Closing date: 1st October 2025
Starting salary: £27,000
Location: This is a full-time position and is a hybrid role, working a minimum of three days per week in our office near to London Bridge.
We’re looking for a creative, committed and organised design assistant to work on our full-colour list, with a focus on picture books and pre-school.
Nosy Crow is a multi-award winning, independent children’s publishing company with operations in both the UK and the USA. We make child-focused, parent-friendly children’s books for ages 0-12.
At Nosy Crow we’re proud of our design team and of the design quality of our books. We aim to make Nosy Crow an environment where designers truly thrive, where they can do their best work, where they are listened to, and where they feel part of the whole company and of our decision-making.
The role would report to the art director for picture books and key responsibilities and tasks would include admin and design support working on reissues, reprints, Americanisations and the creation of sales materials. This role represents a great opportunity to learn about illustrated children’s book design from the ground up and from world-class practitioners.
What we're looking for
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
- An eye for detail
- A love and knowledge of children’s book illustrations
- Good written and spoken communication skills
- The ability to work to a deadline
No prior publishing experience is necessary in order to apply for the role.
Benefits
- Pension scheme
- Christmas closure
- Summer hours
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Income Protection
- Critical Illness cover
- Group Life Assurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Eye care vouchers
- Up to 80% off RRP for Nosy Crow book purchases
- Emergency loans
- Free fruit and snacks in the office
- Moving day leave
- Charitable/socially beneficial leave
- Remote working anywhere in the world for up to 2 weeks per year
To apply
- Please email your portfolio/examples of your designs and CV, accompanied by a covering letter of no more than 500 words outlining why you think you would be the perfect candidate for this exciting opportunity to Rhianna Sandford via the 'Apply' button, telling us where you heard about the job.
The closing date for applications is midnight (UK time) on 1st October 2025.
Please let us know if you are comfortable doing so, whether or not there are any reasonable adjustments that we should consider that would help during the recruitment process.
Nosy Crow is a Disability Confident, committed equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is an important factor in success and make recruiting decisions based on applicants’ experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of race, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership.
Applications are treated with due confidentiality.
Nosy Crow is a member of the Living Wage foundation.
Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.
Level of experience
- Entry