Designer, (Interior Book Design)

About the Role

Simon & Schuster is seeking an Interior Book Designer to design and layout fiction and nonfiction books in the adult division. This person will be involved in, on average, 50 projects each year.

Responsibilities

• Design and layout fiction and nonfiction books in the adult division
• Work at all levels, from inputting corrections to building well-structured InDesign files for original designs
• Collaborate with Production Editorial to ensure manuscript and InDesign document coding is complementary and coding best practices are applied rigorously from manuscript to finished InDesign files
• Create match designs, reflows, conversions, reissues, and original designs

Requirements

• 2+ years of layout experience in Adobe InDesign; expert in InDesign
• 1 year or more of experience designing original book interiors
• Solid understanding of book composition standards
• Ability to read and implement proofreader's marks
• Experience manipulating illustrations and photos in Photoshop
• Experience creating and manipulating vector art in Illustrator

Skills & Qualities

• Adobe InDesign expert and book design enthusiast
• Talented designer with experience designing trade interiors
• Understands how composition work impacts downstream processes, including ebook production and future print editions
• Understands book production and printing standards
• Knows the difference between match designs, reflows, conversions, and reissues

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Life insurance coverage
• Disability benefits
• Tuition assistance program
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Access to Broad Based Ownership program, making all employees partners in shared success

Pay & Schedule

This role is open to both hybrid and fully remote candidates. Starting pay depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.