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Designer (cover art)

Are you a book cover designer looking to join an award-winning design team? Do you have a strong interest in design, typography, image and illustration as well as solid organisation skills?

A Leading UK publisher is looking for two designers to join their childrens and adult
non-fiction teams. This is the ideal opportunity for a creative with two years of book cover design looking to progress and build their portfolio and skills working across a broad range of genres, in a stimulating and supportive environment.

Positive and proactive in approach, you will enjoy working as part of a close-knit team. In return, our client will give you the opportunity to join a modern, vibrant and ambitious publisher, with fantastic benefits.

Key responsibilities

  • Designing high impact book covers to brief and across a broad range of lists and genres, including adult and children’s
  • Being aware of market trends in various genres and being prepared to break the mould and push boundaries with designs
  • Liaising with the creative studio manager and other departments including editorial, production, and sales to ensure that projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard
  • Ensuring cover artwork is press ready and supplied according to printer specification
  • Presenting your covers in team meetings
  • Supporting the team with general administration as required

Qualifications and experience

  • A minimum of two years’ experience in a design role in publishing, ideally with experience designing covers for children’s or adult lists
  • A positive team player with a proactive approach
  • A clear communicator, capable of working effectively with various teams and
  • functions across the business
  • Good organisation skills with the ability to maintain schedules and meet deadlines
  • Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite / Cloud

At Wonderful Recruitment we provide opportunities for candidates to discover some of the most interesting and dynamic roles in the industry. For more information about this role please send your CV and portfolio PDF to Charlotte - charlotte@wonderfulideasproject.com

Designer (cover art)

Full-time, Permanent
Children's Publishing, Publisher
Non Fiction, Publishing, Design
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Industry competitive and benefits

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A minimum of two years’ experience in a design role in publishing, ideally with experience designing covers for children’s or adult lists