Manager, Design & Marketing (Fablelistik)

Holtzbrinck; New York (NY); Remote; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Publishers in New York is seeking an experienced Manager, Design & Marketing (Fablelistik) to lead bold, high-impact design for digital, social, and print campaigns. Reporting to the Art Director, you will collaborate across editorial, marketing, and art to shape concepts from ideation to execution.

The role requires a strong portfolio in trade publishing or DTC, proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and video editing, and a track record of delivering on deadlines.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of marketing design in trade publishing or DTC e-commerce.
• Strong portfolio showing marketing assets for the book industry.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; After Effects & video editing.
• Excellent cross-team communication and ability to meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Knowledge of book design/production is a plus.
• Digital illustration experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of Airtable is a plus.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in graphic design or equivalent work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design digital ads, newsletters, and promotional graphics.
• Brand stewardship across touchpoints with visual consistency.
• Stage product photography for marketing materials.
• Create content for social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube).
• Produce print collateral and packaging.
• Collaborate with editorial, marketing, and the art department.
• Manage digital asset library and templates.
• Shape look-and-feel decisions (illustration, typography, covers, icons).
• Make design corrections and prepare print-ready assets.
• Design shipper boxes and packaging.

Skills

Marketing design

Digital design

Social media design

Print design

Brand guidelines

Communication

Detail-oriented

Time management

Client coordination

Education

Graphic design degree or equivalent

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Video editing

Airtable

Job description

Manager, Design & Marketing (Fablelistik)

Macmillan Publishers is a global trade book publishing company with prominent imprints around the world, publishing a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats. Macmillan Publishers is committed to our authors, our employees, and to the environment.

Marketing and Communications

At Fablelistik Editions, we are bookmakers, book lovers, and believers in the enduring power of book collectibles to inspire, challenge, and transform. Every title we produce is crafted with intention—from concept to final binding—with a deep respect for the story at its heart. Our team channels this philosophy into every project, creating stunning books that are not only read but experienced.

We're looking for an experienced, concept-driven Manager, Design & Marketing to join our team. This role is for someone who’s passionate about bold, high-impact design and the specialty book market. This newly created position will be an extremely collaborative role, working closely with several different divisions. Reporting to the Art Director, the ideal candidate has a passion for books and experience designing for digital, social, and print applications.

What You'll Do:

• Campaign Visuals: Work collaboratively with our marketing team to design digital ads, newsletter/email templates, and promotional graphics.
• Brand Stewardship: Maintain, evolve, and enforce brand guidelines, ensuring visual consistency across all customer touchpoints.
• Product Photography: Using prototypes and finished copies, stage and photograph materials for promotional graphics and our website.
• Content & Social Media: Design engaging organic content for social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube), including static graphics, motion design, and video overlays.
• Print collateral: Produce high-quality print materials when needed, such as merchandise and packaging.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside editorial, marketing, and the art department to brainstorm creative concepts and bring them from ideation to execution.
• Asset Management: Organize and maintain the team's digital asset library, ensuring templates and design files are easily accessible and up to date.
• Brainstorm and collaborate with all stakeholders on decisions related to the look and feel of a product (e.g. illustration style, typography choices, layout, covers, icons, infographics, etc.)
• Make design corrections, mockups, or typesetting changes, if needed
• Maintain promotional powerpoint decks and internal database
• Design shipper boxes and packaging, preparing these files to a print-ready standard

What You'll Bring:

• Experience designing for digital, social, and print applications
• A strong portfolio demonstrating a versatile range of marketing assets for the book industry, including product styling/lighting
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). Experience with Figma, After Effects, Premiere Pro and video editing software.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to interact effectively across internal teams
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to meet deadlines
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and prioritization skills
• Knowledge of book design/production is a plus
• Digital illustration experience is a plus
• Knowledge of Airtable is a plus
• 2+ years of marketing design in trade publishing or DTC e-commerce agency experience, with a focus on video-first design
• Motion graphics or video editing skills (After Effects, Premiere Pro)
• Experience working with clients or external partners
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in graphic design or another related field, or equivalent work experience preferred

Salary range: $70,000-$75,000

FSLA status: Exempt

This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway.Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.