Junior Designer – Berkley (Open to Remote)

Summary

Penguin Random House is a leading publishing house producing books across genres and age groups. The company is seeking a Junior Designer to support Art Directors through all stages of book cover creation, including concept development, design, research, layouts, presentations, and pre-press for commercial fiction titles.

Responsibilities

• Manage and design multiple front covers and mechanicals
• Support and work closely with the supervising Art Director(s) on various tasks such as research, layouts, and presentations
• Partner and coordinate with other departments (editors, copy editors, production and prepress)
• Prepare print ready digital files
• Maintain high production standards, meet deadlines, keep to budgets, and respond thoughtfully to feedback

Skills

• Strong layout and typography skills
• Proficiency
  with the MAC environment and the Adobe Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
• Passionate about book design, typography, color, and trends
• Very strong
  attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and multitask and do
  timely
  follow-ups in a deadline driven environment
• Highly creative thinker who is willing to explore a number of visual possibilities for every book
  cover, and
  enjoys problem solving: revisions are an opportunity to grow!
• Highly organized and flexible
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Minimum of 6 months
  prior design experience, publishing experience a plus
• Hand lettering and illustration skills are a plus
• Knowledge of printing, prepress file/art management and production are a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Strong layout and typography skills
• Proficiency
  with the MAC environment and the Adobe Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
• Passionate about book design, typography, color, and trends
• Very strong
  attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize and multitask and do
  timely
  follow-ups in a deadline driven environment
• Highly creative thinker who is willing to explore a number of visual possibilities for every book
  cover, and
  enjoys problem solving: revisions are an opportunity to grow!
• Highly organized and flexible
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Minimum of 6 months
  prior design experience, publishing experience a plus

Nice to Haves

• Hand lettering and illustration skills are a plus
• Knowledge of printing, prepress file/art management and production are a plus

Benefits

• All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results.
• Medical/Prescription drug insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 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
• The position is open to remote candidates based in the United States who can work primarily on Eastern Time.