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About the Role
Simon & Schuster is seeking an Interior Book Designer to design and layout fiction and nonfiction books in the adult division, managing approximately 50 projects annually.
Responsibilities
- Design and layout fiction and nonfiction books in the adult division.
- Input corrections and build well-structured InDesign files.
- Create original designs.
- Ensure manuscript and InDesign document are coded complementarily.
- Apply coding best practices from manuscript to finished InDesign files.
- Understand book production and printing standards.
- Create match designs, reflows, conversions, and reissues.
Requirements
- 2+ years of layout experience in Adobe 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
- Adobe InDesign expert
- Book design
- Trade interior design
- Ebook production
- Manuscript coding
- Book production
- Printing standards
- Match designs
- Reflows
- Conversions
- Reissues
- Illustration manipulation
- Photo manipulation
- Vector art creation
- Vector art manipulation
Location
- Hybrid
- Remote
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
Experience Level
- 2+ years of layout experience in Adobe InDesign
- 1 year or more of experience designing original book interiors
Salary/Compensations
- The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) plan
- Life insurance coverage
- Disability benefits
- Tuition assistance program
- PTO
- Broad Based Ownership program
About the Company
- Simon & Schuster was 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.
Equal Opportunity
- Simon & Schuster US is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.
- At Simon & Schuster US, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do.
- We believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.
- Simon & Schuster US 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.