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Jr Designer

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Job Description - Jr Designer

Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group is looking for a Junior Designer to support the 1-color team and conceive creative and engaging book designs for our young adult, middle grade, non-fiction and graphic novel titles.


What you'll do:



  • Design and set up mechanicals/effects plates for jackets, covers, and interiors

  • Create engaging cover and interior designs through composition, typography, illustration, and photography

  • Route materials following department procedures and guidelines

  • Typeset corrections to jackets, covers, and interiors throughout routing process

  • Research and suggest illustrators, photographers, and stock images for projects

  • Articulate concepts with polished, convincing sketch comps

  • Collaborate closely with editorial team and other internal departments

  • Deliver notes to and handle correspondence with illustrators

  • Follow and help maintain on-time schedules

  • Respond to queries and liaise with other departments on behalf of the 1-color team as requested


What skills you'll bring:



  • Adobe Creative Suite, Google Suite, Mac Platform

  • Expert in color theory and design fundamentals

  • Exceptional portfolio displaying strong typographic skills

  • Knowledge of and an interest in the book publishing industry

  • An ability to collaborate and compromise with colleagues

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Team player who is motivated to learn from colleagues

  • A love of reading


Ideal Experience/Education:



  • At least 1 - 3 years bookmaking experience

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in graphic design or other related field OR equivalent work experience.


Salary range for this role is $50K.




Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.


U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.


Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.



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