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Junior Production Designer role at Usborne Publishing
Junior Production Designer
The Company
Usborne is an independent, family business, creating books which spark curiosity in children of all ages. These range from books for babies such as the bestselling That’s not my… series of touchy-feely books, to YA fiction from acclaimed authors such as Holly Bourne and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé – with everything from Magic Painting to Politics for Beginners in between. You can see our books here at usborne.com
Whilst the company is now a market-leader in children’s publishing and one of the best-known brands in children’s books, the company retains a friendly and familial feel. If you want to work somewhere close-knit enough for people to know your name, which has a first-class reputation around the world, Usborne is the place for you.
The Role
We are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and creative junior designer, who is keen to join our busy London-based production design department.
You will be involved every step of the way in designing compelling digital and printed promotional materials for our new books, including catalogues, social media images, trade adverts, presentations, POS materials, and posters, working closely with the project manager to refine designs and copy, incorporate feedback and create print-ready files for Production. You will also be involved in cover design, helping to ensure our range of books remains as appealing as possible.
No two days are the same, and this role offers the opportunity to work with staff right across our organisation every day.
Experience
We are looking for a junior designer - you may have just graduated from your studies in a design-led course or you may have a little experience in a similar design role, but be looking for the next steps in your career. Whichever, full training will be given. You must have some working knowledge of Adobe CC - InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop and have a passion for great design.
Our department is a busy one so the ability to juggle projects, communicate well within and outside of the team and be able to adapt to changes in direction is a must.
Location and benefits
We offer a 35-hour working week from our Farringdon office in London, where after a successful induction period we offer a hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
In addition to our transparent salary grading structure, for this role we also offer a range of benefits including:
- 25 days paid holiday entitlement plus bank holidays, increasing with service
- Healthcare Scheme for you and your dependents
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- Free fruit in the office
- 50% Discount on Company Books
- Industry-leading Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
Full-time, Farringdon, London
How to Apply
We particularly encourage applications from Black and minority ethnic candidates who are currently under-represented within this area.
To apply please access our recruitment portal Applied
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- Closing date: Sunday 29th May 2022
- Salary: £26,360 - £31,008 depending on experience
Usborne offices
Based in London, near Farringdon Station. Our marketing, PR, sales, accounts, editorial, design, production, foreign rights and foreign language departments are all based in this office.
We have additional editorial and design offices in Wolverhampton and Eynsham, near Oxford, and our direct sales division, Usborne Community Partnerships, is also based in Eynsham.
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