Our company purpose is to make all children proud readers through our broad portfolio of inclusive books for children and families from all backgrounds, for every interest and reading ability.

Introduction to the role

The Farshore Design team at HarperCollins have an exciting opportunity for a creative individual with a passion for design to join our Fiction department.

Working closely with the Art Director, the candidate will help support the design team, and be a champion of the Farshore Fiction and Electric Monkey list.

Key tasks and accountabilities

• Support the Art Director & design team with admin tasks (e.g., invoicing/contracts/file management, reprints)

• To assist in the design and development of Fiction titles (for children aged 6-12) and Young Adult titles (12-16+) in line with the publishing strategy

• To learn about and maintain relevant consumer, trend and market awareness in order to help develop new concepts for covers and interior artwork

• Help to find new and relevant illustrators and talent to bring to the list, being mindful of our strategy and diversity

• Identify opportunities for developing the back list and trend-led concepts (IP)

• Helping the team to deliver front list books and reprints to production on time

• To positively represent and promote Farshore & Electric Monkey (i.e. agent, authors and illustrators, social media)

During your first six months you will

• Identify new illustration talent to bring to the Fiction and Electric Monkey list

• Develop strong relationships with the Fiction and wider team

• Contribute ideas to a new Fiction book by being outward-facing, flexible and market aware & make a tangible contribution to the final book

• Support the importance of diversity and inclusion

• Offer key support to the Art Director and wider team

• Proficiently deliver backlist reprint titles to Production on time

• Learn the technical set-up of InDesign files for print

• Actively network and share your knowledge with the wider team

Experience and skills required

• Creative flair and passion for design. Ideally with a particular interest in children’s & young adult fiction books – cover design and page design.

• Good team player who is focussed on supporting the design team & championing our fiction and young adult books

• Self-motivated and a strong drive to learn new skills and develop

• Superb organisational skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, for both internal and external meetings

• Vision and ambition to make the Fiction list a commercial success

• Ideally with relevant consumer, trend and market awareness

• Basic knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days) 

• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave 

• Private healthcare cover and life assurance 

• Summer Hours  

• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal 

• Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme 

• Relocation Rent Support Loan  

• Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work

• Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes 

• Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers 

• Gym membership discount 

• Onsite physiotherapy (London only) 

• Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days 

• We're a certified Carbon Neutral company

• Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)

• With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire

• Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books 

• Subsidised canteen and retail discounts 

• Onsite prayer room 

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to our Recruitment Manager at tarni.crossley-lees@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.