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Design Manager - Trade Books

Do you have considerable experience of book text design across fiction and non-fiction?

A highly successful and well-established London based book publisher
is looking to recruit an experienced, motivated and creative Text Design
Manager to work across all their well-known imprints in their Adult
Books division.  This is a fabulous opportunity for an experienced
designer to define and develop the look of our client’s books for years
to come, as you will work across a wide range of areas, from
high-profile commercial titles to prestigious literary prizewinners.

The Text Design Manager will be responsible for producing beautiful
bespoke text designs, and will also oversee the creation and development
of a body of page templates from which the whole business can draw.

The Text Design Manager will also provide other text elements as
required, including plate sections, maps and family trees.  You will be
required to maintain a pool of high-quality freelancers to generate any
of these materials which are not created in-house.  Working closely with
the Production, Editorial and Editorial Management teams and
typesetters you will ensure that the highest possible standards of
design and typography are maintained.

This is a superb opportunity to work for one of the fastest growing,
major publishing houses in the UK and the successful person will have
considerable, relevant experience of trade book text design across the
areas of fiction and non-fiction. You will have a demonstrable design
sensibility and a thorough understanding of page layout and typesetting
mechanics.

The successful person will have the ability to work both
independently and collaboratively, with outstanding skills in InDesign,
Adobe Creative Suite and Acrobat.  A thorough knowledge of fonts and
font management is essential as is experience of managing freelancers.  A
knowledge of Biblio would be an advantage.

For further information please forward your CV and a covering letter, outlining your salary expectations.

Design Manager - Trade Books

Redwood, London
Permanent
Trade
Design
Reference: 
DM250718
Salary description: 
Attractive salary and excellent benefits package

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understanding of page layout and typesetting, experience of trade book design