Junior Designer

HarperCollins Publishers UK

. Support the design team with administrative tasks, including invoicing, contracts and file management .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomJunior💰 £29,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong creative flair and passion for designing children's picture books and novelty titles, with excellent organizational and communication skills to support team collaboration and project management.

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Adobe Creative Suite ExperienceCreative Flair for DesignExcellent Organizational SkillsStrong Communication SkillsMarket Awareness for Concept Development

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Soft Skills

Team PlayerPresentation Skills

Industry Keywords

Children's Picture BooksNovelty BooksConsumer AwarenessTrend AwarenessFile ManagementInvoicingContractsIllustrator CollaborationProject ManagementConcept Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the design team with administrative tasks, including invoicing, contracts and file management
Assist in designing and developing new picture books and novelty titles for children aged 0–6
Assist in designing and developing non-fiction titles for children aged 3–12
Maintain consumer, trend and market awareness to help develop new concepts
Find new and relevant illustrators
Identify opportunities for backlist and trend-led concepts
Help deliver frontlist books and reprints to production on time
Positively represent and promote Farshore to licensors, agents, authors, illustrators and on social media
Work as both an assistant on team projects and lead on own projects across multiple genres
Collaborate with the Picture Book & Novelty team, other departments, licensors and key stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Creative flair and passion for design, particularly children’s picture books and novelty books
Interest in cover design and page design
Good team player focused on supporting the design team and championing picture books and novelty books
Excellent organisational skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills for internal and external meetings
Experience in Adobe Creative Suite
Relevant consumer, trend and market awareness to help develop new commercial concepts

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working policy; employees are expected to work from the London office three days per week