Designer (12- month fixed term contract) (Toronto Hybrid)
About the role
Overview:
Employee: Multiple Incumbents
Job Title: Designer
Department(s): Art
Reports to: Senior Art Director
Status: 12 month fixed term contract
Location: 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto
The Designer will identify key cover elements and marketing objectives by assessing and discussing concept briefs with the Senior Art Director and creating enticing marketable book covers! In this role, you will work to create book covers for a wide range of imprints. This role also requires you to be an active voice in the art briefing process with Marketing and Editorial in discussing cover direction.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with Associate Director, Senior Art Director, and Production Art.
- Develop and create cover concepts and final images in photoshop, and illustrator using stock photography and vector-based images
Qualifications:
- 5+ years design/photoshop experience
- Degree or equivalent in Graphic Design
- Proficiency in a MAC environment
- Strong working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Ability to work independently, or collaborate when necessary
- Strong Image editing / retouching ability
- Excellent typography skills
- Ability to work with AI tools in Photoshop and Adobe Firefly
Competencies/Soft Skills:
- The ability to take constructive feedback
- Strong time management, organizational and planning skills
- Exceptional internal and external relationship management capabilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Creative and innovative thinker with a drive for strategic results
- Positive and passionate, with the ability to work well with a close-knit team environment
- Ability to multitask multiple projects while adhering to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher
in the world. Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.
Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O’Neill, and Lawrence Hill. It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers. Our authors are at the centre of everything we do. In addition to the Canadian publishing program, HarperCollins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of HarperCollins titles from around the globe
HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills,knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance.
We are also committed to ensuring that the accessibility needs of candidates and employees are considered and accommodated during the recruitment process.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. At HarperCollins, authors and their work are at the center of everything we do. We are proud to provide our authors with unprecedented editorial excellence, marketing reach, long-standing connections with booksellers, and industry-leading insight into reader and consumer behavior. Consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement, HarperCollins also uses digital technology to create unique reading experiences and expand the reach of our authors.
Designer (12- month fixed term contract) (Toronto Hybrid)
About the role
Overview:
Employee: Multiple Incumbents
Job Title: Designer
Department(s): Art
Reports to: Senior Art Director
Status: 12 month fixed term contract
Location: 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto
The Designer will identify key cover elements and marketing objectives by assessing and discussing concept briefs with the Senior Art Director and creating enticing marketable book covers! In this role, you will work to create book covers for a wide range of imprints. This role also requires you to be an active voice in the art briefing process with Marketing and Editorial in discussing cover direction.
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with Associate Director, Senior Art Director, and Production Art.
- Develop and create cover concepts and final images in photoshop, and illustrator using stock photography and vector-based images
Qualifications:
- 5+ years design/photoshop experience
- Degree or equivalent in Graphic Design
- Proficiency in a MAC environment
- Strong working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Ability to work independently, or collaborate when necessary
- Strong Image editing / retouching ability
- Excellent typography skills
- Ability to work with AI tools in Photoshop and Adobe Firefly
Competencies/Soft Skills:
- The ability to take constructive feedback
- Strong time management, organizational and planning skills
- Exceptional internal and external relationship management capabilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Creative and innovative thinker with a drive for strategic results
- Positive and passionate, with the ability to work well with a close-knit team environment
- Ability to multitask multiple projects while adhering to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher
in the world. Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.
Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O’Neill, and Lawrence Hill. It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers. Our authors are at the centre of everything we do. In addition to the Canadian publishing program, HarperCollins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of HarperCollins titles from around the globe
HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills,knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance.
We are also committed to ensuring that the accessibility needs of candidates and employees are considered and accommodated during the recruitment process.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. At HarperCollins, authors and their work are at the center of everything we do. We are proud to provide our authors with unprecedented editorial excellence, marketing reach, long-standing connections with booksellers, and industry-leading insight into reader and consumer behavior. Consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement, HarperCollins also uses digital technology to create unique reading experiences and expand the reach of our authors.