About the Role
Title: Junior Designer/Designer, Ad/Promo (Open to Remote)
Location: New York United States
Job Description:
Are you a fan of great design and great books? Are you passionate about connecting stories with their audience? Then we have the perfect job for you!
Penguin Random House is seeking a Junior Designer or Designer to join a fast-paced and innovative Ad Promo Design team, working on the Viking, Penguin, and Riverhead imprints, publishing both fiction and non-fiction. This role will work closely with art directors and marketers to brainstorm and create marketing, publicity, and promotional materials with opportunities to conceive independent projects and work together with other designers on team projects.
The Junior Designer role requires more oversight from Art Directors. The Designer role assumes the ability to work more independently on more jobs with higher technical proficiency on higher profile books and would have more contact with stakeholders.
Please apply by January 22, 2025 and include your resume, cover letter, and link to an online portfolio for consideration. Before applying for any role at Penguin Random House, we recommend you review our applicant resources page and look over our open-to-remote guidelines on our FAQs page.
Responsibilities:
- Conceptualizes and designs print and digital promotional materials for our books, for example: social media images, including animations; ads (mostly online, but some print;) emails, styled photos; custom illustrations; website assets; as well as more traditional ad promo materials such as postcards, bookmarks, back cover designs for galleys, and in-store signage for bookstores.
- Works closely with art directors to refine designs; then routes work to other stakeholders such as marketers, publicists, and editors-and incorporates their feedback.
- Submits final print and digital work to media partners, printers, and vendors, with great attention to detail and accuracy.
- Researches and retouches photos.
- At times, designs presentations for author and agent meetings, or creates design templates for others to use.
- Keeps up to date on design, marketing and social media trends.
Requirements:
- Design-specific job experience. Marketing-related design a plus. Minimum one year required for junior designer; minimum two years required for designer level.
- Excellent design ability as demonstrated by a stellar portfolio
- Illustration experience and ability a huge plus
- High proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
- Proficiency with Adobe After Effects and some knowledge of Adobe Premiere
- Proven ability to create and revise designs under tight deadlines
- Strong ability to understand assignments, ask questions, and work independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A strong desire to learn on the job and share with peers
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Basic knowledge of preparing files for print production, some knowledge of color correction principles a plus