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Art Director
Macmillan Publishers
New York, NY, United States
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Description
Macmillan Publishers is a global trade book publishing company with prominent imprints around the world, publishing a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats. Macmillan Publishers is committed to our authors, our employees, and to the environment.
U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, Picador, St. Martin's Press and Tor Books. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, Macmillan publishes under the Pan Macmillan name. The German company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer and Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.
Macmillan Publishers is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to reflecting a broad representation of differences --race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective — in our workplace. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Requirements
Position Description:
Seeking an experienced book designer responsible for picture books, middle grade and young adult titles, for Feiwel and Friends, Henry Holt books for young readers, Swoon and Square Fish. The candidate will be responsible for creating compelling and appealing designs that meet the goals set out for each title by the editors and publisher. The candidate will report to the creative director and oversee a small staff of direct reports.
Major Responsibilities:
• Oversee and mentor a select team of direct reports
• Design of jackets and interiors
• Review picture book materials at all stages, including book dummies
• Design interior sample pages and create specifications for compositor
• Research and hire new illustrators, photographers, and letterers, and work closely with them through bookmaking process
• Work closely with creative director and editors
• Present covers in jacket meetings and participate in production meetings
• Prepare files for the printer, and approve proofs and other progress materials
Required Skills / Knowledge:
Collaborative, versatile, virtuous, and creative designer with:
• Experience in management and/or desire to take on management
• Knowledge of current trends in the children’s book field and a healthy curiosity about innovation in our field and related fields.
• Ability to conceive and create exceptional book design
• Skilled at photo/art/illustration research
• Strong typographic skills
• Mastery of the current Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once and meet tight deadlines
• Knowledge of PDF workflow
Experience Needed:
• A minimum of 5 years book experience
Educational Background Required:
• Fluent in all adobe software
• College level training at an accredited art school preferred, but not required