Art and Design Manager

Job Description

Job Ttitle: Art and Design Manager

Company: Metropolitan New York Library Council


Description: NYU Press is looking for an experienced art and design professional to join our Editing, Design, and Production team. The right candidate will have an extensive portfolio that reflects a compatibility with the NYU Press design aesthetic, as well as the interpersonal and diplomatic talent to direct design conversations and find consensus among many disparate team members, and the organizational skills to ensure the on-time delivery of files to print.Specific functions include:

• Manage the design, approval, mechanical creation, release to printer, and corrections for all NYU Press covers and jackets
• Supervise all freelance designers of jackets and covers
• Personally design 50% or more of jackets and covers
• Coordinate with freelancers to prepare or personally prepare all cover and jacket mechanicals for release to printer and other distribution outlets
• Coordinate with the Production Associate on the manufacturing and scheduling of reprint program
• With the Production Associate, manage the production elements for first-time paperbacks (convert covers and arranges manufacture)
• Assist Production Manager as needed on castoffs and interior designs
• Manage archiving of cover and jacket files
• Solicit estimates from vendors, monitor pricing as necessary
• Interface with IT and operations for digital asset management and file conversions
• Oversee work of production/design intern when available
• Oversee overall NYU Press brand management related to marketing and series covers

The position requirements include:

• 5 – 8 years of relevant experience including desktop publishing/production experience, extensive book design experience, and publishing vendor experience.

• Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Graphic Design or B.A/B.S. with previous professional experience that matches the scope of the job description.
• In-depth knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (specifically InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Microsoft Office required.

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to manage the cover design process with an extensive, deep knowledge of production and book manufacturing.
• Ability to manage diverse out-of-house vendors and freelancers is essential.

Additional desired skills:

• Academic book publishing knowledge and experience

About Our Company:A publisher of original scholarship since its founding in 1916, New York University Press publishes titles across the humanities and social sciences. We have award-winning lists in sociology, law, cultural and American studies, religion, American history, anthropology, politics, criminology, media and communication, literary studies, and psychology. NYU Press is a department of the New York University Division of Libraries. We value a diversity of thought, experience and people, and we are committed to a culture of inclusion and respect.

Salary: $72000 – 88000 per year

Location: New York City, NY

Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 07:39:15 GMT


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