Typesetter Deseret Book​/Shadow Mountain

DESERET BOOK/SHADOW MOUNTAIN TYPESETTER

Location:

Deseret Book Corporate Office, Salt Lake City, UT

Start Date:

Immediately

Position Type:
Full Time;
Hybrid

Use your talents at our imprints—Deseret Book, Shadow Mountain, and Covenant—to inspire faith and hope around the world. We’re hiring a typesetter to help make our world‑class products.

• Arrange type for print publications for a wide variety of genres including middle grade novels, proper romance novels, cookbooks, academic publications, children’s books, and religious texts.
• Work closely with designers, editors, and cross‑functional partners to create world‑class products.
• Generate pre‑press proofs and press‑ready files.
• Quality‑check text and overall details of press‑ready files.
• Upload files to press.
• Prepare text files for handoff to the digital team and translation partners.
• Stay aware of current typesetting solutions and trends, practices, and publishing innovations.
• Be a creative problem‑solver.
• Maintain orderly digital files and archives.
• Willing to take on other non‑job‑specific roles as needed.

• Ability to work on and track multiple projects simultaneously across various stages of production.
• Bachelor’s degree in Editing, Publishing, Visual Communications, Typography, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of professional experience in book typesetting, pre‑press production, or comparable publishing role preferable.
• Strong command of typographic principles and page composition.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Word; working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop.
• Understanding of print‑production workflows, color management, and file‑delivery specifications.
• Consistently produce accurate, error‑free files within deadlines.
• Work well with a team.
• Comfortable receiving and providing clear, effective, and constructive feedback.
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong visual typographic skills with experience in print.

• Life‑balancing hybrid in‑office schedule (in‑office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; work from home Monday and Friday).
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Merchandise discount.
• UTA Eco pass/parking option.
• Newly renovated office space.
• Fully stocked break room with unlimited free snacks and drinks.
• Great work environment.

Please submit a portfolio to be considered.

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We are an equal‑opportunity employer and are committed to a team and culture that embraces and celebrates diversity and inclusion without regard to race, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the State of Utah.