Cover Design Director — Nonfiction Book Covers & Visual Branding (Part-Time, 20 hrs/week)

Peaceful Profits | Remote | Up to $4,000/month

We're a done-for-you ghostwriting and book launch agency behind multiple New York Times bestsellers, and we're hiring a part-time Cover Design Director to lead cover design and visual standards across our client roster.

This is a craft role inside a team that already runs well. You won't be managing clients, chasing invoices, or building a department from scratch. You'll design, direct, and present — and our team handles the rest.

What you'll own

• Book cover design — From concept through final delivery. You'll review client questionnaires and brand packets, build mood boards, run brief title/subtitle positioning calls, and either design covers yourself or direct a designer to execute your vision.

• Interior illustration QC — Quality-checking illustrations (including AI-generated work for Amazon compliance) and prepping files for the formatter.

• Social media image review — Approving visual content for our premium clients to ensure brand cohesion.

All work is assigned and tracked in Basecamp.

Who you are

• You have a portfolio with at least 5 commercial nonfiction book covers you can walk us through.
• You understand commercial image and font licensing (stock, extended, Adobe, etc.) and know how to steer clients toward viable alternatives without pressuring them.
• You can take a client branding pack and translate it into a cover that sells — not just one that looks good.
• You're proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (or a true equivalent professional toolset).
• You're comfortable on Zoom and Loom, presenting concepts and explaining your reasoning to authors who are emotionally invested in their book.

The defining trait we're hiring forVisually articulate. You can translate brand identity and author voice into a compelling cover and explain exactly why every choice was made. You bring the client along for the ride rather than handing them a finished piece and hoping they like it.

Who this isn't for

If you tend to view client feedback as interference, or if a 20-hour part-time scope feels beneath your skill level, this won't be a fit. Our highest-weighted hiring criterion is teamwork — designers who collaborate well with editors, writers, and clients thrive here.

What you get

• Up to $4,000/month for ~20 hours/week of focused design work
• A team that handles client management, scheduling, and admin so you can stay in the craft
• Editorial support and an internal training library
• A real opportunity to shape design as a differentiator — including potential to help build out a premium design service tier
• Fully remote, async-friendly schedule

Hiring process

1. Application + portfolio review
2. Story-driven interview (about 45 minutes — we want to hear how you think, not quiz you)
3. Paid test project: design a cover concept for a sample author ("Isobel Green") and walk us through your choices on a brief video call

How to apply

Send your portfolio (with at least 5 nonfiction covers), a short note on a cover you're proud of and why, and your availability when applying please.