Designer - RHCB (Open to Remote)

The Random House Children’s Trade Publishing group seeks a designer to join their novel interior design team. The designer will work closely with the interior art director, cover designers and editors to develop the interior design of young adult and middle grade novels. Projects range from 1-color interior designs and heavily illustrated novels to full color nonfiction and graphic novels for young adult and middle grade. This is a unique opportunity for a highly creative and collaborative designer who has an interest in interior book design in both print and digital formats. 

Specific responsibilities include: 

• Designs and tracks interior components from concept stage to final printed book. 

• Follows interior workflow standards that comply with our print and e-book production processes. 

• Uses InDesign styles to design interiors that will function in both a print and electronic setting.  

• Manages and prioritizes numerous projects with varying timelines. 

• Works collaboratively and constructively with interior art director, cover designers, editors, production managers, and freelancers.

Please apply if you meet the following qualifications: 

• MUST have minimum of 4 years’ experience in trade book design

• Strong understanding of the print production process 

• A passion and eye for good typography 

• Expert command of Adobe Creative Suite 

• Strong photo manipulation skills 

• Thorough understanding of InDesign paragraph and character styles 

• Meticulous attention to detail 

• Responsive to feedback, yet able to maintain creative intuition 

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively 

• Proactive at meeting deadlines and organizing work 

• Experience in articulating design and conceptual decisions 

• A passion for learning new design technologies and trends 

• Hand-lettering skills a plus 

The salary for this position is $66,500.00. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to company results.   

Please apply by April 10, 2025 and include your resume, cover letter, and a link to an online portfolio for consideration. Before applying for any role at Penguin Random House, we recommend you review our applicant resources page and look over our open-to-remote guidelines on our FAQs page.

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