Junior Designer (6-month Fixed Term Contract), Studio Press, Bonnier Books UK Bonnier Books UK

Bookmachine; London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in publishing is seeking a talented Junior Designer for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The ideal candidate will creatively guide book production while ensuring quality and accuracy. With responsibilities ranging from project management to collaboration with various teams, this role offers a chance to impact best-selling titles and trend-led publications while benefiting from generous company perks and a hybrid working pattern.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Holiday purchase scheme

Contributory pension scheme

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company-funded gym membership for all trade staff

Flexible working and flexible hours

Employee assistance programme available to employees and families

Qualifications

• Excellent technical skills in key software (Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud).
• Experience managing illustrators, photographers, designers, and agents.
• Solution-focused with excellent organizational skills and people management.

Responsibilities

• Guide and coordinate books in line with creative briefs.
• Research, brief, layout, art edit, and sign-off on books.
• Project-manage books with Editorial and Production teams.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Project Management

Problem-solving

Job description

Job Description

• Job title: Junior Designer (6-month Fixed Term Contract)
• Reporting to: Art Director, Studio Press
• Location: 5th Floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ
• Working pattern: Hybrid – minimum of two days per week in the office; up to
• three days per week working from home
• Department: Editorial
• Salary: £27,000 per annum

General Summary

Bonnier Books UK is looking for a talented and highly creative junior designer to join our license and trend-led imprint, Studio Press.Studio is the home of numerous best-selling Disney, Marvel and Star Wars titles for all ages from pre-school to adult, as well as a range of trend-led pop culture books, plus the best-selling Ultimate Football Heroes series. You will also be undertaking some more general work across the Children’s Trade illustrated backlist, working on special sales and reuse projects.

The junior designer will project manage and creatively guide the creation of books making sure all books are produced to the design quality and technical accuracy required, and are delivered on schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Guide and coordinate the books in line with the creative briefs, making sure all files are coordinated through the correct design approval workflow for the team.
• Research, brief, layout, art edit and sign-off on a wide range of books across different formats and novelties to make the best product possible.
• Make sure all files are to the technical accuracy required and to the design quality during all stages – final files, plotter and advance stages.
• Research and suggest ideas for the future publishing list, showing awareness of marketplace and trends. Keep aware of pop culture and emerging issues.
• Project-manage books in partnership with Editorial and Production, making sure key milestones are kept to and final files are supplied on time.
• Liaise with 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. Other ad hoc duties as assigned.

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 be solution-focused 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.

Company Benefits

• Private health insurance
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Lively social committee hosting regular eventsGroup Life cover – including 24-hour GP service
• Company-funded gym membership for all trade staff
• Comprehensive staff training and mentorship programmes
• Flexible working and flexible hours from day one of employment
• Additional holiday allowance accrued for long service – and a full bonus week of holiday to celebrate your 10^thyear at BBUK
• Enhanced family leave – with equal six months’ paid leave for all new parents
• Employee assistance programme available to all employees and their families
• Dedicated volunteering hours each year to support charities promoting literacy and reading for pleasure
• Cycle to work scheme with bike storage and changing facilities on-site at our London HQ
• Wellbeing programme and daily benefits such as fresh fruit and porridge in the office

If you are interested in this role, please apply via our website. We look forward in hearing from you.

Bonnier Books UK is committed to building a diverse workforce through positive action. Currently, Black, Asian and Multi-Ethnic employees are under-represented in our workforce and we actively encourage applicants from these groups. For further information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Action Plan here.