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Contract: Full-time, permanentSalary: £42,000 – £45,000 per annum, depending on experienceClosing date: 27 July 2025 &nbsp;Thames &amp; Hudson (T&amp;H) publishes beautiful books that open doors onto all aspects of culture.&nbsp;We are seeking two talented Design Managers to join our Design team—one for the ‘Trade’ division, and one for our for ‘Core’ programme. These key roles will oversee the design execution of our award-winning illustrated books and managing a wide range of exciting projects.The T&amp;H Trade Division includes our prestigious Art, History and Music lists and a wide range of books (and gifts) on contemporary culture. Noteworthy examples of T&amp;H Trade publications would include ‘Led by Donkeys’, ‘Hockney Pictures’, ‘How Painting Happens’, landmark forthcoming books on Iron Maiden and Oasis, as well as the game ‘Queen of Arts’.&nbsp;T&amp;H’s Core programme, whose titles across Architecture, Design, Photography, Fashion and Digital Culture, among other areas, target specific audiences and interest groups. The programme ranges from high-end fashion-brand collaborations to books on videogames, from architecture, graphic-design and photography monographs with leading international figures to considered visual surveys of contemporary topics and trends.&nbsp; The rolesWe are looking for candidates with excellent organisational and leadership skills, a sharp eye for detail, and a commitment to delivering high-quality design on schedule and within budget.Applications will be considered for both roles. Although we’ll explore at interview stage where each candidate’s strengths are best aligned, please do tell us of your preferences or strengths in your cover letter. &nbsp;As a Design Manager, you will:<ul><li>Oversee the execution of page layouts and covers, ensuring they are audience-appropriate, visually distinctive, and meet Thames &amp; Hudson’s renowned standards.</li><li>Manage a small team of in-house designers, providing feedback, support, and ensuring workloads are balanced and deadlines are met.</li><li>Commission and manage a wide network of freelance designers, setting clear expectations and ensuring projects run smoothly, on time, and within budget.</li><li>Collaborate closely with Editorial, Production, Sales, and Rights teams to keep projects on track and resolve issues as they arise.</li><li>Represent the Design department at key meetings, bringing detailed knowledge of project status, schedules, and requirements.</li><li>Maintain awareness of design standards, production requirements, and market expectations, ensuring best practices are followed across all projects.</li></ul> &nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Proven experience managing, mentoring, and developing junior and mid-level designers.</li><li>A portfolio demonstrating high-quality illustrated book design, ideally within art, design, fashion, architecture, lifestyle, history, popular culture, gifts, or games.</li><li>Strong technical knowledge of typography, layout, and print production, with expert-level Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator skills.</li><li>Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, and deadlines effectively.</li><li>Clear and confident communication, with the ability to coordinate across departments and present progress updates.</li><li>A proactive, solution-focused approach, with the ability to manage shifting priorities without compromising on quality.</li><li>A passion for delivering best-in-class graphic design.</li><li>You are highly organised, pragmatic, and take pride in seeing projects through to completion.</li><li>You know how to support your team, keep projects running smoothly, and ensure the delivery of consistently excellent work across every stage of the process.</li></ul>Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.At Thames &amp; Hudson, we believe that employing a diverse workforce is essential to our success. 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.We operate a hybrid working model, with the expectation that team members work from the office at least three days per week. We have recently moved into a brand-new, purpose-designed office located a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross station.To apply, please send your CV, portfolio and 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 in Knowledge, Skills and Experience above. You can also identify whether you have a preference for our Trade or Core lists. The deadline for applications is 27 July 2025.Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.&nbsp;In addition to working with a highly talented and creative group of people, we offer:<ul><li>28 days holiday plus bank holidays</li><li>Profit share scheme</li><li>Interest-free loan for a rent deposit or season travel tickets</li><li>Discounts off our lovely T&amp;H books and co-editions</li><li>Generous pension contributions</li><li>Employee Assistance Program</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li><li>Free entry into hundreds of museums and galleries, nationwide</li></ul>And more!

Thames & Hudson Headquarters

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Design manager

Salary: £32,000 per annum Are you someone who loves theatre, has a great knowledge of actors, and wants to work in an exciting and creative organisation?&nbsp;The Donmar Warehouse is seeking a Casting Associate to work with the Casting Director as part of the In house casting team, they will ensure the department runs smoothly and efficiently. The role will work closely with the Casting Director delivering high class casting across Donmar productions, readings and workshops. It's a role with lots of variety that includes the creation of lists, artist and production research, leading communication with agents, preparing and running audition days and leading on casting workshops and readings. We are looking for someone with at least two years experience working in casting. We need someone who has an extensive knowledge of actors, a confident communicator and loves the theatre. Responsibilities<ul><li>Working with the Casting Director to provide strong and consistent casting support across Donmar Warehouse productions. </li><li>Being the point of contact for all casting enquiries and overseeing and delivering the administration functions of the department. </li><li>Leading&nbsp; availability checks with agents and nurturing strong relationships with agents on behalf of the Donmar. </li><li>Deliver casting requirements in the deadlines stipulated by the Casting Director and Artistic team.</li><li>Contributing casting ideas and creation of lists&nbsp; across projects and readings as required, supported by the Casting Director.</li><li>Leading the planning and management of&nbsp; auditions to ensure they run with success. This includes the preparation of materials for meetings,&nbsp; artists and agent liaison, and managing schedules and spaces for auditions.</li><li>Planning and facilitating zoom meetings and online taping as needed.</li><li>Creation and deal memo’s, access riders and contracts, including the processing of invoices as required. </li><li>Working with the Artistic&nbsp; team to plan for readings and workshops. </li><li>Build a strong and supportive environment for all actors and companies in our buildings, attending previews and press nights. </li><li>Leading on communication with different departments within the company, ensuring casting information is shared and updated as required. Including the creation of casting sheets for productions. </li><li>Attendance of show cases and industry events, representing the Casting department.</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>At least two years experience of working in a professional casting environment, this could be in theatre, TV, film.</li><li>A commitment to forging a career in the Casting industry.</li><li>Extensive knowledge of actors across the breath of the industry.</li><li>Good problem-solver and a confident decision maker who is able to establish the best solutions under pressure. </li><li>Experience of attending showcases and performances being able to confidently identify talent.</li><li>Strong knowledge and relationships with UK and US agencies. </li><li>Experience in negotiating deals with agents, and drafting deal memos and contracts for actors. </li><li>Great initiative and ability to organise a large and demanding workload.</li><li>Ability to work under time pressure and capacity to stick to deadlines.</li><li>Excellent administrative and IT skills</li><li>A confident communicator, with experience dealing with large quantities of emails and telephone calls. </li><li>Able to show a commitment to inclusion and diversity in your working practice.</li><li>A passion for theatre and the work of the Donmar. </li><li>Working knowledge of theatre departments and their interaction with Casting Departments.&nbsp;</li></ul>Desirable&nbsp;<ul><li>Has successfully cast a professional theatre production as Casting Director.</li><li>Fantastic knowledge of plays, playwrights, directors and agents. </li><li>Experience working directly with directors and playwrights.</li><li>Experience of working with union and in house agreements. </li><li>Experience of working in a producing venue and understanding of programming processes.&nbsp;</li></ul> We believe that representation matters; diversity of identity, of perspective and of lived experience enriches our work and our lives. We recognise that the Donmar and the wider theatre industry is not representative of contemporary society in terms of workforce, artists and audience. We particularly encourage applications from those who are currently under-represented both at the Donmar and more widely in the industry, and specifically from D/deaf or disabled, or neurodivergent applicants and applicants who experience barriers and inequity due to ethnicity, gender identity and/or socio-economic background.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Donmar Warehouse

Casting associate

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