Design Team Assistant, Children's Design

Role Overview

The role will report to the Creative Director, Children' & Education. Predominantly an administrative position, the role also requires some design work.

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.

• Biblio admin: updating schedules, status, design costs and loading front cover images (training provided).
• Meeting organisation: preparing agenda, cover status grid and minuting weekly cover meetings.
• Updating sales material folder with covers and spreads.
• Image supply and admin for book fair print and online catalogues.
• Onboarding freelances.
• Drafting illustrator contracts.
• Handling re‑print requests across our children's publishing works.
• Converting final covers into audio covers.
• Converting existing book formats to paperback and board book formats.
• Creating pack shots.
• Creating holding covers.

• A degree (BA or equivalent) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in a relevant subject such as graphic design, publishing design, illustration, or equivalent professional 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.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury's Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names.

Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop 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.

The role is a full‑time permanent position. Salary Pay Point: £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 establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest‑free rental deposit up to £3,000, 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 Friday 16th January 2026. For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal. Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications.

• Hybrid working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based.
• 25 days holiday.
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday.
• 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 Linked In Learning, Book Machine 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, Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi‑Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources.