Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and translate designs for branded marketing and publicity campaigns to support the release of key titles across all areas of the consumer experience, including retail promotions (digital and brick-and-mortar), floor displays, merchandising and promotional materials (paper and premium), print and digital advertising, social media assets, animated GIFs and eBlasts, book tour materials, etc.
• Assist the Marketing Designer and Associate Creative Director on larger-scale campaigns, maintaining and/or expanding upon existing visual identities and designs.
• Own the creative process for assigned projects/campaigns from brief submission through routing, release, prototyping and proofing, working closely with the Marketing, Publicity, and School & Library teams and maintaining branded visual consistency across all campaign assets; liaise with Book Design to gather assets; brainstorm with team members as needed to define the scope of elements.
• Manage the schedule for assigned projects, proactively tracking on-time release in collaboration with Marketing, Publicity, and School & Library team members; manage file organization, back-ups, and archiving within marketing design servers for assigned projects
• Share current best practices and trends in design, actively suggesting ways to incorporate these learnings into campaigns.

Requirements

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite on a Mac platform, with strong skills in Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator with some After Effects experience preferred; working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.

Preferred

• 1–3 years of experience in marketing design and creative services.
• After Effects and/or motion graphics experience a major plus!
• Some familiarity with the current competitive publishing landscape.

Benefits

• Generous paid holidays and Summer Fridays.
• Company-paid year-end office closure between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day each year
• Comprehensive health benefits, including short-term and long-term disability.
• Retirement savings (401k) and life insurance.
• Vacation, Personal, and Sick time off.