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Bloomsbury Children’s Design department are looking for a highly organised, motivated person to join our team.

This supportive role is key to the smooth operation of our design department and requires a ‘can do ‘positive person, with good time management who will work with all the designers in the team. A confident communicator who will also liaise with other teams across our children’s publishing business.

The role will report to the Creative Director, Children’s & Education

The role

Predominantly an administrative position, the role also requires some design work: Administrative tasks

• Biblio admin, updating schedules statuses, design costs and the loading of front cover images (training provided)
• Meeting organisation, preparing agenda, cover status grid and minuting of weekly cover meetings
• Updating sales material folder with covers and spreads
• Image supply and admin for book fair print and on-line catalogues
• On boarding freelances
• Drafting illustrator contracts Design tasks
• Handling re-print requests across our children’s publishing
• Converting final covers into audio covers
• Converting existing book formats to paperback and board book formats
• Creating pack shots
• Creating holding covers

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Proficient in Microsoft word, Excel and Acrobat
• Proficient in all creative suite programmes: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Strong, clear, confident communicator
• Practical, highly organised and committed
• Proactive, helpful and time efficient
• Demonstrated experience within a professional design and/or publishing environment is preferred

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position

Salary Pay Point:

This role is an entry level position with an annual salary of £27,000

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Mondays and Tuesdays

This position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 23:59 Friday 16th January 2026.

Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications

Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

• Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based Holidays
• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday Other Benefits
• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
• Work Anywhere Fortnight - For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
• Season Ticket Loan
• Learning & Development - Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal & IPG Skills Hub
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Ride to Work Scheme
• Peppy Health App
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
• EAP Advice and Counselling

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

For additional benefits see below

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org

Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.

Address: 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP

Email: workwithus@bloomsbury.com