Designer (Children’s)

Due to astonishing growth and success a Designer is urgently needed to join a fast growing, award winning publishing business in Sywell, Northants in the Children`s Team, managing and creating high-quality designs and artwork for a range of products, including Picture Books, Sound Books, Sticker and Activity, Novelty, Reference and Box Sets.

The successful Designer (Children`s) main responsibility will be to:-

-Translate a written or verbal brief, into an original design with visual impact, demonstrating an understanding of the intended market for the briefed product.

-Work with the Editors and Art Directors to fulfill design briefs

-Work on projects from initial stages to final upload, as decided by the Head of Studio. You will also originate and complete advance sales material, as and when required.

-Produce inventive, creative and impactful cover treatment layers and technical files, such as nesting sheets and cutter guides, for your projects and check plotters and advance copies and oversee and mentor junior members of the team.

-Any other ad hoc duties requested by the Publisher, Head of Studio, or Art Director.

-Create visuals and die-lines that clearly communicate the concept, or idea, for a product to other members of staff across all departments.

-Brief, liaise and manage external contributors and ensure their work is delivered on time, within budget and to the expected quality. This will include working with, and commissioning illustrators, agencies, photographers and packagers.

-Ensure projects run and are delivered on schedule and to advise the Head of Studio and other relevant members of the team of any delays, or technical issues, which may affect the schedule. 

The ideal Designer (Children`s) will have:-

– Minimum of 2-3 years of book publishing experience, or similar and working knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop

– Strong commercial awareness of the markets our clients works within and an understanding of production processes

– A good understanding of book specifications

– A broad range of technical skills enabling the creation of high-quality artwork

– A strong understanding of typography, image manipulation and creating print-ready files

– Ability to prioritise workload to maximise efficiency and a high attention to detail

– Must be resilient and able to work under pressure and to demanding timescales

The ideal Designer (Children`s) will be a lateral thinking, creative, problem solver. The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic, a good team worker, have a flexible approach and be able to adapt quickly.

Hours of work are Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours. As well as social groups and clubs, there are great benefits to being part of this £40m turnover success story including; 25 days holiday, pension scheme, death in service insurance, childcare vouchers, the opportunity to work in a beautiful location and even an onsite tuck shop!

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