Designer/ Senior Designer, Bbuk Children's Trade

7 months ago

London, United Kingdom Bonnier Books Full time

**Job title**: Designer/Senior Designer, BBUK Children’s Trade

**Reports to**: Publishing Director

**Location**: Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London

**Working pattern**: Full-time. Flexible remote working up to three days per week

**Imprint**: Big Picture Press

**Department**: Design

**Salary range**: Depending on experience

**General Summary**

Bonnier Books UK is looking for a talented and highly creative Designer or Senior Designer to join its internationally renowned Big Picture Press imprint.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate good knowledge of both the non-fiction and picture book markets, demonstrate exceptional design and typography skills, and who has an eye for the very best talent in illustration. The Big Picture Press list comprises picture books, non-fiction and gift titles, so an understanding of different age ranges and formats is necessary. Knowledge of the graphic novel market and merchandising would also be of interest.

This is a fantastic creative opportunity for someone looking to further their career in illustrated book design.

**Essential Responsibilities**
- Creatively guide and coordinate titles in line with creative briefs, making sure all files are coordinated through the correct design approval workflow.
- Research, brief, lay out, art edit and sign off on a wide range of books across different formats and age ranges to make the best product possible.
- Make sure all files are to the technical accuracy required and to the design quality expected during all stages - final files, plotter, and advance stages.
- Research and suggest ideas for the future publishing list, showing awareness of marketplace and trends.
- Project-manage books in partnership with Editorial and Production, making sure key milestones are adhered to and final files are supplied on time.
- Liaise and manage 3rd-party contributors, including packagers, illustrators and other freelance agents that are needed to create a project.
- Problem-solve and/or escalate problems in the correct manner and in good time to allow schedules to be hit.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Excellent technical skills in key software (Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud)
- Experience managing illustrators, photographers, designers and agents
- In addition to being a fantastic designer, you will have excellent organisational skills, experience with people management, the ability to maintain schedules and meet deadlines and liaise closely with the editorial, sales and production teams to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and to the highest standard.
- A minimum of three years’ experience in a design role in publishing, ideally with experience designing covers for commercial non-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

**Please include portfolio PDF when you apply**

Competitive Salary

Working with a team of passionate, talented people

Internal learning and development programmes

Career Development opportunities

Fun social events

At Bonnier Books UK, we believe that every book matters. We love to publish stories and content that open our eyes to new perspectives and bring us closer together. We offer a nurturing home for our authors, illustrators and brand partners, publishing bestselling books for readers and listeners everywhere. We know that fantastic stories can come from anywhere and our purpose is to bring them to as wide an audience as possible, a simple ethos that has led to us becoming one of the country’s leading publishers.

The offspring of Bonnier Books, a family-owned top-15 world publisher headquartered in Sweden, we are inspired by a rich literary heritage but not bound by convention. We think in generations rather than quarters, and strive always to operate in an open, curious way that contributes to the future of the planet and its people. As a climate-neutral publisher we are an active participant in the Science Based Target initiative, committed to a strategy to limit global warming to 1.5 °C.

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