate on book projects with the editorial team, creative director, and production department - Assist Art Director on design tasks - Work with freelancers, illustrators, photographers, and agents - Route material for approval, maintain schedules, prepare files for output, and manage proofing process - Work with other teams/departments to ensure materials requests are met in a timely and effective manner Required Skills / Knowledge: - Adobe Creative Suite, Google Suite, Mac Platform - Expert in color theory and design fundamentals - Exceptional portfolio displaying strong typographic skills - A keen interest in and understanding of the publishing industry - Knowledge of technical process of book production and printing - An ability to receive constructive feedback and proactively seek out compromise with colleagues - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Motivated to learn from and collaborate with team members - A love of reading Experience Needed: - 4-6 years bookmaking experience, ideally in children’s publishing, or equivalent. Educational Background Required: - Degree in graphic design or other related field, or equivalent work experience. Macmillan Publishers is a global trade book publishing company with prominent imprints around the world, publishing a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats. Macmillan Publishers is committed to our authors, our employees, and to the environment. U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, Picador, St. Martin's Press and Tor Books. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, Macmillan publishes under the Pan Macmillan name. The German company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer and Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur. Macmillan Publishers is a part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media group of companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC. |
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| Company: | MACMILLAN |
| How To Apply For This Job: | https://recruiting.ultipro.com/HOL1002HPHM/JobBoard/be27b89b-3cb9-491f-a1b0-42f8b077a9dd/Opportunity/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=4aaedca2-04f8-471c-bb02-22e8cfa6e127 |
| Date Posted: | 10/27/2021 (Ongoing Job Posting) |
