Strategic responsibilities include serving as the proactive liaison for design with editorial, managing editorial and production departments; continuously improving the file transmission process and the development chain leading to it; model and communicate the department's commitment to teamwork and collaboration; oversee schedule compliance for books, sales and marketing collateral and materials for major trade shows; manage the staff and output of the design management group.

Day-to-day responsibilties include working with the Executive Art Director to effectively manage freelancers; overseeing the design management staff of 2 to handle: providing competent, proactive design support for the adult editorial team; serve as liaison for requests of digital assets and manage the digital asset files and systems; organize and track delivery of materials; fulfill foreign rights requests; process invoices, manage supplies, provide barcodes; liaise with and traffic materials to and from freelance designers.

Qualifications include a bachelor's degree; 5+ years' experince in book publishing managing design, production or related areas; strong understanding of the production (pre-press) and printing process; strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to multi-task, prioritize and problem solve. Proficiency with InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite.