Senior Designer (Open to Remote)

The Corporate Bookmaking team is seeking a Senior Designer to join their interior book design team that supports Random House Publishing Group. This position offers an opportunity for growth and to apply your design interests and skills in a busy, creative, and collaborative environment. The Senior Designer creates original designs for fiction, nonfiction, and series titles across the Random House Group imprints. The Senior Designer will also interface with our Editorial, Production, Production Editorial, and Managing Editorial teams as well as freelancers.

Founded in 1925, Random House Publishing Group is the proud publishing house of many of the world’s most acclaimed storytellers, thought leaders, and innovators. Our host of imprints publish a diverse range of 1-, 2-, and 4-color fiction and nonfiction, including literary, thriller, romance, science fiction, fantasy, speculative, history, wellness, cooking, spirituality, politics, and entertainment.

Specific responsibilities include: 

• Manages all aspects of interior 1-color and some illustrated and 4-color book design, including editor and author consultation, complete interior design, and all follow-through to bound book.
• Creates rough first pass and reviews subsequent passes.
• Hires illustrators and mapmakers, negotiates contracts, and oversees freelance projects as needed.

Please apply if you meet the following qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of 8 years of experience in 1-color print book publishing and some experience in illustrated and 4-color print publishing, including hiring illustrators, negotiating contracts, and managing freelancers

• Mastery of Adobe InDesign in Mac OS
• Mastery of typography and the printing process
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat
• Great interpersonal and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, timely and efficient follow-up skills 
• Able to work collaboratively and cross-departmentally 
• Able to work well under pressure and meet demanding deadlines
• Able to manage multiple projects at once
• Organized, creative and flexible
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Familiarity with manuscript tagging or HTML is a plus 

The salary for this position is $73,500.00. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to company results.   

Please apply by April 27, 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.

Penguin Random House job postings include a good faith compensation range for each open position. The salary range listed is specific to each particular open position and takes into account various factors including the specifics of the individual role, and candidate's relevant experience and qualifications.

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, 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.

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. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others. More information can be found at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.<http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/>

Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. 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.

Company: Penguin Random House LLC 

Country: United States of America 

State/Region: New York 

City: New York 

Postal Code: 10019 

Job ID: 279469