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DESERET BOOK/SHADOW MOUNTAIN TYPESETTER
LOCATION
Deseret Book Corporate Office
Salt Lake City, UT
START DATE
Immediately
POSITION TYPE
Full Time; Hybrid
OUR COMPANY
Deseret Book is a mission-driven company, committed to being a trusted gathering place for thoughtful expressions of faith. Established in1866, today we create and curate stories worth telling, questions worth exploring, and beauty worth sharing to improve the lives of individuals and families in every step of their faith journey.
In our work culture, we put people first. Our team members are dedicated to meeting the needs of our communities as we work together, creating an environment where collaboration is critical and personal accountability is expected. If you are passionate about helping people find inspiration and help for their lives, and working with colleagues who want to do the same, then Deseret Book Company is the place for you.
Job Overview
Use your talents at our imprints-Deseret Book, Shadow Mountain, and Covenant-to inspire faith and hope around the world. We're hiring a typesetter to help make our world-class products. If you have a passion for mission-driven work and an excitement over fresh, creative, and beautiful products, Deseret Book is a great company for you. We cultivate stories worth telling, questions worth exploring, and beauty worth sharing to improve the lives of all Latter-day Saints at every step of their journey. We also cultivate a company culture of well-being, collaboration, celebration, safety and grace. If you love people, pop culture, and puzzles, you will feel at home here.
Responsibilities
• Arrange type for print publications for a wide variety of genres including (but not limited to) middle grade novels, Proper Romance novels, cookbooks, academic publications, children's books, and religious texts.
• Work closely with designers, editors, and cross-functional partners to create world-class products
• Generate prepress proofs and press-ready files
• Quality-checking of text and overall details of press-ready files
• Upload files to press
• Prepare text files for handoff to the digital team and translation partners
• Be aware of current typesetting solutions and trends, practices, and publishing innovations
• Be a creative problem-solver
• Maintain orderly digital files and archives
• Willing to take on other non-job-specific roles as needed
Qualifications
• Ability to work on and track multiple projects simultaneously across various stages of production
• Bachelor's degree in Editing, Publishing, Visual Communications, Typography, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years of professional experience in book typesetting, prepress production, or comparable publishing role preferable
• Strong command of typographic principles and page composition
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Word; working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, and Photoshop
• Understanding of print-production workflows, color management, and file-delivery specifications
• Consistently produce accurate, error-free files within deadlines
• Work well with a team
• Comfortable receiving and providing clear, effective, and constructive feedback
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong visual typographic skills with experience in print
Benefits
• Life-balancing hybrid in-office schedule (in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and work from home on Monday and Friday)
• 401(k) savings plan (we must take care of our future)
• Merchandise discount (discounts on the best merch anywhere)
• UTA Eco pass/parking option (so thoughtful)
• Newly renovated office space (seriously fresh, light, and creativity-inducing)
• Fully stocked break room with unlimited free snacks and drinks (for those moments when you just need a pick-me-up, or if you forgot your lunch)
• Great work environment (you get to work with the most creative and caring people in the industry!)
**Please submit a portfolio to be considered. You can provide a link to an online portfolio or upload a portfolio with your application (on the "My Experience" page of the application).
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We're committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career. We are an equal-opportunity employer and are committed to a team and culture that embraces and celebrates diversity and inclusion without regard to race, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the State of Utah.