Book Designer - London, United Kingdom - Jellycat

Jellycat

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Jellycat are looking for a creative and highly motivated Designer to join our friendly and dynamic children's books team.

The position will be based at our London White City office but will include a mixture of office and remote working.

The role and responsibilities will be:

Complete design and layout of titles from idea conception to file delivery
Work on a variety of formats including cloth books, activity books and picture books
Work closely with illustrators during the book creation process
Design 1520 titles per year
Contribute ideas to the development of new novelty and fiction formats
Ensure Jellycat's visual style and design approach is maintained across new designs
Create presentations and material for book meetings
Design original and onbrand covers
Find and recruit new illustrators for projects
Liaise with sales, marketing and upper management and actioning comments
Ensuring book files are pressready and supplied according to printer specifications
To have market awareness and keep uptodate with current trends in the children's book market

Required knowledge and skills:

You will have at least 2 years' experience in the publishing industry, preferably in children's fiction
Excellent design skills (using Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator) and typographic skills
Degree/equivalent in Graphic Design
Good knowledge of prepress and colour management issues
Organised with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines and the ability to work in a fastpaced environment
Team player with excellent communication skills

Does this sound like you? We want to hear from you If you want to be apart of the Jellycat family please **APPLY NOW.