Graphic Designer - Book Design

Job Description

Simon & Schuster has been named to Forbes magazine list of ''America's Best Mid-Size Employers 2022.''

Simon & Schuster is a global leader in general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world's most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Pocket Books, Adams Media, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom, and proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories.

For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.

Let's start with who we are! Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, informs, instructs, and inspires readers across a variety of lifestyle categories by providing the content they're looking for, from the experts they follow and trust. From New Age to Personal Finance, Cooking to Self-Help, Adams Media researches, identifies, creates, and distributes accessible content with implicit discoverability. Embodying a uniquely flexible ''ground-up'' publishing model, Adams Media navigates within or between consumer categories as market opportunity dictates.

We are looking for a creative problem solver who thrives with creative challenges. The Designer is responsible for the concept and design execution of 30+ cover and interior designs per year across various nonfiction lifestyle categories. Book design will vary from 1/c to full 4/c process design. Design will range from all text to full photographic layouts that align with the strategic vision and aesthetic for the project. Each designer is also responsible for the creation of 5-10 varied photography mood boards per year. Designer also responsible for the creation of marketing assets throughout the year: A+ assets, sell-sheets, video and miscellaneous collateral as needed.

Ideal candidate will possess good design sensibility (demonstrated in portfolio), exceptional use of typography, a solid understanding of color spaces, be well versed with appropriate use of art, and have the ability to interpret a design concepts from written creative brief. Candidate should be able to bring solid design concepts to full final execution with ease, and be able to adjust designs to align with market opportunities as needed. Must be able to work in a fast paced environment, and be able to manage multiple deadlines. Ability to deliver an aesthetically driven, market viable design is essential.

Candidate must have solid CC technical experience with InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator. Experience with long format document layout (Character Styles, Paragraph Style Sheets, Master Pages), solid understanding of print capabilities, and offset guidelines/terminology. Ideal candidate will be process driven, and able to carry out job responsibilities with minimal guidance after training. Candidate should be familiar with our publishing program and must be willing to work on all categories published by our imprint. Illustration skills are a plus but not required. A minimum 2 years of comparable work experience needed.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

Paramount believes in creating environments that allow our primary focus to remain on providing entertainment, education and information to our millions of viewers around the world. As part of this commitment to health and safety, Paramount requires COVID-19 vaccines for current US employees, including all newly hired employees, subject to applicable law. Union employees are subject to the agreement reached between the Company and the applicable Union.

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