Designer

Egmont is the UK’s top specialist children’s publisher selling almost 40 million books and magazines each year for babies to teens. The company is home to some of the world’s best loved authors, illustrators and characters such as Michael Morpurgo, Andy Stanton, Michelle Magorian and Lemony Snicket plus Winnie-the-Pooh, Wallace & Gromit, Tintin, Mr Men, Barbie, Thomas the Tank Engine and Ben 10.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Designer to join the fiction team.

Reporting to the Art Director, the main responsibility will be to manage a wide variety of titles ranging from young readers through to young adult. You will work on covers for highly acclaimed authors and brands such as Michael Grant, Enid Blyton, Michael Morpurgo and our growing Classics list.

In addition to being a fantastic designer, you will have great organisational skills, experience with people management and have a vast knowledge of commercial publishing. You will be required to maintain schedules and deadlines; liaising closely with Editorial, Sales and production teams to ensure that all projects are delivered on time. The ideal candidate will have a portfolio of work that covers all age ranges of Children's publishing - demonstrating great design, typography and confident art direction of illustrators. You'll have experience of managing illustrators and display expertise in creative suite/cloud.

If you would like to join the exciting world of children’s publishing at Egmont, please download an application cover sheet from our website www.egmont.co.uk and send with your CV, covering letter and samples of your best work to recruitment@euk.egmont.com or write to Recruitment, Egmont UK Limited, The Yellow Building, 1 Nicholas Rd, London, W11 4AN.

Please ensure you state clearly which position you are applying for.

Closing date for applications: 11th December 2015.

Egmont UK is part of the Egmont Group which was founded in 1878. It is Scandinavia’s leading media group and Europe’s largest children’s publisher telling stories through books, magazines, film, TV, music, games and mobile in 30 countries throughout the world.

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