Designer/senior designer, non-fiction

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 25th February 2026 23:59

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Location: London

Use your typography and design skills to bring complex subjects like science, history, and culture to life for young readers.

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 are extremely 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 valued. We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented, hardworking and highly creative Designer or Senior Designer (dependant on experience) to work on our award-winning full-colour Non-Fiction list as it grows.

This would involve designing books across our co-publishing lists with the National Trust, the British Museum and the University of Cambridge, as well as Nosy Crow own-brand titles . . . we make books about everything from dinosaurs and Egyptian mummies to the solar system and fashion! If you are passionate about children’s book design, typography and enjoy working with illustrators, we’d love to hear from you. The candidate should already have a minimum of four years’ experience working in children’s publishing, ideally having already worked on children’s Non-Fiction titles. 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.

The role

The successful candidate will manage illustrated book projects from initial layouts all the way through to production, supporting the illustrator or the author/illustrator throughout the creative process. The job involves working closely with the rest of the Non-Fiction creative team to come up with new ideas, find new talent and work with experienced illustrators, commission new projects, and make sure that words and pictures are combined on the page as meaningfully and beautifully as possible.

Who we are looking for

• Proficiency in Adobe programmes
• Excellent proven book design and typographic skills
• Good organisational skills are also essential
• Good written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to work to a deadline

We are a small, close team here at The Crow’s Nest, working in a friendly, highly creative environment and we need a team player who is willing to muck in, particularly during busy times!

Benefits:

• Pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• 25 days paid holiday, plus bank holidays
• Christmas closure
• Summer hours
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Income Protection
• Critical Illness cover
• Group Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/partner/adoption leave
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Eye care vouchers
• Up to 80% off RRP for Nosy Crow book purchases

The successful candidate will have the right to live and work in the UK.

The salary range for this role will be between £35,000 and £40,000 depending on experience and suitability for the role.

If you think this sounds like you, and you would like to apply for the role, please send a CV and covering letter, along with a PDF showcasing samples of your design work. We really look forward to reading your application.

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.

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.