Senior Service Designer: Book & Text Design Lead (Hybrid)

Cambridge University Press; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private medical

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4x annual salary

Green travel schemes

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment in Cambridge is seeking a Service Designer with senior design experience to support book cover and text design in Academic publishing. The role involves commissioning covers, ensuring quality and consistency, and leading design for high-profile titles within a hybrid work model requiring 40–60% in-office collaboration at our Cambridge location.

You will work with the Books Content Operations team, use Adobe Creative Suite, and mentor colleagues while

Qualifications

• Proven design experience in book cover and text design.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Commission and manage cover design projects from brief to delivery.
• Review artwork for quality, brand consistency and technical accuracy.
• Lead design for high-profile titles and publishing programmes.
• Mentor colleagues within the Design team.
• Contribute to design standards and process improvements.

Skills

Creative thinking

Communication

Time management

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Cambridge University Press & Assessment in Cambridge is seeking a Service Designer with senior design experience to support book cover and text design in Academic publishing. The role involves commissioning covers, ensuring quality and consistency, and leading design for high-profile titles within a hybrid work model requiring 40–60% in-office collaboration at our Cambridge location.

You will work with the Books Content Operations team, use Adobe Creative Suite, and mentor colleagues while