Senior Director, Art - (Hybrid)

Penguin Random House LLC

USD 115,000 - 140,000 (Yearly)

Company Description

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/.

Job Description

The Senior Interior Design Director is an experienced creative and operational leader responsible for setting the vision, standards, and execution of interior design across multiple publishing imprints: Berkley, Dutton, Putnam, Tarcher, Avery, Tiny Rep, and Plume. This role oversees a high-volume publishing program of approximately 600+ 1 color and 4 color titles per year while directly managing a team of 11 designers and associate design directors. As a working manager, the Senior Director balances leadership responsibilities with an active design workload.

Specific responsibilities include:

Lead, and mentor a team of designers and associate design directors, fostering a high-performing, collaborative environment

Allocate and balance workload across the team, ensuring efficiency and sustainable pacing

Review, guide, and approve design work, ensuring alignment with imprint identity and market positioning

Partner with publishers, editors, and authors to shape and execute creative vision

Serve as the primary design liaison to Editorial, Production, Production Editorial, Managing Editorial, and external partners

Collaborate and lead on workflow improvements, art processes, and production efficiencies

Manage freelance and external vendor relationships

Responsible for designing approximately 30 titles

Qualifications

10+ years as book designer (or similar) with experience in managing imprints and high volume
Experience supervising and art directing a design teams with 6+ staff.

Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).

Solid understanding of typography, layout, color theory.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Excellent knowledge of prepress and print reproduction.

Additional Information

This is a hybrid position with in-office responsibilities (approximately 3 days a week). We will consider candidates who can work from a commutable distance to our offices at 1745 Broadway, which includes the tri-state area (NJ, CT, and NY).

The salary range for this position is $115,000 -$140,000.  All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results.

Applications for this role will be accepted through July 27 or until the role is filled. We encourage you to apply early, as we review applications on a rolling basis. Please include your resume and cover letter for consideration. Before applying for any role at Penguin Random House, we recommend you review our applicant resources page and our FAQs page.

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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.

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