Senior Designer, UC Press - Hybrid

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Position Base:Oakland
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University of California Press is one of the most forward-thinking scholarly publishers, committed to influencing public discourse and challenging the status quo. At a time of dramatic change for scholarship and publishing, we collaborate with faculty, librarians, authors, and students to stay ahead of today's knowledge demands and shape the future of publishing.

The Senior Designer is responsible for the creative design, production, and management of assigned books for academic and trade markets, both covers/jackets and interiors. Work includes creating original jacket designs and mechanicals; art directing and project managing projects outsourced to freelancers; creating original interior designs; and modifying standard, templated interior designs as needed for special editorial elements. The designer also liaises with vendors (freelance designers, prepress vendors, art evaluators, and occasionally, printers);

checks corrections through all proof cycles; and inspects printer's proofs and final books. Projects range in subject matter and complexity from standard academic monographs to trade titles. These may require design attention such as creating original interior designs (writing specs and creating sample pages for a compositor to pick up, or composing entire books themselves), modifying existing design templates, and author liaison, as well as navigating occasional accelerated production schedules.

Misc. projects for other departments of UC Press includes working on collaterals such as the annual report, creating cover designs for the Journals department and training of junior colleagues.

15% Interior Design & Type Specifications

Interior Design:
Produce a series of interior page spreads based upon specific editorial manuscript needs. Produce sample layouts of typographic elements.

Type Specifications:
Generate complete typographic specifications for all typographic elements identified within a manuscript, adapt standard design formats, design and provide specs and suggest changes to the standard design library.

75% Jacket/Cover Design

Design:
Create original jacket and cover designs and submit for feedback. Receive and respond to feedback professionally. Incorporate feedback from key stakeholders into final design.

Prepare Final Files:
Prepare the final electronic mechanical file that is used by the printers in a…