Responsibilities

• Day-to-day work will include collaborating closely with Marketers to refine designs, incorporate feedback, and route work to internal departments, maintaining a positive, can-do attitude in a highly deadline driven environment
• Assisting the design team in conceptualizing and designing digital and print ad campaigns as well as promotional materials for assigned titles, including but not limited to social media images, cover animations/animated gifs and other short form videos, lifestyle photos, original illustrations, website assets, postcards, templates, and back of book ads
• Creating digital and physical book mockups
• Managing departmental tasks, remote and in-office
• Traffic creative: preparing and releasing files to stakeholders, and sending projects to print
• Attend weekly status, brainstorm, and media planning meetings
• Remain current on art, design, and publishing trends offering new ideas on aesthetics and working styles into our department’s creative ecosystem to help keep our output relevant and timely

Requirements

• Minimum of 1–2 years of experience as a staff designer in advertising or marketing preferred. Trade publishing marketing design experience is a plus, but not required for success in the role
• Excellent design flexibility, including strong type design, to create across a wide range of aesthetics, audiences, and project types
• Proven self-starter with strong task management skills and attention to detail
• Proven ability to prioritize multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate, problem solve creatively, and collaborate well with internal and external partners, and incorporating various stakeholders’ feedback under tight deadlines
• Ability to work effectively on a team as well as independently

Benefits

• 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.