Senior Designer (9 Month Maternity Cover) – Children’s Board & Novelty Books
Company: Little Tiger Press Limited
Location: London, UK
Type: Design
Salary Description: Competitive
Closing date: 1st July 2026
Description:
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, efficient and creative Senior Designer, with a passion for board and novelty books, to work with our wonderful team. Little Tiger publishes dynamic, commercial novelty boards, picture books and fiction.
If you’re someone with proven years in board and novelty book design, and have been responsible for developing and delivering books from concept to production, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for a team-player to bring new ideas to the list and create exceptional, innovative work.
Key duties:
- Design fantastic books, with distinctive covers, clever novelties and striking typography.
- Provide clear commercial briefs and art direction through all stages of the design.
- Pursue, nurture and develop illustrators – helping them create their most exciting work.
- Provide assets for book fairs and sales deadlines.
- Contribute to the smooth running of the department.
- Liaise with the production department throughout all stages.
- Maintain accurate files and logs, chasing and meeting key deadlines.
Experience/skills required:
- At least 4 years’ experience in children’s books.
- Experience of novelty, finishes, cutter guides and paper engineering
- Outstanding flair for typography and book design.
- Creative in solving design problems, particularly 3D and mechanical challenges.
- Excellent skills in communication, organisation, time and project management, plus flexibility to juggle multiple deadlines.
- Attention to detail, and the ability to expertly chase and collate visual assets from the design team.
- Relevant market, consumer and trend awareness to help develop new commercial concepts and formats.
- The ability to present design concepts, approaches, and work-in-progress to various internal collaborators.
- Good knowledge of production processes.
- Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
To apply: email your CV and letter, including some samples of your best novelty design work to date, and stating current salary, to ressilifie@littletiger.co.uk with the subject header ‘Senior Designer – Bespoke’ by 1st July 2026. Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Our commitment: Little Tiger Limited is committed to employing individuals from varied and diverse backgrounds, in order to build a team which reflects the different communities of our readers. We employ people based on their abilities, regardless of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality or socio-economic background.