Senior Designer

Overview

Harper Collins Christian Publishing seeks a creative Senior Designer
with experience in designing and typesetting 4-color lifestyle, cookbooks, children and gift books to join our team.

We’re an in-house Content Design team looking for someone who can take direction from written or spoken ideas and convert them seamlessly into high-design book interior layouts .

The successful candidate should have an intimate knowledge of current book trends and typography to support our specialty and non-fiction publishing teams. We work in a fast-paced environment, so strong and appropriate creative vision and execution are crucial for the role, as well as organization and managing a demanding schedule.

This is a full-time remote opportunity.

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* Online portfolio required for consideration
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• Work simultaneously on 12-20 projects based on publishing cycle.

• Work collaboratively with editorial, production, and art directors on the development of book interiors from design concept to typesetting proofs to creating high-quality print ready files for complex products; 4-color experience required.

• Take initiative in each project to problem-solve, troubleshoot, and demonstrate consistent follow-through to meet deadlines.

• Properly manage projects and report progress.

• Manipulate and color correct photos and illustrations; create graphs and charts as needed.

• Responsible for pre-press operations to prepare print ready PDF for the printer.

• Collect all necessary files and documents pertaining to a project and archive files following established procedures.

• Repurpose existing content and make reprint corrections as requested.

• Expert Macintosh computer skills in Adobe CC Suites programs.

• Strong knowledge of typography including paragraph, character, object, and GREP styles;
  Master Pages highly desired.

• Knowledge of book structural elements and proofreading marks.

• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in designing and typesetting book interiors for publishing or a similar high-volume production environment.

• Professional experience designing
  and laying out long-form book interiors is required.

• BA from respected institution in Design field, especially relating to interior book design and typography.

• Understands printing and binding processes.

• Strong knowledge of Trade Book design and current trends desired.

• Comprehensive knowledge of long document production in InDesign is required.

• High level of skill working with Adobe CC InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator on MAC OS.

• Capable of working with Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Strong project management skills.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and set appropriate priorities.

• Effective written and oral communication skillsto comfortably brainstorm and communicate smoothly and effectively.

• Able to work quickly, accurately, and efficiently.

• Analytical thinker.

• Detail oriented.

• Well organized and able to set priorities.

• Works well in fast-paced environment.

• Able to work independently.

• Problem-solver with a proactive attitude.

• Team player, able to work well with others.

• Flexible to changes.

• Ability to concept and create their own vision.

• Love of typography and books.

This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful publishing projects while working alongside a talented and collaborative creative team dedicated to producing inspiring content for readers around the world.

The salary range for this position is $56,000 – $70,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range…