Designer, Social Media & Content Marketing

Simon & Schuster (S&S) seeks a Designer, Social Media & Content Marketing to help promote new releases and backlist titles to drive book sales, audience growth and author awareness.  This role will serve as an integral member of S&S’s Corporate Marketing team, contributing to the creative and visual excellence of our social media, website and events presence. You will also serve as a thought partner to S&S’s stable of award-winning imprints, helping to uplift their social media efforts and empower their authors to create engaging social media content. This role requires someone with 4 years of creative experience across graphic design, photography, and video production. Extra points for illustration and/or audio editing experience! The candidate should be a creative thinker and producer who is passionate about engaging audiences through visual formats.  Responsibilities include:   Ideating and creating engaging video, graphics, motion content and visuals tailored for platforms like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads, Pinterest, YouTuber and more   Collaborating with the web/content team to create visually compelling e-commerce and digital assets for simonandschuster.com   Designing on-brand print and digital creative for consumer events   Manage the day-to-day design workflow, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.   Generating templates and best practices to assist S&S imprints and authors in creating engaging digital and social content   Managing the ongoing development of the S&S’s visual identity system, ensuring brand consistency across corporate marketing touch points   Attending and capturing content at film shoots and events   Ideating, individually and collaboratively, on innovative content ideas designed to meet long-term goals for S&S’s website, social media platforms, audience growth and revenue generation   Quickly identifying and executing on social trends and sharing user/community generated content that uplifts the S&S brand, its authors, books and imprints   Staying current with industry trends, design trends, emerging technologies and tools, and best practices in social media, e-commerce, digital design   Interpreting data to measure the effectiveness of design solutions and iterate based on insights   Solid understanding of UI/UX principles for web/mobile/apps   Maintaining approved style and brand guidelines   Organizing, monitoring, and maintaining files on shared drives.   Preferred Candidates should have:     5 years of experience in a design or creative role, with a strong portfolio showcasing social media campaigns and website content   Experience in creating engaging social media content across all major social media platforms including Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, BlueSky, and more.   Proficiency in design/video software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), Canva, CapCut and more.   iPhone and DSLR photography, capturing and editing video, and motion graphics skills   Ability to deliver production-ready, platform-optimized digital assets in a wide variety of formats   Strong conceptual thinking and storytelling ability   Experience working across multiple platforms, including digital, print, video, and social media.   Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)   Organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, and versatile to handle a range of projects   An interest in, and understanding of, the ever-evolving social media landscape   Ability to work nights and weekends, as needed   Familiarity with HTML/CSS/Javascript a plus.   Familiarity with with UI libraries and frameworks (e.g. Bulma) a plus.   A love of books

Salary : $85,000 - $90,000