Overview

Senior Designer, Priddy Books (12 months, fixed term contract) – Pan Macmillan. This fixed-term opportunity is for an experienced designer who creates innovative novelty books with flaps, pops, sounds, and other novelty elements, aimed at babies and toddlers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the creation of multiple books across each publishing season, from idea conception to print-ready PDFs
• Designs multiple books from start to finish and works with production to supply flawless print-ready PDFs
• Brief illustrators and manage timely delivery with editors
• Support more junior designers and work independently in a small team
• Pitch new ideas and be commercially minded
• Make sales materials and mock up spreads

Requirements (essential)

• Technologically proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Experience creating products with novelty elements
• Organised with ability to juggle multiple tasks
• Excellent written English
• Interest in preschool publishing
• Exceptional attention to detail

Desirable

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to think outside the box
• Experience in organising photoshoots

Other details

• All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK
• Salary range: £39,000 onwards
• Closing date: 28 September 2025
• Location: London (Farringdon) with some remote/hybrid flexibility

Benefits

• 28 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
• Generous pension, private medical insurance, group income protection
• Flexible hours, summer hours
• Volunteer days, staff book discounts, cycle to work, etc.
• Daily free breakfast and monthly company lunch

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