Designer, Cornerstone

Job title:

Designer, Cornerstone

Company

Penguin Books

Job description

Cornerstone are looking for a highly creative and versatile Designer to join our award-winning Art department.You’ll breathe new life into our fiction and non-fiction books, creating new looks for established brand authors and helping to turn little-known stories into tomorrow’s bestsellers.About CornerstoneAt Cornerstone our publishing is truly for everyone, whether you are looking for reportage and memoir that shine a light on who we are, the most exciting contemporary science fiction and fantasy, the key titles in self-development, memoirs from national treasures, award-winning literary fiction or unputdownable crime.Authors in our division include: non-fiction blockbusters such as Will Smith, Malorie Blackman, Banksy and Barbra Streisand, repeat fiction brands such as Taylor Jenkins Reid, Lisa Jewell, Harlan Coben, Tom Hanks, James Patterson and Robert Harris and literary stars such as Amor Towles and Booker-nominated Richard Powers, as well as Katy Hessel, author of Waterstones Book of the Year ‘22 The Story of Art Without Men. Our imprints include: Century, The Cornerstone Press, Hutchinson Heinemann, #Merky Books, in collaboration with Stormzy, Del Rey and Penguin.The OpportunityJoining a team of 10 and reporting into the Art Director you’ll be responsible for working on book covers across a range of fiction, non-fiction, hardback and paperback books.You can expect to be inputting into weekly covers meetings with the publishing teams and working closely with colleagues in Production, Editorial, Sales and Marketing and Publicity.Your unrivalled imagination will enable you to bring new ideas to life and you won’t shy away from taking creative risks to achieve fantastic results with each project. You’ll work super creativity and think outside the box, montaging images and playing with colour, figures, fonts and more to produce the best covers in the business.What you’ll bringYou don’t need to have worked in publishing, or know exactly how to produce a book cover, but experience in a similar field or in a design studio for an entertainment brand would be beneficial. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated but also collaborative and flexible and able to manage their time effectively.You’ll have an exceptional design eye, strong communication skills and creative flair. You will be able to quickly translate briefs and business needs into engaging visuals and be comfortable working across a range of styles – from literary to commercial projects.Importantly, you’ll be fluent in the use of the Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign and Photoshop). Other programmes we can provide training and support with.How to applyIf this sounds like your next role, please apply with your CV and short cover letter by Sunday 22nd September. We’d love to know about your passion for design and why you’d like to join Cornerstone.With your application, please submit a PDF that showcases your top three favourite pieces of work and your ability to use Photoshop and InDesign creatively. You may also provide a link to a fuller portfolio or your website.What you can expect from us:Salary: c.£32,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.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 – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
• Well-being – healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
• Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme

For our full benefits list please visit: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. Cornerstone colleagues work in our Embassy Gardens office 3 days a week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are happy to discuss this further as part of the interview process.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 atAs 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. Essential criteria are listed in bold in the candidate profile 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 . 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 LimitedCountry: United KingdomState/Region: LondonCity: londonPostal Code: SW11 7BWJob ID: 273532

Expected salary

£32000 per year

Location

London

Job date

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:32:22 GMT

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