Designer

Embedded Shishya; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Simon & Schuster US is seeking an Interior Book Designer to design and layout fiction and nonfiction books in the adult division, handling about 50 projects per year. The role requires creating well-structured InDesign files and collaborating with production editorial to ensure artwork and manuscripts are integrated smoothly.

The ideal candidate will have strong InDesign skills, experience with trade interiors, and the ability to translate proofs into print-ready layouts while understanding

Qualifications

• 2+ years of layout experience in Adobe InDesign; expert in InDesign.
• 1 year or more experience designing original book interiors.
• Solid understanding of book composition standards.
• Ability to read and implement proofreader’s marks.
• Experience manipulating illustrations and photos in Photoshop.
• Experience creating and manipulating vector art in Illustrator.

Responsibilities

• Design and layout fiction and nonfiction books in the adult division; manage about 50 projects per year.
• Build well-structured InDesign files for original designs and input corrections.
• Collaborate with Production Editorial to ensure manuscripts and InDesign files are coded complementarily.
• Understand how composition impacts ebook production and future print editions.
• Ensure book production and printing standards are met and align with design concepts.

Skills

InDesign expert

Book interior design

Layout skills

Photoshop

Illustrator

Proofreading marks

Tools

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

Interior Book Designer

Simon & Schuster is seeking an Interior Book Designer to design and layout fiction and nonfiction books in the adult division. This person will be involved in, on average, 50 projects each year.

Ideal Candidate

• Adobe InDesign expert and book design enthusiast
• Talented designer with experience designing trade interiors
• Able to work at all levels, from inputting corrections to building well-structured InDesign files for original designs
• Understand how composition work impacts downstream processes, including ebook production and future print editions
• Work collaboratively with Production Editorial to ensure the manuscript and InDesign document are coded complementarily and coding best practices are applied rigorously from manuscript to finished InDesign files
• Understand book production and printing standards
• Know the difference between match designs, reflows, conversions, reissues and able to create all of these

Requirements

• 2+ years of layout experience in Adobe InDesign; expert in InDesign
• 1 year or more experience designing original book interiors
• Solid understanding of book composition standards
• Ability to read and implement proofreader’s marks
• Experience manipulating illustrations and photos in Photoshop
• Experience creating and manipulating vector art in Illustrator

This role is open to both hybrid and fully remote candidates.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Simon & Schuster US is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. 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.

Benefits

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO, as well as a Broad Based Ownership program that makes all employees partners in our shared success.

Employees are subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice, and are eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.