Designer/ Senior Designer

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Job title: Designer/ Senior Designer

Reports to: Art Director, Adult Trade

Location: HYLO, Bunhill Row, London EC1Y

Working pattern: Hybrid - minimum of two days per week in the office; up to

three days per week working from home

Department: Design

Salary range: £28,000 - £38,000 per annum, depending on experience

General Summary

Bonnier Books UK is looking for a designer/senior designer to join its award-winning design team, creating high impact covers across its growing adult lists.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially astute designer, looking to make their mark. You will have a particularly strong track record in commercial and reading group fiction, as you will be focusing on the cover design for the company's adult trade division - comprising imprints Blink, Manilla Press, Ithaka, Zaffre, Eriu, and Black & White. There will also be an opportunity to work across other genres.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years' experience in trade publishing, with solid experience in commercial cover design. They 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.

A strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is essential.

Positive and pro-active in approach, you will enjoy working as part of a close-knit team. In return, we offer the opportunity to join a forward-thinking, vibrant and ambitious publisher, with fantastic benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing high impact covers to brief, and across a broad range of lists and genres, focusing initially on commercial and reading group fiction
• Commercially astute with a keen interest in market trends and prepared to break the mould and push boundaries with designs
• 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
• Ensuring cover artwork is press ready and supplied according to printer specification
• Presenting your own covers with confidence

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of two years' experience in a design role in publishing, ideally with experience designing covers for commercial/reading group fiction
• A positive team player with a pro-active approach
• A clear communicator, capable of working effectively with various teams and functions across the business
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to maintain schedules and meet deadlines
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite / Cloud

If you are interested in this role, please apply via our website. We look forward in hearing from you. Please include a portfolio PDF with your application.