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Closing date: 28th March 2025Salary range: £34,000-£40,000 per annum, depending on experienceDepartment:&nbsp;Children’s Fiction Design&nbsp;Reports to:&nbsp;Publishing DirectorWorking pattern:&nbsp;Hybrid – minimum of two days per week in the office; up to three days per week working from home.Location:&nbsp;5th Floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially astute designer looking to make their mark, crafting designs that capture young imaginations and set market trends.Bonnier Books UK Children’s Trade is looking for a senior designer to join its award-winning design team, creating high impact covers across its successful children’s imprints.&nbsp;You will need a particularly strong track record in children’s fiction from middle grade to YA as you will be focusing on cover design and working on illustrated interior layouts for the company’s growing children’s trade division. The successful candidate will have proven experience in children’s trade publishing, with solid experience in commercial design. You will be a clear and confident communicator, with the ability to collaborate effectively with the editorial, sales, and production teams to ensure that projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard.&nbsp;&nbsp;This role includes overseeing the work of other designers, with the experience to direct the list’s creative vision and provide constructive feedback on team projects. In return, we offer the opportunity to join a modern, vibrant, and ambitious publisher with fantastic benefits Key responsibilities<ul><li>Designing impactful covers to brief, across a broad range of lists and genres.</li><li>Demonstrating a strong understanding of the children’s fiction and YA market, with an awareness of commercial trends. </li><li>Liaising with other departments, including editorial, production, and sales, to ensure that projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard. </li><li>Preparing and supplying print-ready cover artwork to exact printer specifications, with the technical expertise to troubleshoot pre-press issues efficiently.</li><li>Presenting your concepts and covers with confidence, to key stakeholders, including editors, sales teams, and senior leadership.</li><li>Overseeing the direction of the list and providing feedback to other designers in the team.&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Proven experience in a design role in publishing, with a strong focus on children’s fiction. </li><li>A clear communicator, capable of working effectively with various teams and functions across the business. </li><li>Commercially astute with a proven awareness of the children’s fiction and YA market. </li><li>Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and maintain meticulous design files.</li><li>Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite. </li><li>A team player with a proactive approach, with the ability to give and receive constructive feedback.</li></ul>&nbsp;Why join us?&nbsp;The children’s division at Bonnier Books UK is a hub of creativity and collaboration, filled with people who are passionate about storytelling. You’ll be part of a supportive team that values bold ideas and celebrates the magic of books. Together, we create stories that shape childhoods and inspire generations. Please include a portfolio PDF when you apply.&nbsp;We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

LABS Victoria House

Igloo Books

Black & White Publishing

Bonnier Books UK (Head Office)

Bonnier Books UK

Senior designer

Closing date: 24th March 2025 at 11.59pmSalary: £27,000Working hours: 9am-5.30pm, Monday to FridayDuration: 6 monthsLocation: Hybrid – minimum of two days per week in the officeStart date: April 2025&nbsp;This is an exciting opportunity for a&nbsp;talented and motivated design intern to join an award-winning design team, creating outstanding covers across adult imprints.At <a href="https://www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bonnier Books UK</a>, they believe that every book matters.&nbsp;They love to publish stories and content that open our eyes to new perspectives and bring us closer together.&nbsp;They offer a nurturing home for their authors, illustrators and brand partners, publishing bestselling books for readers and listeners everywhere. They know that fantastic stories can come from anywhere and their purpose is to bring them to as wide an audience as possible, a simple ethos that has led to them becoming one of the country’s leading publishers.This is the ideal opportunity for an entry level-designer looking to build up their portfolio and skills working across a range of genres and lists, in a creative and supportive environment.As well as having a strong interest in design, typography, image and illustration, you will have solid organisation skills, including the ability to maintain schedules and meet deadlines. You will also be a clear communicator, as the role will require liaising closely with the editorial, sales and production teams to ensure that projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard. Working as part of a close team, you will be taught how to design and reformat covers and learn market trends in different genres in the adult trade division.&nbsp;Key activities<ul><li>Designing outstanding covers</li><li>Being aware of market trends in various genres and being prepared to break the mould and push boundaries with designs</li><li>Liaising with the creative studio manager and other departments including editorial, production, and sales to ensure that projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard</li><li>Reformatting covers - adjusting, updating, correcting and checking files when needed</li><li>Supporting the team</li></ul>&nbsp;What we're looking for<ul><li>A positive team player with a pro-active approach</li><li>A clear communicator, capable of liaising with various teams and functions across the business</li><li>Someone with good organisational skills and the ability to maintain schedules and meet deadlines</li><li>Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite / Cloud</li></ul>Ideally, the team would love to see a portfolio or an example of a creative piece you're most proud of, alongside your CV.&nbsp;To apply<ul><li>Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity</li><li>Upload your CV, cover letter and portfolio (optional) as one document</li><li>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>&nbsp;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.

Design intern, Adult trade

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