Bloomsbury USA

Designer

• Design and format cover, jacket, and interior files, spanning picture book, middle grade, and YA titles on the Children’s list
• Act as lead designer, managing all phases of design and production for a list of approximately 20-25 titles per year across age categories, with administrative and design support from the Design Assistant
• Conduct photo/art/illustrator research
• Hire and direct freelance artists and designers. Manage associated feedback, schedules, budgets, and supporting paperwork
• Prepare live picture book artwork for scanning overseas with repro house.
• Ensure artwork provided from freelance artists complies with industry standards for press-ready files
• Color-correct picture book artwork against proofs received from repro house
• Collaborate closely with editors to develop cover concepts for novel covers
• Co-art direct picture book and illustrated novel artists alongside Associate Art Director and Editorial
• Actively participate in team meetings, production meetings, and cover meetings
• Help to support, train, and mentor junior design staff
• Stay current and aware of visual trends in children’s publishing
• Keep files clearly organized and manage scheduling of own projects
• Update entries in Bloomsbury tracking and archiving systems promptly and consistently
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously within tight deadlines
• Work with Associate Art Director on other art department needs

Senior Designer, Children's Trade

Marketing

• Attending editorial meetings
• Completing publicity, influencer, and institutional research
• Drafting galley letters, press releases, and marketing materials
• Assisting the publicity department in media tracking and pitching
• Contributing content to our social media accounts
• Managing departmental shipping
• Providing administrative support to the marketing and publicity team
• Updating data systems as needed

Marketing & Publicity Intern – Special Interest

• Reporting to the Sr. Product Marketing Manager, the Assistant Marketing Manager will be a creative self-starter excited by the idea of working in digital publishing and building a brand within the K-12 education market.
• Contribute to the execution of the marketing plan for Bloomsbury Digital Resources with ownership of a suite of databases within the portfolio.
• Help support the expansion of the brand in the K-12 and higher education markets.
• Help drive usage and awareness within schools, libraries, and two- and four-year colleges.
• Participate in the development and implementation of the global integrated marketing activity for assigned products.
• Develop marketing materials and plans for the library and academic conferences attended throughout the year.
• Act as a group point of contact for the sales teams and help with lead generation for product launches and sales campaigns.
• Liaise with other departments, especially Sales, Product Management, Product Development, and Editorial, ensuring open and effective communication.

Assistant Marketing Manager

Customer Support

• Process all orders in SAMS/SalesForce.com including setting up opportunities and accounts on both systems
• Contact point for all customer queries/technical support queries and tech support contact to Account Managers
• Report access issues and work on fixes/testing, if necessary, with a third-party platform provider
• Sales support as needed, running usage stats in particular
• Set up renewals/access fees for institutional accounts
• Set up access for all products via requests from editorial/marketing for individuals (gratis/trial access)
• Provide MARC record updates monthly and upon request to customers
• Answer queries received via general online product inboxes
• Deal with all queries as first point of contact for “contact us” forms from all digital platforms
• Provide administrative support as needed, including making sure information is correct and up to date on all internal systems
• Liase with customers on license agreements, sometimes coordinating with third party partners

Senior Designer, Children's Trade

Marketing & Publicity Intern – Special Interest

Assistant Marketing Manager

Customer Service Representative