高级设计师，儿童类
Senior Designer, Children's
W.W. Norton & Company 正在为其获奖的儿童艺术部招聘一名高级设计师。加入一个正在成长且充满活力的团队，您可以参与由行业领先作者和插画家创作的获奖书籍。高级设计师将直接与艺术总监和副创意总监合作，负责设计管理，并为我们的儿童图书系列每年大约5-8个书目进行设计。我们寻找才华横溢、高效、灵活且热情的候选人。候选人需拥有优秀的作品集，包括书籍封面和内页，以及插画书籍（图画书和漫画小说），并了解和热爱出版流程。候选人需具备细致入微的注意力、对设计有敏锐的判断力，以及出色的沟通和组织能力。我们希望引进一位热爱团队合作、了解儿童图书市场、乐于学习、成长、分享知识并对所有年龄段的儿童图书充满热情的人。该职位为全职远程工作，要求每出版季至少一次到纽约办公室参加一周的会议和跨部门协作。该职位直接向儿童部副创意总监汇报。
**主要工作职责包括：**
- 在经理指导下，负责自己约5-8个书目的完整设计流程，从选题到发布再到印刷，涵盖Norton儿童出版社的图画书、中年级读物、漫画小说、青少年小说和非小说类书籍，每年约15-24个书目。
- 寻找、培养、发展、管理并雇佣自由插画师（及他们的代理），设计出美观且富有创意的原创书籍方案。
- 按时完成每周、每季和书籍制作的截止日期，同时管理多个制作阶段，保持文件的有序和准确，并确保字体和图像版权的正确处理。
- 在整个制作过程中与制作部门保持联系，从概念和设计到文件设置和审核，再到印刷机械稿和校对阶段。
- 在需要或由创意总监指定时，为设计和艺术指导人员提供支持与协作。
- 定期与编辑和制作人员保持清晰沟通，包括遇到的问题并提出解决方案。
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W.W. Norton & Company has an opening for a Senior Designer in their award-winning Children’s Art Department. Come join a growing and energized team where you can work on prizewinning books by industry leading authors and illustrators. The Senior Designer will work directly with the Art Director and Associate Creative Director and be responsible for design managing, and designing approximately 5-8 titles per season in our range of children’s books. Looking for candidates who are talented, efficient, flexible and enthusiastic. Candidates must have an excellent portfolio which includes book covers and interiors as well as illustrated books (picture books and graphic novels) and have an understanding and passion for the book publishing process. Candidates must exhibit attention to detail, a critical eye for design, and have excellent communication and organization skills. We’re looking to bring in a passionate team player who is aware of the children’s book landscape, excited to help learn, grow, share knowledge, and enthusiastic about children’s books for all ages. This position is a full-time remote position with a requirement to come into the New York office at least once per publishing season for a week of meetings and interdepartmental collaboration. This position reports directly to the Associate Creative Director of the Children’s Department.
**Essential Job Responsibilities Include:**
- With the guidance of manager, handle the full design process from acquisition to release to print for their own list of approximately 5-8 titles per list (15-24 per year) across the Norton Children’s Division spanning picture books, middle grade, graphic novels, young adult fiction and non-fiction.
- Pursue, nurture, develop, manage and hire freelance illustrators (and their agents) and design beautiful and thoughtful original book packages.
- Meet weekly, seasonal and book production deadlines and manage across multiple stages of production while maintaining organized and accurate files and ensuring good practices with font and art clearances.
- Liase with production department throughout all stages of production from concept and design through file set up and review, to mechanical release to printer and proofing stages.
- Provide support and collaboration to design and art direction staff when needed or as designated by the Creative Director.
- Maintain clear communication with editorial and production staff on a regular basis including complications and offer solutions for successful project completion.
_Please note- this job description is not designed to cover all activities required of the employee._
**Required Qualifications:**
- Employment eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.
- Must have a strong portfolio that shows versatility of style and proficiency across multiple genres, topics, ages, and formats.
- Exceptional typographic sensibility and understanding of age based design as well as respect for the reader, good grasp of visual storytelling and ability to take feedback.
- Portfolio must exhibit original ideas and original design executions that feel unique and interesting while understanding the relevant markets.
- At least 5-6 years of work experience required. Experience at a children’s publisher or working with children’s publishers in a freelance capacity for most of those years is preferred.
- Must be comfortable, efficient, and an effective communicator while working in a remote environment.
- Must have some knowledge of prepress, four color, 2 color, and specialty printing processes pertaining to all stages of children’s book production from concepts to corrections, to proof review and release to print.
- Employment eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.
- Must be able to work full business hours on East Coast time.
- Bachelor's degree
**Compensation and Benefits***
Currently available benefits include:
- Competitive salary: $70,000: All salaries and salary ranges posted by Norton may vary depending on experience, skills, location, and like considerations.
- Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and summer Friday afternoons beginning in July
- Generous health benefits, including PPO, EPO, and High Deductible (with HSA) medical insurance options, vision insurance, dental insurance, flexible spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care and commuter, gym membership reimbursement, and more. Coverage for spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children is available.
- Profit-Sharing and 401(k) benefit plan with discretionary contribution matching by employer
- Disability and life insurances
- FMLA, parental and other leave
- Employee Assistance Program (for mental health, financial planning, and other needs)
- Company-provided laptop
- Employee discounts on Norton books
- Limited matching of employee donations to select non-profit organizations
*All policies and benefits described are subject to change at any time.