Design Jobs Board

Faber is a leading independent literary publisher. We are recruiting for an exceptionally talented designer to join our outstanding Design team. We are looking for the most exciting creative in the industry, so regardless of whether you’re building your portfolio or are already working at a high level, we’re keen to hear about the skills you’d bring to the team. Our department is a vibrant and creatively dynamic space in which we support and elevate each other to create the best work of our careers.

Tasked with visually representing the cultural and commercial aspirations of the business, the new team member will be a highly motivated and collaborative individual who thrives on the challenge of coming up with consistently original, market-leading covers.

The job will involve working on a broad remit of award-winning titles and authors, the current list spans Nobel laureates, bestselling fiction, award-winning non-fiction, poetry, film, popular music and Arts.

We publish a diverse range of high-profile authors such as Akwaeke Amezi, Sebastian Barry, Rachel Cusk, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Lenny Henry, Kazuo Ishiguro, David Mitchell, Max Porter, Simon Reynolds, Sally Rooney, Leïla Slimani, Cosey Fanni Tutti, and Jenny Uglow, and we have a backlist containing the works of T. S. Eliot, William Golding, Seamus Heaney, P D James, and Sylvia Plath, among many others.

A portfolio of work that demonstrates your talent and expertise and the ability to communicate ideas effectively is essential, and you should be well versed in printing processes and typography, with a keen eye for detail.

Experience commissioning freelance designers, illustrators and photographers is desired, along with a clear idea of the important role book covers play in marketing books within the UK trade.

This is a great opportunity for a Junior Designer looking to step up to new responsibilities or a Midweight Designer looking for an exciting new challenge within a dynamic team. Faber prides itself on its celebrated Design heritage and we are looking for someone who will play a key part in its future.

This role is full time, permanent and will be based in our London office.

To apply please submit a pdf containing six pieces of your best work, a full
CV and covering letter to designer@faber.co.uk quoting ref FF.

The closing date for this vacancy is Sunday 2nd March 2025.

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Faber has a staff of just over 150, based across our offices in Hatton Garden (London) and Harlow. We want all our staff to have the best possible, most positive and enjoyable experience while working at Faber.

Our benefits include:
– Access to Faber titles (including regular staff book clubs), discounted Independent Alliance titles, discounted Faber Academy courses
– Minimum of 28 days’ holiday per year
– Five days per year for volunteering work of your choice
– Full subscription to the Headspace meditation app
– Season-ticket loans
– Cycle-to-work vouchers
– Subsidised eye tests
– Generous pension scheme
– Life assurance and income protection insurance
– Access to online GP and advisory services
– Cash plan for healthcare costs

We welcome applications from any individual regardless of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. All applications will be considered on merit.

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