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Closing date: 06/11/2012

Pre-school Designer

Company: Egmont

Location: London (Central)

Type: Design

Salary Description: Competitive Salary

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Description:

Pre-School Designer/Senior Designer
Picture Book and Gifts

At Egmont we are passionate about children’s publishing. Our Picture Book and Gift department is now recruiting for a gifted Pre-School Designer to join their busy team.

The role involves working closely with editorial and production colleagues to develop and deliver exciting new concepts and formats. You will relish the chance to use your existing experience to shape this fast-growing list, producing innovative ideas with true commercial potential.

To be considered for this vacancy you will demonstrate a genuine love of children's books, younger titles in particular, and good market awareness. You will also have a passion for design, together with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. As well as being highly proficient in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, you will be organised, deadline-driven, and good at building strong working relationships with illustrators and other in-house departments alike. A knowledge of digital publishing is not essential, but will be an advantage.

A competitive salary is available and this is a wonderful opportunity for the right candidate to make their mark.

Contact Details:

If you would like to be part of the exciting world of children’s publishing at Egmont, please download an application cover sheet from our website www.egmont.co.uk and send with your CV to recruitment@euk.egmont.com or write to Recruitment, Egmont UK Limited, The Yellow Building, 1 Nicholas Road, London W11 4AN. Please ensure you state clearly which position you are applying for.

Strictly No Agencies

Closing date: 6th November 2012

Egmont is the UK’s top specialist children’s publisher selling almost 40 million books and magazines each year for babies to teens. The company is home to some of the world’s best loved authors, illustrators and characters such as Michael Morpurgo, Andy Stanton, Michelle Magorian and Lemony Snicket plus Winnie-the-Pooh, Wallace & Gromit, Tintin, Mr Men, Barbie, Thomas the Tank Engine and Ben 10.

Egmont UK is part of the Egmont Group which was founded in 1878. It is Scandinavia’s leading media group and Europe’s largest children’s publisher telling stories through books, magazines, film, TV, music, games and mobile in 30 countries throughout the world.