Text Design Manager - Trade Books
Do you have considerable experience of trade 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.