Barnes & Noble – Senior Designer, Li...

Job title: Senior Designer, Lifestyle & Cooking Company: Barnes & Noble Job description : Job Summary Union Square & Co. is seeking a highly organized, motivated, and creative senior designer to, focusing primarily on cooking and lifestyle titles. Union Square has recently relaunched, and we are looking for an experienced, senior-level designer to and help steer the visual direction as we create a strong new voice in the lifestyle and cooking markets. The ideal candidate will have a background in heavily illustrated cooking titles, as well as other photographic or illustration-driven gift books. They will be well versed in the current market trends in cookbooks, from photographic styles to font selection, and have a strong knowledge of packaging and print production. We are looking for an energetic creative who is looking to grow with UNSQ as we expand into new categories. A love of food, photography, and a passion for books-and organizing information-is a must. Employment Type Full-Time What You Do · Conceptualizes and generates creative and innovative designs for covers & interiors of lifestyle and cooking titles. · Works with the Design and Creative Director to maintain the highest quality of design and productions standards while keeping on track with deadlines. · Oversees all stages of preparation including file preparation, text spilling and styling, color correction, and reviewing printer proofs. · Maintains ongoing communications and schedules with the Editorial and Production departments to ensure timely execution and follow-through from manuscript to bound book for all projects. · Commissions and manages freelance designers and illustrators when required. · Ensures that the designs fulfill UNSQ's high standards, and represent the brand and the author appropriately · Attends weekly status and design meetings. · Works closely with all members of the Art Department to increase productivity, communication, collaboration, design creativity and quality. · Supervises mechanical work given to the Production Designer and/or interns as needed · Works on a daily basis with individual editors to develop design concepts, mood boards, cover concepts, sample pages, and interior layouts for assigned projects · Stays abreast of changes in publishing industry; design trends specifically in relation to lifestyle/cookbooks; and new techniques that will improve efficiency and creativity Position Key Relationships: · Works closely with Creative, Design, Editorial, and Photo directors to collaborate on best approaches for assigned titles · Works on a daily basis with individual editors to develop design concepts, mood boards, cover concepts, sample pages, and interior layouts for assigned projects. · Coordinate with Publicity, Marketing, and Sales Departments to ensure that collateral is provided for Catalog and various Marketing and Sales presentations and projects. Knowledge & Experience · 4 year college degree preferably in Graphic Design, or equivalent work experience · Minimum 5-7 years cookbook design experience · Ability to work 2-3 days/week in our New York City headquarters Position Requirements: · Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator · Experience with directing photo shoots, creating mood boards, and researching photographers and illustrators · Experience negotiating contracts with illustrators and designers; experience managing illustrators through assignments on large scale, multi-page documents. · Detailed knowledge of pre-press requirements for print: manufacturing process, proofing, and color correction. · Ability to multi-task and prioritize. · Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. Please submit samples with your application in order to be considered for this position. Job Category Creative & Design Expected salary : Location : New York City, NY - Barnes, WI Apply for the job now!