[Hiring] Junior Marketing Designer @Bertelsmann

Role Description

Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House, seeks a Junior Designer to join the Marketing Design Team. As a Junior Designer, you will help build on our current successes in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Together with your colleagues in the marketing, publicity, cover art, and editorial departments, you will bring to life standout campaigns for our best-selling books, series, and brands like Hilo, Grumpy Monkey, Wonder, and more!

Reporting to the Art Director, the ideal candidate will be a creative, collaborative, and enthusiastic designer with strong organizational and time management skills. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a variety of projects and genres in the children’s book industry.

• Design high-visibility campaigns focusing on Middle Grade, Picture, and Board books.
• Develop fresh concepts in collaboration with campaign teams while ensuring visual consistency across various campaign touchpoints.
• Assist design team members in managing and delegating campaign design work to out-of-house freelance talent as needed.
• Effectively communicate with colleagues, artists, and agents.
• Prep files for final printed or digital release and manage the project tracking and file archiving daily.
• Work closely with Book Design staff to acquire most up-to-date assets and with Production staff to ensure all projects are on spec.
• Remain current on illustration, design, technology, and publishing trends.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1–3 years of design experience with a keen interest in design for highly illustrated properties and products.
• A portfolio that highlights strong understanding of typography and creation of effective layouts—illustration skills a plus.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator) with emphasis on InDesign. Familiarity with Adobe After Effects a plus.
• Knowledge of color correction, retouching, and file preparation for output, both digital and print.
• Ability to work conceptually and to work well under pressure with internal and external stakeholders to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, able to prioritize in a fast-paced environment and can work as well independently as on a team.
• Understanding of basic UI and UX principles a plus but not required.

Requirements

• The Penguin Random House national headquarters is located in New York City.
• This position is open to remote candidates who are based in the United States and can work on Eastern Time.
• The salary for this position is $60,000.
• All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results.
• Applications for this role will be accepted through October 4 or until the role is filled.
• Please include your resume and cover letter for consideration.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program including Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision.
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account.
• Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance.
• Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance.
• Generous paid time off.