Editorial Book Designer – Senior

Overview:

We are looking for a Senior Editorial Book Designer with 7+ years of experience in editorial and graphic design, strong expertise in typography, and extensive experience creating large-scale multi-page publications for both digital and print formats.

Purpose of the role:

The primary focus of this role is the creation of complex content-driven materials such as reports, presentations, books, brochures, and other large editorial projects. We are looking for a designer with exceptional attention to detail, strong composition skills, and the ability to confidently work with large amounts of structured content under tight deadlines without compromising quality. A deep understanding of typography, modular grid systems, print production, and prepress preparation is essential. In addition to editorial projects, the designer will also contribute to communication and marketing design tasks, including key visuals, brand assets, digital materials, and campaign communications.

Key responsibilities:

• Work on large-scale multi-page publications for digital and print;
• Work with large volumes of text and complex content structures;
• Build a clear information hierarchy and refined visual layouts;
• Develop strong typographic systems and modular grids;
• Create publication visual styles from scratch together with the Art Director;
• Create cover concepts both on the idea level and final visual execution;
• Work with infographics, data visualization, and complex information;
• Prepare files for print production;
• Create communication and marketing materials across various formats;
• Adapt visual solutions for both digital and physical media;
• Deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines (not always, but often).

Required Experience:

• Strong experience in editorial and graphic design;
• Confident experience using Adobe InDesign (primary and essential tool);
• A strong and well-structured portfolio with print products and editorial materials (must have), as well as graphic and communication design projects;
• Experience working with large-scale multi-page publications;
• Experience collaborating closely with an Art Director;
• Strong typography and layout skills;
• Excellent understanding of modular grid systems and composition;
• Ability to build a clear and logical content hierarchy;
• Strong skills in information architecture and content design;
• Ability to structure, organize, and refine complex client content into clear and visually polished layouts;
• Experience working with infographics and complex information visualization;
• Experience with prepress preparation and print production;
• Understanding of printing technologies and materials;
• Experience working with print production specifics and materials (foil stamping, special coatings, embossing, etc.);
• Strong attention to detail and consistency;
• Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines without sacrificing quality;
• Strong communication and teamwork skills;
• Ability to communicate professionally with teammates, Art Directors, and clients;
• Experience in communication design, branding, and marketing materials;
• Ability to generate graphic content for publications using AI tools (Midjourney, Nano Banana, etc.).
• Advanced Russian and English.

Tools:
• Adobe InDesign (primary and essential tool);
• Figma;
• Adobe Illustrator;
• Adobe Photoshop.

Nice to have:

• Experience creating design systems in Figma;
• Experience working with components, variables, and design tokens;
• Ability to generate strong cover concepts and visualize them at a high level.