Senior Book Designer (12-month contract position)

Toronto, ON, Canada Req #345
November 4, 2024

Simon & Schuster has been named to Forbes magazine list of America's Best Mid-Size Employers 2022. Simon & Schuster is a global leader in general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world's most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Pocket Books, Adams Media, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom, and proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories. For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.

Simon & Schuster is seeking a Senior Book Designer for a 12 month contract position in our Toronto office. The primary task of this position is designing approximately 30 to 40 original cover designs per year, reformatting numerous conversions (from international lists), and overseeing the delivery of jacket mechanicals through editorial, pre-press and into print. The Senior Book Designer is also responsible creating layouts for epub materials and galleys and managing the digital feeds of Canadian publishing materials. In addition to cover design and production work, the Senior Book Designer works closely with Marketing, Publicity and Sales to create print and online ad designs for consumer, co-op, and trade publications, promotional material, and sales material for accounts. 

 

Requirements:

We are looking for a designer with experience in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, etc), with minimum 2+ years Graphic Design experience in Book Publishing, familiarity with HTML and Java/Flash.

Simon & Schuster Canada is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. At Simon & Schuster Canada, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do. From employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Simon & Schuster Canada is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status. 
 

Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster Canada role will be employees of Simon & Schuster, LLC Canada ULC, subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice, and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.

Other details

  • Job Family Design
  • Job Function Creative
  • Pay Type Salary
  • Employment Indicator Contractor
Location on Google Maps
  • Toronto, ON, Canada