Overview

An exciting opportunity to join Bloomsbury Publishing, an award-winning independent publisher. We are looking for a talented, creative Designer/Senior Designer (depending on experience) to join our Academic and Professional Division, which publishes across a range of subjects including Fashion, Philosophy, Education, Linguistics, Design, History, Drama and Film and Media. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop a career in book cover design, working across a broad range of projects. This is a full-time permanent position.

Responsibilities

• Cover design of new titles across selected lists
• Generating final cover artwork (using Adobe CS) for new titles
• Liaising with editorial, marketing and production colleagues, and external suppliers on cover design, status, schedules, and budgets
• Ensure company systems are kept up-to-date with cover data, files and status
• Conduct fortnightly Cover Meetings with title Editors

Qualifications

• Experience working in an academic publishing environment
• Proven technical expertise (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat)
• Experience of managing freelance designers and illustrators
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• The ability to process a large volume of work quickly and accurately
• A keen eye for detail
• The confidence to liaise with internal stakeholders and external suppliers

Role Details

An exciting opportunity to join Bloomsbury Publishing, an award-winning and independent leading publisher. The role is a full-time permanent position. The role is based at our London office, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days in the office / 3 days home-based (or fully office-based if preferred). Salary: from £30,000 p.a. depending on experience.

Benefits

• Hybrid working pattern: 2 days office-based / 3 days home-based (or fully office-based if preferred)
• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
• Work Anywhere Fortnight – two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
• Season Ticket Loan
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Peppy Health App
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
• Company culture - Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 14 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices