Designer, Creative Design ​/ Digital Art, Graphic Designer

Interior Book Designer

Simon & Schuster is seeking an Interior Book Designer to design and layout fiction and nonfiction books in the adult division. This person will be involved in, on average, 50 projects each year.

• Adobe InDesign expert and book design enthusiast
• Talented designer with experience designing trade interiors
• Able to work at all levels, from inputting corrections to building well-structured InDesign files for original designs
• Understand how composition work impacts downstream processes, including ebook production and future print editions
• Work collaboratively with Production Editorial to ensure the manuscript and InDesign document are coded complementarily and coding best practices are applied rigorously from manuscript to finished InDesign files
• Understand book production and printing standards
• Know the difference between match designs, reflows, conversions, reissues and able to create all of these

• 2+ years of layout experience in Adobe InDesign; expert in In Design
• 1 year or more experience designing original book interiors
• Solid understanding of book composition standards
• Ability to read and implement proofreader’s marks
• Experience manipulating illustrations and photos in Photoshop
• Experience creating and manipulating vector art in Illustrator

This role is open to both hybrid and fully remote candidates.

Simon & Schuster US is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO, as well as a Broad Based Ownership program that makes all employees partners in our shared success.

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