Artworker, Vintage (12-month FTC)

Are you ready to support the creative and successful Vintage Design team? Are you excellent at juggling multiple projects at once?

We’re looking for an Artworker to join us in a newly created role on a 12-month fixed term basis.

About Vintage

At Vintage, we are dedicated to bold publishing.

Our books encourage all sorts of readers all over the world to think differently in big and small ways. We make a book the best of its kind, with publishing expertise and world-class design. Our heritage gives us confidence to find the next big thing, knowing the most exceptional is yet to come.

Making books is a team effort, and whether that’s a team of two or eighty-two, we share every triumph. We pour care into our craft, our authors and each other – because there’s no limit to a good book.

The role

As Vintage’s Artworker, your role will be varied – in a supportive capacity, we’re looking for someone to be responsible for the art working of assigned book jackets across all imprints within the division.

Key responsibilities:

• First point of technical support, trouble shooting and problem-solving within the department.
• Picking up projects at any stage in the process and taking over to finalise as required.
• Multitasking over many microprojects at any one time.
• Reformatting pre-existing designs. 
• Compositing images within photoshop. 
• Typesetting cover copy. 
• Taking in text corrections from editorial. 
• Colour management within print production.
• Maintaining awareness of the critical path and other schedules; pushing for material when necessary and planning and managing work to meet schedules.

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

•    Proven graphic design experience (this could be from the publishing industry, or beyond)
•    Thorough design technical knowledge (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge, etc…)  
•    Knowledge of the printing process
 
Preferred criteria:
 
•    Creative thinking and problem solving
•    A demonstrable interest in the design of Vintage’s covers
•    Excellent communication and effective influencing skills
•    Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise effectively, working to tight deadlines and juggling multiple projects at once
•    Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently  

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV, a cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role, and 3 examples of your design work from your portfolio by 11:59pm on Monday 26th May.

Please ensure you include 3 examples of your design work and a cover letter, as they will be a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.

Salary

Circa £30,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

Hybrid working

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. At Vintage, we consider what environment enables the best work for individuals, teams and the company. Vintage colleagues work from our Embassy Gardens office on Tuesdays and Thursday and, once team and divisional considerations have been taken into account, have the flexibility to choose where to work on other days of the week.

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.

The recruitment process

You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

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. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. 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.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: The Random House Group Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: SW11 7BW 

Job ID: 278960