Designer Hybrid

Overview

Company
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Harlequin Enterprises ULC

Date
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February 9, 2026

Job Title
:
Designer

Department(s): Creative Operations

Reports to: Sr Mgr, Design

Job Vacancy Status: Vacant and actively accepting applications

Harper Collins Publishers is seeking a Designer! In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in an exciting, fast-paced environment on fiction, non-fiction, offsets, series and brands, and paperback conversions. The Designer will be responsible for all stages of interior book design for assigned titles, from manuscript to bound books, and will work on projects of all levels of complexity with a focus on general books/adult trade.

This position is in the Toronto, ON office and reports to the Senior Design Manager.

• Designs mostly 1-color book interiors with the opportunity to work on 2-color and 4-color interiors.
• Carefully reviews design transmittal information from editorial.
• Prepares and routes design samples for approval.
• Creates clean InDesign templates for composition group to page books downstream. Reviews page proofs at various stages and inputs text corrections using InDesign.
• Designs 1-color and 4-color photo inserts, binding die mechanicals, and spec materials for cases and endpapers.
• Manages art program for assigned titles under supervision (as needed): evaluates digital images for good print quality; reviews and marks-up art proofs to ensure best print quality.
• Collaborate with Design Manager on design concepts. Works closely with Editors, Production Editors, Production, and Composition teams.
• Under supervision, commissions independent contractors (mapmakers and illustrators); negotiate fees, generates graphic artist contracts, and processes invoices, as needed.
• Meets deadlines, monitors components, keeps accurate status reports on Teams, and tracks budgets for assigned titles.
• Works on offsets from outside publishers as well as paperback conversions: updates frontmatter, inputs text corrections, adjusts pages and photo inserts to fit new trim size.
• Traffics files via our RSuite workflow system and other file transfer systems.
• Accesses, downloads, and archives files utilizing our Digital Access Management System.
• Assists with work overflow from Senior Designers, Design Managers, and other groups within the department, when needed.

• Minimum 2+ years of book interior design experience (preferable), or related graphic design experience
• Collaborative demeanor and a team-player
• Must demonstrate proficiency with Adobe InDesign on a Mac
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and/or Adobe Illustrator a plus
• Project management skills: detail-oriented, well-organized with an ability to handle multiple projects at various stages simultaneously
• Good written and oral communication skills required

About Harper Collins Canada and Harlequin

Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of Harper Collins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world.

Through Harper Collins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.

The salary range for this position is $60,000-$65,000. 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 represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

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