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We have an exciting opportunity for a Design Assistant to join our Custom Publishing team on a permanent basis.
The team
The Custom Design team works across all of Penguin Random House Children’s imprints – Ladybird, Puffin and Penguin, on everything from novelty board books for babies, through picture books and middle grade to YA fiction.
Custom publishing covers a wide range of products, including boxsets, special editions and other novel packaging solutions, to support a diverse range of retailers’ needs outside of the core publishing lists. We work with a wide range of partners in the UK and across the world.
The role
This is a key support role and will report to the Senior Designer in our small team. This is a great opportunity to start your career in children’s publishing design. It’s an entry level position but you should be able to demonstrate a keen design eye, good design technical skills, and a desire to learn.
As Design Assistant, you will have responsibility for managing reprints as well as the opportunity to design a variety of titles under direction. You’ll contribute to the creative vision and commercial success of the division, involving yourself in all aspects of the work needed to bring a product to life.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Practical day to day design and admin support
- Managing reprints
- Adapting existing product to new printed formats
- Taking in corrections as directed
- Creating product mock-ups
What you’ll bring
You will be fluent in the use of the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator) and a working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint would be useful.
We’re also looking for someone who is:
- Organised, able to reprioritise and juggle multiple responsibilities
- Flexible in their approach and able to work to tight deadlines
- Creative, willing to contribute ideas, absorb feedback and manage changes of creative direction
- Inquisitive and keen to learn about all aspects of publishing design
About Penguin
We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.
How to apply
Please apply by 23:59 on Sunday 21st January with a CV, Cover Letter, and a PDF of three examples that showcase the range of your design work.
Within your Cover Letter, please tell us why you’re interested in design and why you’d like to join the Penguin Random House Children’s Art Department.
Salary
You‘ll start on £26,500. Expect a £1,000 increase on your first anniversary in this role to reflect your growing contribution.
Competitive benefits package
Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.
Our benefits include:
- Financial – discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan
- Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan
- Lifestyle – taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books
Hybrid working
We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you will work from our office in Embassy Gardens 3 days a week.
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.
We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.
