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Closing date: 18th May 2025Salary: £27,000 pro rata We’re looking for an enthusiastic designer/illustrator with a passion to learn more about the world of book cover design. No specific qualifications or training required.Little, Brown's identity is personified by our innovative, dynamic and free-thinking people. Across our thirteen imprints, you won't find a wider range of titles anywhere in UK publishing. We pride ourselves on quality and diversity. A repeat recipient of the Publisher of the Year award, we're one of the most successful and dynamic publishers in the UK.Little, Brown is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. &nbsp;What you'll be doingYou’ll become an active member of the design team for the duration of the&nbsp;internship. The focus of your work during this time will be completing a live brief as much as is feasible in the time. From first visuals, through the feedback stage and to have a final print-ready cover.You will also be tasked with other jobs which would likely include:<ul><li>Shadowing designers on live projects, </li><li>Attending cover visual and briefing meetings, </li><li>Picture researching, </li><li>Art-working visuals to meet production&nbsp;standards</li><li>Meeting colleagues in other key design-related departments (production, editorial, marketing)</li></ul> How to applyPlease submit your application with a CV, Cover Letter and Portfolio (which is also within the Cover Letter section). Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Little, Brown design internship

Closing date: 15th May 2025Salary: £30,000 - £38,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)Location: This role can be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Do you love beautifully designed coffee table books? Are you looking for your next step in a career as the designer of covers and book interiors? Would you like to learn how to hone your skills from a talented team and become one of the best?Headline was founded in 1986 with a single promise at its heart: to publish the books people want to read. Sometimes, the simplest ideas are best. Headline has spent over three decades creating books people want to read and we are home to some of the UK’s biggest-selling authors and continue to invest in new talent with bestseller potential. Our Welbeck Illustrated list has a mission to create beautiful books that fit perfectly into readers’ lives. Our talented team innovates in covetable design – you will find our illustrated reference and gift titles adorning shelves and coffee tables around the world because we publish in more than 30 languages and 60 countries.We’re experts in the categories of fashion and lifestyle, food and drink, history of art and design and work with brands from Chanel to Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and from F1 to FIFA. Our recent publications include&nbsp;New York Times bestseller, Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs, the Little Books of Fashion series and Sunday Times bestseller Formula One 2025.We’re on an exciting growth trajectory right now as a business – in terms of external profile, with our authors appearing on the most prestigious prize longlists and shortlists and our staff winning industry awards for their marketing and publicity campaigns. And also, in terms of our sales growth (‘2022 was Headline’s best 52-week BookScan result in a decade’ –&nbsp;The Bookseller) and our emphatic emergence in recent years as one of the most dynamic publishers going. We were shortlisted for Publisher of the Year at the 2023 British Book Awards.<ul><li>“Welbeck is a buzzing imprint where everyone has a voice – you can channel your creativity and at the same time become integral to the team. Not only do we get to make beautiful books that entertain, engage and inspire, but we get to work with the most talented people in the industry. What’s not to love?”</li></ul>Heather Boisseau, Editorial Director<ul><li>“I know it’s a cliché, but no two days at Welbeck are the same, with such a unique range of titles on all the subjects we love, like music, fashion, sport and cookery. It’s this variety of titles that make it such a fantastic place to work, with the challenge of shaping the books to appeal to our stylish readers.”</li></ul>James Empringham, Art Director&nbsp; What you'll be doing<ul><li>We want someone who can create designs for books from a brief, maintaining design and technical standards, someone who enjoys working to deadlines and takes pride in making sure their design is commercially relevant for book buyers.</li><li>You’ll be happy preparing layouts and visuals for presentation and approval by the Art Director and confident in marking up and checking jacket and page proofs, under guidance from senior colleagues.</li><li>You’re well organised and able to file and archive all design work appropriately, ensuring processes and systems are kept up to date. </li><li>And you’ll thrive as you develop the skills to work with and commission artists and photographers, managing photo shoots where relevant under supervision.</li></ul> Who we are looking for<ul><li>We are looking for a talented designer who is confident in the management of book layouts and jacket design and eager to learn more.</li></ul> What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Private medical insurance</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul> To applyPlease include your CV, Cover Letter and Portfolio (which is enclosed in the Cover Letter section). Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Designer

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm, 5th May 2025 BSTRole: Full-Time&nbsp;Salary: £27,215 - £35,850 (depending on experience)Location: Wolverhampton Join Usborne’s creative team in Wolverhampton and help design books that spark wonder—from sticker adventures and novelty flaps to wipe-clean learning and vibrant puzzles. If you’ve got flair, originality, and a love of great design, we’d love to see what you can do.Usborne is an independent, family business, creating books which spark curiosity in children of all ages. These range from books for babies such as the bestselling That’s not my… series of touchy-feely books, to YA fiction from acclaimed authors such as Holly Bourne and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé – with everything from Magic Painting to Politics for Beginners in between. &nbsp;You can see our books here at&nbsp;<a href="https://usborne.com/gb/" target="_blank">usborne.com</a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;Whilst the company is now a market-leader in children’s publishing and one of the best-known brands in children’s books, the company retains a friendly and familial feel. If you want to work somewhere close-knit enough for people to know your name, which has a first-class reputation around the world, Usborne is the place for you.&nbsp;The DepartmentYou will be part of a team of writer/editors and designers in our Wolverhampton office who create a wide variety of books including sticker books, puzzle books, activity books, sound books, reference books, and jigsaws. You can see some of the books our team create here:<ul><li><a href="https://usborne.com/gb/wipe-clean-easter-activities-9781801319164" target="_blank">https://usborne.com/gb/wipe-clean-easter-activities-9781801319164</a> </li><li><a href="https://usborne.com/gb/big-activity-book-dinosaurs-9781836041177" target="_blank">https://usborne.com/gb/big-activity-book-dinosaurs-9781836041177</a></li><li><a href="https://usborne.com/gb/usborne-scratch-activities-under-the-sea-9781805076964" target="_blank">https://usborne.com/gb/usborne-scratch-activities-under-the-sea-9781805076964</a></li></ul>&nbsp;The RoleAs a designer no two days will be the same. You will get to engage your creative skills working with talented writers and fantastic artists, from thinking up new novelty and sticker books, working out books with peep through holes or ingenious flaps or maybe creating activities to help young children learn to read and write. You will be working on an amazing range of imaginative books, with design that makes books jump off the shelf and make people want to read them.We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and creative designer, with strong drawing skills, a flair for design, typography, illustration and most importantly a passion for creativity. You will need to work well under your own direction and with a creative team, developing eye-catching, fascinating books.&nbsp;ExperienceYou may have just graduated from your studies in a design-led course, or you may have a couple of years of experience in a similar design role but be looking for the next step in your career. Whichever it is, you must have a good working knowledge of Adobe CC - InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop and have a passion for great design.Our department is a busy one so the ability to juggle projects, communicate well within and outside of the team and be able to adapt to changes in direction is a must.&nbsp;Location and BenefitsThis role is based in our Wolverhampton office and we work a 35-hour working week, where after a successful initial induction period (where we require new staff to work in the office for 4 days per week) we then operate a hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, which optimises our opportunities for creative collaboration and contact with our colleagues.In addition to our transparent salary grading structure, for this role we also offer a range of benefits including:<ul><li>25 days paid holiday entitlement increasing with service to 30 days after 5 years.</li><li>Industry-leading Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured and Mental Health First Aiders.</li><li>Healthcare Cashback scheme.</li><li>Virtual GP service.</li><li>Enhanced Family Friendly benefits.</li><li>Paid Volunteer Day.</li><li>Rewards and Discount services and shopping.</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme.</li><li>75% discount on Usborne books.</li></ul>&nbsp;Recruitment ProcessUnfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role and therefore applicants must have the right to permanently live and work in the UK at the point of application.You will be asked to submit selected examples of your work as PDF's via email as part of the selection process (full instructions given). We anticipate conducting first interviews in person with shortlisted candidates starting the week commencing 19th May. A design test and subsequent interview will take place with finalists in early/mid-June.Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process.Usborne is dedicated to building a diverse taskforce that reflects the wide range of communities that read our books globally. Decisions are made based on the individual’s skills and experiences and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics in Publishing.&nbsp;AI noticeThe use of AI has become more prevalent in recruitment application answers and content and whilst AI is undoubtedly a useful tool, we'd like to see your original ideas and creativity in your portfolio, not work that has been generated by an AI tool.&nbsp;Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Usborne Publishing Ltd

Usborne Publishing

Non-Fiction Children's book designer – Wolverhampton

Closing date for applications: 5th May 2025 at 11.59pmSalary: London Living WageDuration: 2 monthsStart date: July 2025Location: Hybrid with 3 days/week in the London officeWorking hours: 9am-5:30pm Monday to Thursday, 9am-4pm Friday Are you a creative thinker with an eye for great design and impactful presentations? Do you love working with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator but are also a dab hand at PowerPoint? If you’re looking to kickstart your career in graphic design, we have an exciting design internship opportunity at Grayling UK.Grayling is the UK’s best-connected communications agency, working across Consumer, Corporate, and Public Affairs. With nine UK offices and 20+ worldwide, they help brands make an impact through smart thinking, cultural insights, and creative ideas.This is a fantastic chance to build your portfolio and gain hands-on experience, working alongside the best in the business on branding and graphic design, presentation and report design, print design as well as social content creation. You’ll work closely with the Design Studio, supporting a wide range of projects across all sectors. &nbsp;Key activities<ul><li>Developing infographics, visual assets and Powerpoint presentation templates</li><li>Creation of social media graphics and social posts</li><li>Supporting report and document design, applying best practices in layout and typography</li><li>Helping to ensure design files are well organised and easy to collaborate on</li><li>Experimenting with AI tools and platforms such as MidJourney, Adobe Firefly, and Stable Diffusion to enhance design work</li><li>Continuing to learn to use all Adobe software including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro and After Effects allowing you to create high-quality graphics.</li></ul> &nbsp;What you'll learn<ul><li>Real industry experience; work with experts across strategy, creative, design, and digital teams</li><li>Learn to become a master of PowerPoint design</li><li>Learning the art of branding and what it takes to create a great visual identity</li><li>Gain first hand experience of how AI is used in the workplace - learn how to use tools such as MidJourney, Adobe Firefly and Stable Diffusion to enhance design output</li><li>Get a better grasp of utilising design software tools such as InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro and After Effects.</li></ul> &nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Some experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) – formal experience is great, but self-taught skills are welcome too</li><li>An interest in all things design</li><li>An understanding of social media and what works well for each platform</li><li>A passion for design and an interest in PowerPoint presentation design, branding, and layout</li><li>Strong attention to detail and a passion for good typography, clean layouts and polished presentations</li><li>Curiosity about AI tools and how they can be used in design</li><li>A proactive mindset – you’re keen to learn, contribute, and develop your skills in a fast-paced environment.</li></ul> To apply<ul><li>Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity</li><li>Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)</li><li>Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully</li><li>Do not contact the company directly</li><li>Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk" target="_blank">recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk</a></li></ul> This opportunity is open to individuals from groups that are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds,&nbsp;or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people,&nbsp;people with the characteristic of gender reassignment,&nbsp;individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying / mentoring and more.

Grayling

Design intern

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