Senior Designer, TSP Kids (Hybrid)

Ten Speed Press is currently seeking a Senior Designer to design books in our new children’s publishing program.  This is an amazing opportunity to contribute to the design vision of a new imprint!

 

Please apply by November 20, 2024 and include your resume, cover letter, link to online portfolio, and salary requirements for consideration. Before applying for any role at Penguin Random House, we recommend you review our applicant resources page and our FAQs page.

 

This is a hybrid position with in-office responsibilities, we will consider candidates who can work from a commutable distance to our office in Emeryville, CA.

 

Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the design vision for the Ten Speed Press kids’ publishing program.

• Explores, iterates, and actualizes own design ideas and those of others, from early concepts to finished books.  

• Creates cover and interior designs for fiction and non-fiction, including picture books, young readers’ editions, and kids’ cookbooks.

• Designs select lifestyles and gift books for all ages as needed.

• Collaborates with art directors, editors, authors, and freelance art teams throughout the book creation process.

• Researches creative talent in the children’s book industry.

• Hires and briefs freelance illustrators and track art status on multiple deadlines.

• Supports production managers in creating and adhering to book schedules, organizing color proofing, and determining and testing cover production effects.

• Works with production editors and managers to systematically track files through multiple rounds of improvements and corrections.

 

 

Requirements:

• Must be passionate about kids’ books
• Minimum 4 years of publishing experience, specifically in the children’s space preferred
• Excellent design skills with an eye for dynamic and kid-friendly visuals and typography
• Exceptional communication skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently with a high level of organization and attention to detail
• Eagerness to help grow a new children’s book program

 

 

The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $73,000. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to company results.    

 

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