Sourcebooks is looking for an Associate Art Director with 4+ years of experience who has a love of typography and will create breakthrough cover designs, is exhilarated by the rapidly changing marketplace for romance books and is passionate about working in the romance space. This position will focus primarily on our Bloom imprint, one of the fastest-growing segments of our business today. You will collaborate with Senior Art Directors to drive the creative vision, art style, and final packaging for assigned titles, watching developing trends, learning and knowing what is working and what can elevate a package to drive point of sale in the marketplace.

Bloom Books offers readers breadth and diversity with stories that celebrate relationships and self-discoveries that drive personal and emotional growth. Our books are fully inclusive of gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, and ability. Every story is a celebration, and the ideal candidate for this position will embody that mission and goal.

This is a remote position offered in the following States ONLY: IL, NY, NV, MN, WI, TX, TN, AZ, NJ, CT, MD, WA, PA, NC

You’d be a fantastic fit for our team if you can:

Create. We want someone who will create outstanding layouts and designs that push Sourcebooks and our partners’ expectations to higher levels with each new title we launch.

Be Agile. While many of our books have months to be developed, we often need to turn around new ideas in just days. Or hours. You have to be willing to consistently push creative boundaries, while accepting and respecting the realities of the marketplace.

Thrive with Process. You will help to maintain the most efficient design processes focused on creating the highest quality covers in a deadline driven environment. Be respectfully persistent in the pursuit of creative excellence and timely delivery of work.

Collaborate. You will successfully work with the Editorial, Marketing, Sales, and Production teams to turn ideas into tangible products. Be a skilled consensus builder with strong persuasion skills.

Communicate. Effectively and often, within your direct team, department, and across Sourcebooks. Have a remarkable ability to not only present and champion your ideas and our thinking but provide keen insights and valuable perspectives.

Embody the Entrepreneurial Spirit. Commit to an idea with passion and enthusiasm and know when to change gears and let the idea go.

Minimum Required Skills/Education:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in a design or art field. Experience working on books or with a trade book publisher highly preferred.

4+ years of progressive experience in art directing or designing books or other similar consumer products.

Experience in hiring and negotiating with freelance resources a plus.

Expert skills in Adobe Creative Suite

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, & generous paid time off.

Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial company that brings extraordinary authors to readers in the most dynamic, data-driven ways. We create books that transcend categories and defy odds, and we have been honored with hundreds of national bestsellers and awards. We are a company of enthusiastic booklovers passionate about connecting books to readers in new and innovative ways. Story by story, book by book, we have changed more than 100 million lives. Join us as we change 100 million more.

Average Compensation: $109,583

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