Senior Director, Art (NYC Hybrid)

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• Lead and refine process for cover development while designing and art directing a list of books across romance and women’s fiction.
• Exhibit a passion for adult fiction with strong typographic vision.
• Collaborate with and manage illustrators, in-house designers and freelance designers to keep them on top of schedules to meet printer dates.
• Be able to work independently and as part of the team while contributing to department goals.
• Be a team player with excellent time management skills, with ability to prioritize, multitask, manage resources across multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
• Manage budgets for assigned titles.
• Regularly check in with the Publishers and Creative Director.

• 10+ years of progressive experience art directing and designing adult fiction titles.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in the publishing industry
• Experience managing illustrators, letterers, flatters and freelance designers, keeping track of schedules
• Have an expert understanding of the needs of fiction titles from early development through printed book stages
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• A positive, can-do attitude plus possesses the ability to work well with different types of personalities
• Expert skills in Adobe Creative Suite in a Mac-based environment
• Have an advanced understanding of offset printing and the print industry, as well as prepping files for the printer and reviewing proofs and special specs
• HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred.
• The salary range for this position is $160,000-$175,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
• In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce. Visit our careers webpage for more information.

• Physical health benefits
• Retirement and savings plans
• Caregiving benefits
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Transportation benefits