Associate Director, Art – MCPG

🔥 22 minutes ago

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $90k - $100k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍🎨 Art Director

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Macmillan

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1001 - 5000 employees

📱 Media

📚 Education

Media • Education

Macmillan is a leading global publishing company and home to a wide range of imprints that publish adult and children’s fiction, nonfiction, and educational materials. Part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Macmillan also operates Macmillan Learning and Macmillan Education, providing interactive course solutions, higher education content, language learning, and school curriculum publishing across dozens of countries. The company focuses on supporting authors, educators, students, and institutions with world-class content and digital learning tools.

📋 Description

• Manage, mentor, and art direct designers and freelancers. • Coordinate multiple projects concurrently for yourself and your direct reports, ensuring adherence to deadlines and the maintenance of design excellence. • Design and manage all stages of book packaging (covers, jackets, interiors), from early concept to final bound book. • Deliver original, effective cover comps and polished final covers that are visually compelling and fresh for the market. • Conduct thorough research and recommend talented illustrators and photographers for various projects. • Route material for approval, maintain schedules and budgets, prepare files for output, and manage the proofing process. • Closely collaborate on book projects with the editorial team, creative director, and production department to ensure materials requests are met in a timely and effective manner. • Support the Senior Art Director in optimizing departmental processes and defining industry-leading best practices.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in bookmaking, ideally in children’s publishing. • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in graphic design or another related field, or equivalent work experience. • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat), Google Suite, and Mac Platform. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Experience in print production processes. • Expertise in color theory and design fundamentals. • A team player who is able to receive constructive feedback and is motivated to learn from and collaborate with colleagues. • Knowledge of and an interest in the book publishing industry. • A passion for storytelling through art and design.