Senior Designer – Children’s Novelty Board Books

The Little Tiger Group is a dynamic publisher of – among other formats – innovative, commercial novelty board books. We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, efficient and creative Senior Designer, with a passion for novelty, to join our amazing team.

If you are someone with proven years in a novelty-book design role, and have been responsible for developing appropriately-targeted novelty boards, and delivering books from concept to production, on time and within a set budget, then we would love to hear from you. We’re looking for an outward-facing team-player who will come up with new formats, bring new ideas and illustration talent to the list, and create exceptional, innovative work.

Key duties:

• To brainstorm and develop brand new novelty formats that are market and cost appropriate.
• To design fantastic series with a strong, distinctive brand look and fresh, striking typography.
• To liaise with the production department throughout format development.
• To deliver workable, precise and comprehensive mechanical novelty files.
• To provide clear commercial briefs and art direction through all stages of the design.
• To pursue, nurture, inspire and develop both established and upcoming illustrators, either directly or via agents, helping them create their most exciting work.
• To maintain accurate files and logs, meeting key deadlines and budgets.
• To be an advocate for the Little Tiger Group.

Experience/skills required:

• At least 4 years’ experience in children’s books.
• Relevant market, consumer and trend awareness to help develop new commercial concepts and formats.
• Outstanding flair for typography and book design.
• Exceptional mechanical knowledge and attention to detail.
• Ability to be creative in solving design problems – often in 3D.
• Excellent skills in communication, organisation, time and project management, plus flexibility to juggle multiple deadlines.
• Strong presentation skills, and the ability to present design concepts, approaches, and work in progress to various internal and external collaborators.
• Good knowledge of production processes.
• Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

To apply: email your CV and letter, including some samples of your best design work to date, and stating current salary, to jobs@littletiger.co.uk with the subject header ‘Senior Designer – LTG’ by 29th November 2021. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Our commitment: Little Tiger Group is committed to employing individuals from varied and diverse backgrounds, in order to build a team which reflects the different communities of our readers. We employ people based on their abilities, regardless of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality or socio-economic background.