Manager, Design & Marketing (Fablelistik)

Summary

Fablelistik Editions creates collectible books designed to be experienced as well as read. Macmillan Learning is seeking an experienced, concept-driven Manager, Design & Marketing to develop high-impact visual assets across digital, social, print, packaging, and product photography while collaborating with editorial, marketing, and art teams.

Responsibilities

• Campaign Visuals: Work collaboratively with our marketing team to design digital ads, newsletter/email templates, and promotional graphics
• Brand Stewardship: Maintain, evolve, and enforce brand guidelines, ensuring visual consistency across all customer touchpoints
• Product Photography: Using prototypes and finished copies, stage and photograph materials for promotional graphics and our website
• Content & Social Media: Design engaging organic content for social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube), including static graphics, motion design, and video overlays
• Print collateral: Produce high-quality print materials when needed, such as merchandise and packaging
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside editorial, marketing, and the art department to brainstorm creative concepts and bring them from ideation to execution
• Asset Management: Organize and maintain the team's digital asset library, ensuring templates and design files are easily accessible and up to date
• Brainstorm and collaborate with all stakeholders on decisions related to the look and feel of a product (e.g. illustration style, typography choices, layout, covers, icons, infographics, etc.)
• Make design corrections, mockups, or typesetting changes, if needed
• Maintain promotional powerpoint decks and internal database
• Design shipper boxes and packaging, preparing these files to a print-ready standard

Skills

• Experience designing for digital, social, and print applications
• A strong portfolio demonstrating a versatile range of marketing assets for the book industry, including product styling/lighting
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to interact effectively across internal teams
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and prioritization skills
• 2+ years of marketing design in trade publishing or DTC e-commerce agency experience, with a focus on video-first design
• Motion graphics or video editing skills (After Effects, Premiere Pro)
• Experience working with clients or external partners
• Experience with Figma, After Effects, Premiere Pro and video editing software
• Knowledge of book design/production
• Digital illustration experience
• Knowledge of Airtable
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in graphic design or another related field, or equivalent work experience

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Experience designing for digital, social, and print applications
• A strong portfolio demonstrating a versatile range of marketing assets for the book industry, including product styling/lighting
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to interact effectively across internal teams
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and prioritization skills
• 2+ years of marketing design in trade publishing or DTC e-commerce agency experience, with a focus on video-first design
• Motion graphics or video editing skills (After Effects, Premiere Pro)
• Experience working with clients or external partners

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Figma, After Effects, Premiere Pro and video editing software
• Knowledge of book design/production
• Digital illustration experience
• Knowledge of Airtable
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in graphic design or another related field, or equivalent work experience

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement