Executive Art Director, Romance & Women’s Fiction

News Corp; New York (NY); In loco; USD 160.000 - 175.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

HarperCollins Publishers in New York is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead cover development and art direction for Avon Group romance and women’s fiction titles. The role collaborates with illustrators, designers, and production teams to ensure timely delivery and print-ready files.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years’ experience in adult fiction design, strong communication, and expert knowledge of offset printing.

Competenze

• 10+ years of progressive experience art directing and designing adult fiction titles.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in the publishing industry.
• Experience managing illustrators, letterers, flatters and freelance designers, keeping track of schedules.
• Have an expert understanding of the needs of fiction titles from early development through printed book stages.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• A positive, can-do attitude plus possesses the ability to work well with different types of personalities.
• Expert skills in Adobe Creative Suite in a Mac-based environment.
• Have an advanced understanding of offset printing and the print industry, as well as prepping files for the printer and reviewing proofs and special specs

Mansioni

• Lead and refine process for cover development while designing and art directing a list of books across romance and women’s fiction.
• Exhibit a passion for adult fiction with strong typographic vision.
• Collaborate with and manage illustrators, in-house designers and freelance designers to keep them on top of schedules to meet printer dates.
• Be able to work independently and as part of the team while contributing to department goals.
• Be a team player with excellent time management skills, with ability to prioritize, multitask, manage resources across multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
• Manage budgets for assigned titles.
• Regularly check in with the Publishers and Creative Director.

Conoscenze

Art direction

Typography vision

Communication skills

Formazione

Bachelor’s Degree

Strumenti

Adobe Creative Suite

Descrizione del lavoro

HarperCollins Publishers in New York is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead cover development and art direction for Avon Group romance and women’s fiction titles. The role collaborates with illustrators, designers, and production teams to ensure timely delivery and print-ready files.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years’ experience in adult fiction design, strong communication, and expert knowledge of offset printing.