About the Role
Advertising and Promotions at Crown Publishing Group seeks a Junior Designer to join our dynamic team. This position requires strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to work on a variety of projects in an intense and fast-paced environment. The Junior Designer will manage simultaneous digital, print, motion, and out of home advertising and promotional projects to support marketing efforts across web, social, and email platforms. The ideal candidate will be a creative, collaborative, and enthusiastic designer with interest in working across a variety of book genres in close collaboration with marketing teams.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with Marketers to refine designs, incorporate feedback, and route work to internal departments.
- Maintain a positive attitude in a highly deadline-driven environment.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ask clarifying questions throughout the marketing design process to create effective work.
- Manage projects through project management/design request software and correspond on project threads as needed.
- Traffic creative: preparing and releasing files to stakeholders, and sending projects to print.
- Attend weekly status, brainstorm, and media planning meetings.
- Remain current on art, design, and publishing trends offering new ideas on aesthetics and working styles into our department’s creative ecosystem to help keep our output relevant and timely.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience as a staff designer in advertising or marketing preferred.
- Trade publishing marketing design experience is a plus, but not required for success in the role.
- A passion for design and strong typography skills—as demonstrated by your portfolio.
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Microsoft Office Products.
- Working knowledge in Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Premier — and the interest and ability to learn new systems and applications as needed.
- Experience with preparing files for press.
- Proficient time-management and project-management skills.
- Timely follow-up skills with the marketing teams and other stakeholders.
- Ability to prioritize and complete multiple projects in a fast-paced, details-focused, and deadline-driven environment is a must.
- Excellent and professional verbal and written communication skills, across email, direct messaging, and in meetings.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with the team when needed.
- Proficient in creative problem solving and decision making.
- Understanding of social media platforms as a marketing tool.
- A complete application should include your resume and cover letter.
Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft Office Products
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premier
- Animation
- Video
- 3D skills
Location
- Tri-state area (NJ, CT, & PA)
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Junior
Salary/Compensations
- $60,000
Benefits
- Medical/Prescription drug insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k)
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Educational Assistance
- Generous paid time off
- Annual profit award or bonus
About the Company
- Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children's publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world.
- Crown is renowned as the go-to publisher of narrative and idea-driven nonfiction.
- Clarkson Potter and Ten Speed Press publish today’s most influential and innovative voices in the cooking, drinks, pop culture, children’s, graphic novel, and lifestyle categories.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
