Design team assistant

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Contract: Full-time, permanent position

Bloomsbury Children’s Design department are looking for a highly organised, motivated person to join our team.

This supportive role is key to the smooth operation of our design department and requires a ‘can do ‘positive person, with good time management who will work with all the designers in the team. A confident communicator who will also liaise with other teams across our children’s publishing business.

The role will report to the Creative Director, Children’s & Education.

Responsibilities

• Predominantly an administrative position, the role also requires some design work: Administrative tasks
• Biblio admin, updating schedules statuses, design costs and the loading of front cover images (training provided)
• Meeting organisation, preparing agenda, cover status grid and minuting of weekly cover meetings
• Updating sales material folder with covers and spreads
• Image supply and admin for book fair print and on-line catalogues
• On boarding freelances
• Drafting illustrator contracts Design tasks
• Handling re-print requests across our children’s publishing
• Converting final covers into audio covers
• Converting existing book formats to paperback and board book formats
• Creating pack shots
• Creating holding covers

Knowledge, skills and experience

• A degree (BA or equivalent) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in a relevant subject such as graphic design, publishing design, illustration, or equivalent professional experience
• Proficient in Microsoft word, Excel and Acrobat
• Proficient in all creative suite programmes: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Strong, clear, confident communicator
• Practical, highly organised and committed
• Proactive, helpful and time efficient

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Mondays and Tuesdays. This position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Friday 16th January 2026.

Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications.

Bloomsbury benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Working Pattern

• Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office
• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday Other Benefits
• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays
• Work Anywhere Fortnight
• Season Ticket Loan
• Learning & Development
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Ride to Work Scheme
• Peppy Health App
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
• EAP Advice and Counselling

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org