Senior Designer, Workman Publishing, Children's

Hachette Book Group•New York, NY

About The Position

Workman Publishing’s children’s department is seeking a creative and collaborative Senior Designer to join our dynamic team. This role will focus on developing innovative nonfiction trade and curriculum books for children across a wide range of formats—including board books, novelty, middle grade, graphic novels, activity books, and workbooks. As a Senior Designer, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our list by creating standout designs for both original IP and brand extensions of beloved backlist titles. You will partner closely with editors, art directors, illustrators, and production teams to bring high-quality, visually engaging books to market.

Requirements

At least 5-7 years of design experience, primarily focused in book publishing
A strong portfolio demonstrating an eye for design, typography, and color, as well as sharp conceptual thinking and visual storytelling
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate on creative projects, present work, and discuss feedback in group settings
Experience in developing and designing series branding
Creativity, originality, willingness to experiment, learn, grow and share knowledge with the design and editorial teams
Understanding of the commercial market and design trends, branded series and commercial book covers
Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat
Experience with prepress production, preparing files for 4-color printing using a PDF workflow
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to work quickly and independently to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

Design innovative, eye-catching covers
Ideate and develop full interior layouts for new projects
Develop brands and logo designs
Partner with the design staff, editors, and publisher to manage multiple book projects from start to finish
Researches and oversees freelance illustrators and designers
Prepare cover mechanicals, from initial layout to final production (working with production mangers on materials and setup; prepress, color correction, and file setup; reviewing, correcting, and approving proofs; and providing final files for print)
Prepare galley covers, following a similar process
Work with colleagues in the marketing department to create original promotional materials, including social media assets