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Location: Bengaluru
Company Overview:
Stardom Books is an international publishing house with a dual presence in Texas, USA , and Bengaluru, India . We empower leaders, entrepreneurs, and global brands to write, publish, and market high-impact non-fiction books—including personal memoirs, leadership frameworks, and brand stories. With a rapidly expanding portfolio of over 260 published authors , we are known for transforming raw ideas into powerful assets that build global authority and influence.
Learn more about our mission at Stardom Books Official Website ().
Role Overview :
We are seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and creative Hybrid Graphic Designer & Book Formatter to join our production team in Bengaluru. This is an essential dual-skill role within our publishing pipeline. You will split your expertise between designing striking, market-ready book covers and marketing collateral, and technically formatting comprehensive, full-length non-fiction manuscripts for worldwide distribution across print and digital platforms.
The ideal candidate blends artistic vision with meticulous technical execution. If you have an immaculate eye for visual layouts, typography, and page design, alongside a positive, collaborative mindset, we want to hear from you.
Job Details:
Company: Stardom Group / Stardom Books
Location:
Bengaluru, India (Work from Office)
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Experience:
2+ years of professional layout and graphic design experience
Expected
Start Date:
Immediate
Key Responsibilities:
Book Formatting & Interior Layout
Manuscript Design: Format full-length non-fiction manuscripts from raw text files into beautifully designed, highly readable book interiors.
Platform Compliance: Set up precise grid structures, margins, bleed, and trim sizes compliant with major self-publishing and print-on-demand platforms, primarily Amazon KDP and Ingram Spark .
Typography & Styling: Design custom chapter headings, drop caps, headers, footers, page numbering structures, and pull quotes tailored to individual book genres.
Digital Conversion: Convert and optimize finalized print layouts into reflowable and fixed-layout eBook formats (.EPUB) , ensuring flawless display across Kindle, Apple Books, and Kobo.
Data Integration: Cleanly integrate complex non-fiction elements such as diagrams, data tables, callout boxes, footnotes, and appendices without disrupting text flows.
Cover Design & Marketing Creatives
Cover Art Direction: Conceptualize, draft, and finalize eye-catching, high-conversion book covers (front, spine, and back) that stand out in crowded online marketplaces.
A+ Content & Promotional Assets: Design premium visual marketing assets, including Amazon A+ content, social media graphics, book mockups, banner ads, and author promotional materials.
Pre-Press Preparation: Output perfect print-ready PDF files with exact spine calculations based on paper weight and final page counts.
Requirements & Qualifications:
Technical Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign , Adobe Photoshop , and Adobe Illustrator . Familiarity with dedicated book formatting tools (like Atticus or Vellum) is a strong plus.
Industry Knowledge: A deep understanding of print typography, grid systems, tracking/kerning, widow/orphan control, and global print-on-demand technical specifications.
Attention to Detail: Absolute precision when working through multi-hundred-page manuscripts to ensure stylistic continuity.
Fluency: Excellent communication and visual literacy in English to work smoothly alongside authors and our international editorial staff.
Portfolio: A verifiable portfolio showcasing clean, professional interior book layouts (both print and digital) along with compelling cover designs.
What We Offer:
The opportunity to work with an international publishing house helping global visionaries publish their life's work.
A vibrant, creative, and collaborative office environment in Bengaluru.
Direct ownership over end-to-end design projects from raw manuscript to global launch.
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