Designer, Design Eye Team

We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic, experienced designer to join our Design Eye team, creating outstanding children’s books and book kits for the trade and co-edition partners around the world.

Contract  

Permanent, full time

Salary

From £29,000 per annum

Closing date 

26 March 2025

Working hours 

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 5.30pm. We currently operate a discretionary hybrid model, with three days in our London office and two working from home.

About the role  

This is a varied and exciting role for a highly creative and organised person. Reporting to the Art Director, you will work closely with the commissioning team to design covers and sample spreads for new projects. You will also support the editorial team with design-related tasks on live titles and reprints.

You will need to ensure that all work is delivered on schedule and to the highest standard, and that all administration and file management is up to date and accurate.

What you will be involved in:

• Designing concept covers and spreads for new ideas
• Producing materials for book fairs and sales presentations
• Designing and commissioning covers and spreads for live titles
• Resolving technical issues and performing pre-press checks
• Supporting the editorial team with design queries
• Briefing and managing freelance designers and illustrators
• Managing corrections on reprints and backlist titles
• Working to agreed schedules and budgets
• Researching and maintaining awareness of trends in illustration and finding illustrators to suit projects and work within budget

About you

You will be a versatile designer who is aware of trends and likes to produce high-quality work with creative flare. You will bring a positive, proactive approach, great communication skills and a track record of building relationships both internally and externally.

You will be able to show you can: 

• Communicate clearly and accurately
• Organise your work effectively and proactively
• Hit deadlines and juggle multiple projects
• Maintain excellent design standards and attention to detail
• Use Adobe Creative Cloud
• Work collaboratively with both internal colleagues and external contributors
• Brief and manage freelance designers and illustrators
• Accept feedback, problem-solve and bring design solutions to life

What we can offer

A supportive, open environment with development opportunities, as well as the following benefits:   

• 25 days paid holiday per year (increasing up to 30 days per year), plus bank holidays 
• Cultural appreciation day (to honour a cultural holiday which is significant to you, separate to your holiday entitlement) 
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Staff discounts on selected shops, retailers, and restaurants 
• Health Cash Plan 
• Pension 
• Cycle to Work scheme 
• Summer hours 
• Free books scheme 
• Active social and diversity committees   
• Open plan, hot desking office environment 

How to apply 

Please send a CV and cover letter to talent@quarto.com by the closing date and state the vacancy name in the email subject title. 

Ensure you cover the following: 

• Your motivation and what appeals to you about this particular role 
• What key skills, experience and achievements you have that you think are relevant to this role, and why. Please provide examples of how you have used or demonstrated those. 
• Where you saw the vacancy advertised 

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for the vacancy. 

We employ individuals based on their abilities and welcome applicants from all backgrounds regardless of disability, ethnic origin, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, belief, age, or sexual orientation.  

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we aim to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for disabled people. Therefore, we encourage you to inform us of any reasonable adjustments you may require during your interview process. Please note, you only need to disclose information that you are comfortable sharing in order for us to accommodate your request. 

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we only be able to respond to candidates selected for interview.