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About the Role

HarperCollins Publishers seeks an Assistant Designer with a passion for manga, manhwa, and manhua to join their graphic novel imprint, HarperAlley. The Assistant Designer will be an integral part of the team, working with creators, licensors, and in-house teams to design books that stand out in the graphic novel marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute jacket and interior designs under general supervision.
• Follow design workflow and adhere to tight deadlines.
• Assist all phases of design and production processes, including preparing mechanical files, production-ready layouts, and coordinating with the production team.
• Participate in group creative discussions.
• Collaborate effectively with freelancers and creators.
• Communicate with in-house departments to ensure smooth workflows.
• Archive files into DAM.
• Create dummies/mockups and sales materials for presentations.
• Work closely with the Art Director to provide project and production status updates.
• Provide general administrative support, including invoice processing, archiving files and contracts, and updating Biblio.

Requirements

• 1+ years of relevant work experience.
• Proven ability to envision and execute outstanding design.
• Keen eye for detail and experience working with production teams.
• Strong typographic skills.
• Understanding of manga, manhwa, and manhua book techniques, marketplace, and current trends.
• Strong organization, time management, and communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge and experience with InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, ClipStudio, and related applications.
• Passion for graphic novels.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both Japanese and English is preferred.
• Cover letters are strongly preferred.

Skills

• Hand-lettering skills
• Japanese language proficiency
• English language proficiency

Location

• New York, NY

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1+ years

Salary/Compensations

• $55,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package.
• Variety of physical health benefits.
• Retirement and savings benefits.
• Caregiving benefits.
• Emotional wellbeing benefits.
• Transportation benefits.
• Other benefits.
• Elective benefits.

About the Company

• HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books.
• HarperAlley is a collaborative, creator-focused publisher of graphic novels for readers of all ages ranging from children to adults.

Equal Opportunity

• HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.
• HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process.