艺术总监, 儿童类
Art Director, Children's
W.W. Norton & Company 在其屡获殊荣的儿童艺术部有一个艺术总监职位。加入一个正在成长且充满活力的团队，你可以参与由行业领先作者和插画师创作的获奖书籍。艺术总监将负责管理、指导并设计每年约8-10本儿童图书，涵盖多个品类。同时，还需在出版流程的各个方面为团队提供支持。候选人需拥有优秀的作品集，包括书籍封面和内页，以及插图书籍（图画书和漫画小说），并对图书出版流程有理解和热情。候选人需注重细节，具备敏锐的设计眼光，并拥有出色的沟通和组织能力。我们希望找到一位了解儿童图书市场、热衷于帮助部门发展、对各年龄段儿童图书充满热情的人。该职位为全职远程办公，但要求每出版季至少一次前往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：**
- 管理自己负责的约8-10本书籍从选题到发布印刷的完整设计流程，每年共24-30本，涵盖图画书、中年级读物、漫画小说、青少年小说及虚构与非虚构类图书。
- 寻找、培养、开发、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图书方案。
- 雇用、管理并指导自由设计师，同时考虑所有需求：预算、美术和字体授权、时间安排。
- 按时完成每周、每季及图书制作的截止日期，管理多个制作阶段，保持文件的有序和准确，并确保字体和美术授权的规范操作。
- 在整个制作过程中与生产部门保持联系，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。
- 在需要时或由创意总监指定的情况下，为设计和艺术指导人员提供支持与协作。
- 定期与编辑和生产人员保持清晰沟通，包括 com
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W.W. Norton & Company has an opening for an Art Director 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 Art Director will be responsible for managing, art directing, and designing approximately 8-10 titles per season in our range of children’s books. They will also provide support for the team in all areas of the publishing process. Candidates must have an excellent portfolio which include 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 individual who is aware of the children’s book landscape, excited to help grow a division 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:**
- Manage the full design process from acquisition to release to print for their own list of approximately 8-10 titles per list (24-30 per year) across the Norton Children’s Division spanning picture books, middle grade, graphic novels, young adult and fiction and non-fiction.
- Pursue, nurture, develop, manage and hire freelance illustrators (and their agents) and design beautiful and thoughtful original book packages.
- Hire, manage, and art direct freelance designers while keeping in mind all needs: budgetary, art and font licensing, timelines.
- 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.
- Represent projects and team in a professional and skilled manner in art presentation and status meetings.
_Please note- this job description is not designed to cover all activities required of the employee._
**Required Qualifications:**
- Must have a strong portfolio that shows versatility of style and proficiency across multiple genres, topics, ages, and formats in Children’s Publishing.
- Exceptional typographic sensibility and understanding of age based design as well as respect for the reader.
- Portfolio must exhibit original ideas and original design executions that feel unique and interesting while understanding the relevant markets.
- At least 7-8 years of work experience required. Experience at a publisher or working with 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 awareness 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.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Must be able to work full business hours on East Coast time.
**Compensation and Benefits***
Currently available benefits include:
- Annual compensation for this position is $85,000. 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._