Art Director at Pratham Books
Title
Art Director 

Location
Bengaluru, India
Job Type & Duration
Full-Time
Background
Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children's book publisher that was set up in 2004 to publish good quality, affordable books in many Indian languages. Its mission is to see ‘a book in every child’s hand’ and we have spread the joy of reading to millions of children in India. In 13 years, it has published over 3000 books and distributed over 14 million copies of its storybooks and 16 million story cards.

Last year, Pratham Books' increased its footprint by going digital. As an industry leader, it  was one of the first publishers in the country to open license its content. All this content is now available on StoryWeaver, which is a digital platform that hosts stories in languages from India and beyond, so that every child can have an endless stream of stories in her mother tongue to read and enjoy. The stories can be read, translated, versioned or downloaded for free. All stories on the platform are openly licensed.
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Donate-a-book, is a unique crowd-funding platform for children’s books. The platform helps to bridge the gap between individuals who want to help children read and those organizations, schools and individuals who need books for children.
At Pratham Books, they are shaping a new, innovative approach to multilingual publishing because they believe that every child needs good books to read in a language of their choice.
Roles & Responsibilities
Pratham Books StoryWeaver is looking for a full-time Art Director in its Bangalore office. As an Art Director, you will get a chance to define and shape the visual language of picture books. You will work with an ever-expanding network of freelance illustrators, graphic designers, and consultant art directors to develop picture books in close co-ordination with the editorial team at Pratham Books.  You will get a chance to work on StoryWeaver and use technology and print to develop exciting new content for children. You will work with new and upcoming freelancers as well as established illustrators and oversee a set of picture books. 
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The key responsibilities are:
  • Manage a team of graphic designers to ensure that the book design is completed within agreed timelines
  • Work with freelance illustrators and consultant art directors to create visually-appealing books keeping in mind print and digital requirements
  • Find innovative ways of reducing losses when a book is adapted from print to digital, or vice versa
  • Ensure highest quality of print books
  • Work closely with the editorial team to create stories with rich, diverse and nuanced visual narratives
  • Bring in expertise of typography, keeping in mind multilingual content
Prerequisites
  • 6-8 years of experience in Graphic Design
  • Strong understanding of print production
  • Strong communication skills
  • Expertise in Photoshop, InDesign
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Be a team player
  • Nice to have but not mandatory
  • An interest in illustration and book publishing
  • Knowledge of children’s books
Compensation & Benefits
Commensurate to experience
Application Deadline
August 15, 2017
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