Contract: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £28,500 per annum
Location: Based in Central London / Hybrid (min. 3 days per week in office)
Closing date: Sunday 15th March
Thames & Hudson publishes beautiful books that open doors onto all aspects of culture.
We are seeking a skilled Artworker to join our Design team, supporting the production of our award-winning illustrated books.
This is a technical rather than a creative role. You'll work closely with our Design Managers, implementing corrections and updates to page layouts with precision and efficiency. A strong command of InDesign is essential, along with a systematic approach to file setup and a meticulous eye for detail.
Knowledge, skills & experience
Essential:
- Strong proficiency in Adobe InDesign, with ability to create and maintain exceptionally clean, well-structured files
- Excellent understanding of paragraph styles, character styles, object styles, and parent pages, and how to implement them systematically
- Experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Understanding of typographic hierarchy, spacing, and alignment
- Familiarity with, or willingness to develop, advanced InDesign features including GREP and scripting
- Strong organisational skills, with ability to manage multiple requests and deadlines simultaneously
- Excellent attention to detail
- Good written and verbal communication skills, with ability to interpret and apply detailed feedback accurately
Desirable:
- Good understanding of print production processes, including colour management and file pre-flighting
- Experience working on illustrated books or complex publications
- Understanding of how to structure files for translation and co-edition adaptation
- Willingness to learn how artificial intelligence can support artworking tasks, and to adopt new tools and approaches as they become integrated into design workflows.
Personal Attributes:
- Highly focused and reliable, maintaining standards under pressure
- Comfortable following design direction accurately without making independent creative decisions
- Curious and eager to develop technical expertise in InDesign
- Self-motivated and proactive in solving technical challenges
- Collaborative team player who communicates clearly with colleagues
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
At Thames & Hudson, we believe that employing a diverse workforce is essential to succeed and selection decisions are based on applicants’ experience and skills. We welcome applications from everyone, irrespective of age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion or belief.
To apply, please send your CV with a cover letter to Victoria Fishpool at the email address found via the Apply button. Use the cover letter to address how you meet the requirements listed above. The deadline for applications is 15th March 2026.
Some of the benefits of working with us:
Apart from working with a highly talented and creative bunch of people, we offer:
- 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Profit share scheme
- Interest-free loan for rent deposit or season travel ticket
- Discounts off our lovely T&H books and co-editions
- Generous pension contributions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free entry into hundreds of museums and galleries, nationwide
And more!
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.
Level of experience
- Junior