Production Designer

The Creative Company is a family-owned and operated children’s book publishing company located in North Mankato, Minnesota. The Creative Company has been creating dynamic, beautiful, innovative, award-winning books for children for almost 90 years. Our expansive list of titles offers selections for any reader from toddlers to high schoolers. 

The Creative Company is seeking a full-time Production Designer to join our fast-paced, challenging, and creative team. We offer a work environment with on-the-job training, casual work attire, and a modern office setting.

This position will assist in the production of books and marketing materials. Specific tasks include:

• creating book layouts and selecting photos using previously established templates
• photo clipping and other image manipulation
• preflight tasks
• creation of image and eBook assets for marketing
• layout of marketing materials, including catalogs and sales sheets, using previously established templates

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have strong command of typography, color, and composition; work well under supervision as well as independently, conscientiously striving to meet deadlines; be organized, adaptable, and willing to adhere to matters of company style; and possess a keen ability to choose outstanding imagery and make use of design elements in clean, engaging ways.

Requirements

• associate’s degree in graphic design or equal experience
• proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Mac operating environment
• superior design judgement
• willingness to take feedback and always continue improving

Preferred

• experience with online marketing services, such as MailChimp and Shopify websites
• experience creating book layouts and ePub files

To Apply

Please apply through LinkedIn, and submit a cover letter and resume that includes a link to your digital portfolio.

The Creative Company