Job Description

Mgr Art/Design

Pearson is an international media company with market-leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing. Pearson's education business represents about two-thirds of the company, and Penguin publishing and the Financial Times make up the balance. With more than 30,000 employees based in 60 countries, we are a family of businesses that draws on common assets, processes and shares a common purpose: to help our customers live and learn.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and a member of E-Verify.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Design Manager is responsible for directing the overall design efforts and vision for a Science program series. This role manages the budget and elementary design team associated with the project, including chapter designers, prototype team staff, and image researchers and trackers. Responsibilities include:
' Supervising and mentoring staff
' Oversight of implementation of the program vision into the page layouts
' Creative input for interactivity of each chapter thumbnail
' Refining, truing up, and monitoring the budget
' Prototyping of TE and ancillary designs
' Cover design and development of program identity
' Writing up design specs and reviewing bids from vendors
' Finalizing and reviewing templates for production
' Serving as a key member of the program team
' Reviewing/refining workflow as the development process ramps up

The design manager is also responsible for managing the elementary science design budget. The manager monitors and maintains the image budget, which includes tracking percentage of pick-up, royalty-free, Dorling Kindersley, and other images. The manger will also prepare design contracts and review and make recommendations regarding vendor bids.

QUALIFICATIONS:
' Bachelor's degree in graphic design/fine art required, or equivalent design work experience.
' 5-7 years of experience in publishing required.
' 3-5 years experience supervising and managing staff required.
' Expert knowledge of design software required, including Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator required.
' Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, FileMaker and Acrobat required.
' Thorough understanding of prepress, design and file management (e.g. server, FTP) required.
' Knowledge of various page makeup software required, Frame, InDesign and FlightCheck a plus.

Other requirements include: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Excellent presentation skills; Strong leadership skills; Ability to supervise and manage staff as well as outside vendors; Ability to work on interdepartmental issues and collaborate with other groups in a team environment; Ability to multitask and prioritize a large volume of projects; Must possess creative problem-solving skills as well as be detailed oriented; Strong project management and excellent resource management skills; Excellent negotiation skills.