Designer - Non-fiction (9 month FTC)

Hachette UK Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 annual leave days per year

Generous pension schemes

Rent deposit loans

2 community days per year

Summer hours (Fri early finish)

Retail discounts through Hachette

Cycle to Work scheme

Eye care vouchers

Training library

Development programmes (mentoring)

Up to 70% off book purchases

Charity bookshelf

Staff networks including AgeWise, Well

Season ticket loans

And much more!

Job summary

Hachette Children's Group in London invites a talented Designer to join the Non-Fiction team on a full-time, 9-month fixed-term contract. You will work closely with editors, the Senior Designer and the Art Director to develop new titles and formats, while designing marketing materials as needed.

The ideal candidate brings strong design sense, a passion for children's books, and a modern approach to illustration and layout. Office-based in London with a 3-days-in-office, 2-days-from-home pattern.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is essential.
• Understanding of good design and a passion for children's books.
• Ability to collaborate with editors, the Senior Designer and the Art Director.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with editors, Senior Designer and Art Director to develop new and existing titles.
• Design occasional marketing material and explore formats.

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Who we are and what we do

Hachette Children's Group is one of the UK's largest children's publishers, our mission is to make it easy for children and young people everywhere to access books and see themselves reflected. We aim to maximise our readers' life chances by inspiring a lifelong love of reading, publishing books for every stage of their journey to adulthood from Enid Blyton to Alice Oseman's Heartstopper.

Hachette Children's Group is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 10 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.

What you'll be doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented, motivated and creative Designer to join the Hachette Children's Non-Fiction team in a full-time, fixed term position for 9 months.

This is a broad and varied role, and the right candidate will embrace working closely with the editors, the Senior Designer and the Art Director in the development of new and existing titles, exploring formats and designing occasional marketing material.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a versatile Designer who is aware of current trends and likes to develop new ideas. We need you to bring a positive, can-do approach and a desire to build strong relationships with your immediate team, other departments, as well as illustrators, authors and agents.

An understanding of good design and a passion for children's books is essential.

Applicants should also have an appreciation and enthusiasm for the illustrators who work within this area of the market.

An excellentknowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is essential.

What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• An active range of staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing, Women in Techand religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

This role will be based at our London office with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

We want everyone to have the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, you can let us know at the ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ section of your application. We’ll make sure you’re supported throughout the process.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org