Senior Graphic Novel Designer - Lead Creative & Production

Abrams, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Year-end closure

Health benefits

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

ABRAMS in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Designer of Graphic Novels to lead design for titles across imprints including Fanfare, ComicArts, and Kana, from concept through final files for print.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of book design experience, with 2–3 years in graphic novels, a standout portfolio, and strong leadership, typography, and prepress skills. This hybrid role requires in-office presence three days per week. The base salary ranges from $70,000 to $76,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of professional book design experience, including 2–3 years focused on graphic novels, comics, manga, or illustrated narratives.
• Portfolio demonstrating excellence in cover design, typography, page layout, and print production is REQUIRED.
• Excellent project leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to lead multiple titles simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Highly organized, self-starting and collaborative, with ability to mentor others and contribute to design culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide design leadership and art direction on assigned graphic novel projects from concept through production.
• Design and manage approximately 15–20 titles annually, balancing development, schedules and production deadlines.
• Oversee freelance designers and letterers, providing direction and feedback throughout the process.
• Design covers and collaborate across editors, illustrators, and sales to create market-ready concepts.
• Prepare final artwork meeting printer specifications and production workflows.
• Design interior pages, prepare mechanicals, and release approved files to production.
• Review proofs and troubleshoot design, artwork and prepress issues.
• Package and deliver final files per internal standards and printer requirements.
• Help maintain and update graphic novel guidelines.

Skills

Graphic design

Typography

Project leadership

Collaboration

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Acrobat

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

ABRAMS in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Designer of Graphic Novels to lead design for titles across imprints including Fanfare, ComicArts, and Kana, from concept through final files for print.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of book design experience, with 2–3 years in graphic novels, a standout portfolio, and strong leadership, typography, and prepress skills. This hybrid role requires in-office presence three days per week. The base salary ranges from $70,000 to $76,000 annually.