Marketing Designer, Creative Services, Workman Publishing
Description
Workman Publishing is seeking a talented and energetic designer to join its Creative Services team. This individual will be responsible for the design of materials used in the promotion and marketing of our books, calendars, and other products, and will include sell sheets, brochures, ads, catalogs, digital banners, Amazon + pages, and a whole range of other visual assets. Additionally, we’re looking for an individual who is a competent photographer who can take product shots and short videos to use in online marketing and other areas.
essential duties and responsibilities:
• Collaborate closely with the creative services’ executive director, and the clients—which can include publishers, associate publishers, marketers and salespeople—to create and deliver high-quality materials and content, digital and print
• Understand and satisfy the balance of creating compelling, fresh design with the need to sell
• Shoot product shots (photos and short videos) for social media
• Have the ability to work quickly, manage multiple projects, and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where large and small jobs are happening in quick succession
• Work closely with the creative services Operations Manager on scheduling, meeting deadlines, and ensuring that all finished jobs are in the proper form to be delivered
• Ensure all jobs and visual assets are uploaded into proprietary database and archived appropriately
knowledge, skills, and abilities required:
• Minimum 3-5 years professional experience in graphic design, preferably in book or magazine publishing or advertising and marketing
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Proficient with photography to take product shots and short product videos
• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Strong attention to time management, follow-up, and follow-through
• Creative problem-solving, with an ability to both take direction yet maintain intuition and push projects forward design-wise—to show us something new, yet effective
• Team-player—this is a collaborative position, and you will be working with a variety of different people across the company
• Though not required, basic video and animation skills are welcome
As a leading book publisher, we believe that including and representing diverse voices in all aspects of our business is fundamental to what we do. Our publishing programs must reflect the broad range of backgrounds, experiences, political views and ideas that shape our society and publish books for all readers.
Hachette Book Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
The compensation for this position is $65,000-70,000. Salary can vary based on a number of factors including skills, experience, and location — talk with your recruiter to learn more. There may be times that you will be required (or requested) to work overtime due to the nature of your role or exceptional workload issues or special projects.
The following benefits are offered by the company: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life, short-term and long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, hospital indemnity, long-term care, health and dependent care FSA, commuter benefit plan, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, travel assistance, 401(k), discretionary bonus program, PTO (15 vacation days, 3 personal days, 10 holidays and generous sick leave) and group discounts on auto and home insurance and legal services. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification, hours worked and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.