Brand and Marketing Designer, Vintage

Penguin Books

  • London
  • £34,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 6 days ago
At Vintage, we are dedicated to bold publishing. Our books encourage all sorts of readers all over the world to think differently in big and small ways. We make a book the best of its kind, with publishing expertise and world-class design.Vintage publishes a broad portfolio of award-winning and bestselling titles across fiction, non-fiction, poetry and graphic novels. Some of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious imprints make up Vintage publishing, including Chatto & Windus and Jonathan Cape. These imprints are joined by newer or relaunched imprints: The Bodley Head, Harvill, Fern Press, and Vintage Classics with its distinctive red spine design. Vintage is part of Penguin Random House UK.Vintage authors include Margaret Atwood, Rory Stewart, Nigella Lawson, Jo Nesbo, Abir Mukherjee, Ocean Vuong and Gabrielle Zevin.The roleThe Brand and Marketing Designer will design creatives for marketing campaigns for Vintage books as well as for the Vintage brand channels and key company materials. In this role, you will design a broad range of physical and digital materials across a range of formats and platforms whilst ensuring consistently high quality design that aligns with Vintage’s brand guidelines.Key responsibilities:
  • Responsible for designing industry leading digital and physical assets for marketing campaigns for Vintage books - print materials such as outdoor advertising, point-of-sale and promotional materials, digital assets including animated trailers, GIFs and statics for social media plus other digital advertising formats.
  • Designing engaging and eye-catching assets – still and animated –for Vintage’s digital platforms, including social media channels, website and newsletter, to achieve high engagement. Maintaining the Vintage brand guidelines.
  • Designing high-priority company presentations, physical and digital catalogues, materials for events and showcases.
  • Supporting marketing and wider editorial teams with acquisition pitches for potential new authors, from creative vision to document structure and layout, often on quick turnaround to meet agent deadlines
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritising and organising workload to meet deadlines.
  • Support projects with creative research and idea generation.
What you’ll bringEssential criteria:
  • Demonstrable experience in a previous or similar role
  • Excellent design skills across graphic design and animation
  • Strong typography and layout skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office including Powerpoint
  • Experience in creating motion graphics
  • Awareness of good creative, design and advertising trends
  • Knowledge of asset licensing requirements
Preferred criteria:
  • Ability to edit in Final Cut (or similar)
  • An interest in photography
  • Some illustration skills would be advantageous
  • Knowledge of reading proofreading marks and symbols and print production
Application instructionsPlease apply with your CV, Portfolio and Cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on 12th September 2025.SalaryCirca £34,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.Hybrid workingWhile our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you will be in 3 times a week.Company: The Random House Group Limited | Job ID: 282340

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