Clarkson Potter, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group at Penguin Random House, is an industry leader in food & drink, design, gift, wellness, and pop culture publishing. Potter is home to many of the most iconic authors in the world, including Ina Garten, Toni Tipton-Martin, David Chang, and Emily Henderson, among others. We are seeking a Junior Designer for our 4-color book cover and interior design team.

　　The Junior Designer will join a busy and creative art and design department and should be collaborative and organized with excellent communication skills and a strong design portfolio. Candidates should have at least 1 year of experience in a publishing or print-media design department, preferably with hands-on experience in longform design. We prefer candidates who have the ability to work on-site at our New York office 2 to 3 days a week.

　　The Junior Designer assists the art department with both administrative and creative work, including managing routings, art organizational tasks, checking color proofs, facilitating freelancer work, and (with oversight) light design work: 1 to 3 book design projects per span. The Junior Designer will also interface with our Editorial, Production, and Production Editorial teams. The candidate should have experience with full production of a book or other print publications using InDesign: creating InDesign templates/style sheets, flowing manuscripts into InDesign, working with correction cycles, and preflighting files for print production.

　　Requirements:

　　• Mastery of Adobe InDesign on a Mac

　　• Proficiency in other Adobe software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge)

　　• Excellent typographic design sense

　　• Great interpersonal and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and timely and efficient follow-up skills

　　• Able to work collaboratively and cross-departmentally

　　• Able to manage and adhere to schedules

　　• Familiarity with Microsoft Word and manuscript tagging (Word Styles) is a plus​

　　Additional skills/interests:

　　• An interest in working with photography and photo retouching

　　• An interest in working with illustration An interest in food and lifestyle media

　　Day-to-day responsibilities:

　　• Design work for book interiors and covers; including original design work plus design support work (for example, the design of a cover mechanical based on an already approved cover or designing a first pass of a book’s full interior based on an approved sample concept design)

　　• Communicating feedback to freelance designers and helping to manage freelance workflow, sharing freelance design work with art directors and editors, etc.

　　• Managing routings of own workload plus supporting the other designers’ routings when needed

　　• Providing support for our proofing process—with oversight, looking at and marking up color proofs for production and routing/mailing proofs

　　• Providing occasional art organization support: numbering art, making contact sheets

　　The salary for this position is $53,000. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results. Please apply using our online application process, and please include your resume and portfolio. Penguin Random House job postings include a good faith compensation range for each open position. The salary range listed is specific to each particular open position and takes into account various factors including the specifics of the individual role, and candidate's relevant experience and qualifications.

　　Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.

　　Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children's publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others. More information can be found at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.

　　Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

　　Company: Penguin Random House LLC Country: United States of America State/Region: New York City: New York Postal Code: 10019 Job ID: 267501