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I’m Renee Kahler, a versatile book designer based in Denver, Colorado, with more than eight years in trade publishing. I specialize in print layout and design prep, collaborating with illustrators, editors, and cross-functional teams to shape engaging, high-quality books across picture books, board books, and early readers. I’ve designed interior layouts for frontlist and reprint titles across multiple imprints, refined pages in InDesign, and ensured consistency from manuscript to final file. I’m passionate about color, typography, and efficient production workflows, and I take pride in delivering print-ready files that meet imprint standards and production specs.…I’m Renee Kahler, a versatile book designer based in Denver, Colorado, with more than eight years in trade publishing. I specialize in print layout and design prep, collaborating with illustrators, editors, and cross-functional teams to shape engaging, high-quality books across picture books, board books, and early readers. I’ve designed interior layouts for frontlist and reprint titles across multiple imprints, refined pages in InDesign, and ensured consistency from manuscript to final file. I’m passionate about color, typography, and efficient production workflows, and I take pride in delivering print-ready files that meet imprint standards and production specs.

Renee Kahler

Production Designer, Illustrator, Book Illustrator, +3

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I’m Renee Kahler, a versatile book designer based in Denver, Colorado, with more than eight years in trade publishing. I specialize in print layout and design prep, collaborating with illustrators, editors, and cross-functional teams to shape engaging, high-quality books across picture books, board books, and early readers. I’ve designed interior layouts for frontlist and reprint titles across multiple imprints, refined pages in InDesign, and ensured consistency from manuscript to final file. I’m passionate about color, typography, and efficient production workflows, and I take pride in delivering print-ready files that meet imprint standards and production specs.…I’m Renee Kahler, a versatile book designer based in Denver, Colorado, with more than eight years in trade publishing. I specialize in print layout and design prep, collaborating with illustrators, editors, and cross-functional teams to shape engaging, high-quality books across picture books, board books, and early readers. I’ve designed interior layouts for frontlist and reprint titles across multiple imprints, refined pages in InDesign, and ensured consistency from manuscript to final file. I’m passionate about color, typography, and efficient production workflows, and I take pride in delivering print-ready files that meet imprint standards and production specs.

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I’m Renee Kahler, a versatile book designer based in Denver, Colorado, with more than eight years in trade publishing. I specialize in print layout and design prep, collaborating with illustrators, editors, and cross-functional teams to shape engaging, high-quality books across picture books, board books, and early readers.

I’ve designed interior layouts for frontlist and reprint titles across multiple imprints, refined pages in InDesign, and ensured consistency from manuscript to final file. I’m passionate about color, typography, and efficient production workflows, and I take pride in delivering print-ready files that meet imprint standards and production specs.

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Expert

Expert

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Intermediate

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English

Fluent

Work Experience

Production Specialist II at Sourcebooks

April 21, 2025 - Present

In my role as Production Specialist II at Sourcebooks, I design and produce interior layouts for a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction titles across numerous imprints, including Bespoke, Fire, Casablanca, Poisoned Pen Press, Bloom, and more. I work on both frontlist and reprint titles, managing each stage of the production process to ensure design consistency, accuracy, and adherence to imprint-specific style standards. I create clean, well-structured InDesign files that are optimized for both print and digital formats, and I apply proofreader’s marks and editorial corrections with precision. - Design and refine interior layouts for frontlist and reprint titles across multiple imprints, including Fire, Casablanca, Bloom Books, Poisoned Pen Press, and Bespoke - Apply editorial and proofing corrections with precision, incorporating PDF markup and tracking design changes across rounds - Execute first-page layouts, reflow and reformat existing designs, and prepare final files for printer submission and archival - Collaborate closely with editorial, design, and production teams to manage workflows and maintain design consistency across large-scale publishing operations