Designer (Penguin Random House Children's)

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom Penguin Books Limited Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and highly creative **Designer **to join the Puffin 6+ team at Penguin Random House Children's, working on the design of book covers and interiors. Joining a team of 12 and reporting into the Deputy Art Director, you will work across a wide range of titles from beginner readers through to YA and in both fiction and non-fiction.

**About Puffin**

Puffin is home to so many imaginative and best-selling authors and illustrators. Our designers work on a huge range of different books but what they all have in common is clever creativity and oustanding design. Our brilliant designers look after some of the very best established authors, illustrators and brands in children's publishing alongside finding and nurturing new talent.

**What you’ll bring**

We’re looking for a designer with exceptional typographic and layout skills, an amazing design eye and creative flair plus the ability to turn their concepts into innovative and commercial packages.

We’re looking for someone who:

- Is a clear communicator with experience of collaborating with illustrators.
- Is able to build and sustain positive and productive relationships with other colleagues within the editorial, sales, production and rights teams.
- Is confident developing concepts for book covers and interiors and has experience doing so.
- Has a demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the children’s book market and can speak to current trends, brands, illustrators and authors.

On the technical side, you’ll:

- Be a fluent user of InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
- Have a working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams.
- Have exceptional organisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, all with different lead times.
- Ensure that all work is delivered to the highest standard and on schedule - and that all administration and file management is up-to-date and accurate.

**How to apply**

As part of either your CV or pdf of recent work, please include a few words about your passion for design and why you’d like to join the Penguin Random House Children’s Art Department.

Interviews will take place across the week commencing 4th December.

**About Penguin**

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

**What you can expect from us**

**Salary**: circa £31,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

**Competitive benefits package**:Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

- Financial - income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
- Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
- Lifestyle - enhanced parental leave, tech scheme,

**Hybrid working**:We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important for doing your best work and for your wellbeing. For this role we expect that three days per week will be based at our offices in Nine Elms, London.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

**Company**: Penguin Books Limited

**Country**: United Kingdom

**State/Region**: London

**City**:London

**Postal Code**: SW11

**Job ID**: 265613



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