Senior Manager, Game Design – Twilight Towers
Fortis Games
Design Assistant
Bloomsbury USA
full-time
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Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $47,500 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Route, track, and maintain frontlist and backlist mechanicals through all stages, ensure assets are uploaded in a timely manner
- Prepare presentations of front cover comps for review in weekly cover meetings
- Research and license art, illustration, photography, and fonts, processing both invoices and contracts as needed
- Liaise with freelancers (code invoices, communicate deadlines, and manage transfer of digital files)
- Deliver/upload visual assets/files and materials to editorial, managing editorial, marketing, publicity, sales as requested or necessary (for galleys, presentations, etc.)
- Adapt cover designs for paperback titles as assigned
- Set up hardcover jacket and paperback cover mechanicals (spine, flaps, back ads), as well as spine dies, according to senior designers’ specifications
- Convert hardcover and paperback cover designs to audio format
- Ensure retail cover assets are uploaded into systems
- Attend to day-to-day art department / office needs (e.g. monitor and update multiple databases and spreadsheets; organize, maintain, and archive digital files, etc.)
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in art/design preferred
- Proficiency in Macintosh operating systems and Adobe software (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat Pro)
- 1-2 years of experience in publishing art department preferred (internships acceptable); interest in children’s books required
- Portfolio demonstrating proficiency with typography and design; print design strongly preferred
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively
- Lettering and illustration experience and ability a plus
- Basic knowledge of preparing files for print production and color correction principles a plus
- Candidates must reside in the NY tri-state area, and be able to work in person 2 days per week.
