Senior Designer
Kensington Publishing Corp.
Essential job responsibilities include:
- Develop original and creative cover concepts for new titles as well as maintain consistency across existing brands
- Collaborate with direct manager, fellow designers, production, editorial, and copy teams
- Effectively meet deadlines, fast turnaround sometimes required
- Produce accurate and consistent work according to guidelines
- Hire and art direct illustrators and effectively communicate with artists and agents
- Develop and maintain a knowledge of competitive covers in the book marketplace
- Route cover mechanicals and other materials for approval and prepare and package files for printers
Required skills/knowledge:
- At least 2 years of experience in book publishing
- Comprehensive design portfolio showing idea generation, design, and typography skills
- Expert-level knowledge of design software required, e.g. Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Proficient knowledge of proofing, color correction, and other pre-press review
- Ability to coordinate with multiple freelance artists on a project-by-project basis
- Ability to work with source files from other artists and designers with respect, creativity, and professionalism, while ensuring the final result will present well in both print and digital mediums
- Deadline-oriented, ability to multitask and work under pressure
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
About the Company
Kensington Publishing Corp is an equal opportunity employer. Our company has a policy of providing equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sex, ethnicity, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We welcome and celebrate talent from all backgrounds and believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial elements to our success.
Founded in 1974, Kensington Publishing Corp. is located in New York City and is known as “America’s Independent Publisher.” It remains a multi-generational family business. As the foremost independent commercial publishing house in the United States providing hardcover, trade paperback, mass market, and digital releases, Kensington publishes the books that America wants to read with a range of popular genres such as thrillers, romance, historical fiction, cozy mysteries, science-fiction and fantasy, and non-fiction, as well as true-crime, western, and bookclub fiction titles.