Marketing Designer - DK Brand & Marketing Design Team

DK is a world leader in illustrated non-fiction publishing and is looking to hire an experienced and creative Marketing Designer to join its friendly Brand & Marketing Design Team which supports DK’s marketing and retail communications in the UK and other territories.

As part of the Brand & Marketing Design Team, you will be working across a varied title list with the Brand & Communications and Online Marketplace teams to design marketing materials for DK books as well as DK brand communications. From high-profile author titles, licensed brands like LEGO® and Star Wars, to travel titles and books for children of all ages – the publishing list covers it all, and as the Marketing Designer, you will be involved with it all. You will be producing on and offline creative, including but not limited to digital assets such as Amazon and social media assets, including simple animation and video editing, point-of-sale, brand materials, presentations, and event graphics.

In this exciting position, you will:

• Take ownership of projects from interpreting design briefs to delivering final artwork or assets.
• Craft visually and editorially engaging designs that capture the essence of a campaign in a concise space.
• Contribute creative ideas and actively participate in campaign planning.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, showcasing your exceptional organisational skills.
• Collaborate closely with Marketing Design, Online Marketplace and Brand colleagues, ensuring clear communication and delivering impactful outcomes.
• Finalise artwork for assets to go live or prepare files for print.

At DK, we believe in continuous growth and exploration of new channels to reach wider audiences. As part of our in-house team, you'll have the opportunity to develop a strong sense of ownership and help shape our brand perception.

Alongside your great design and creative abilities, we seek a highly motivated, enthusiastic and well organised, with the ability to think editorially and able to work independently and also collaboratively as part of a team. The ideal candidate will be innovative, dynamic, resourceful, a good communicator, self-motivated, and used to working to strict deadlines with the ability to juggle a range of tasks.

To succeed in this role, you should possess a keen sense of commercial design, recognising the key visual components that bring each book to life in a concise space. Additionally, a strong awareness of and sensitivity to the overall DK Brand is crucial.

You will have:

• Proven design experience in graphic design and have a portfolio of work that demonstrates your personal abilities
• A flair for layout, typography and image selection, and a keen eye for detail
• A strong editorial sense and the ability to work with editorial partners and brand managers to create a strong, impactful campaign from concept to finished design
• Confidence in following a brief, and implementing and using templates effectively
• Ownership of projects through to final artwork or asset delivery
• Excellent organisational skills, the ability to multitask and work across many projects
• Experience in designing marketing communications. Knowledge and experience in illustrated publishing would be an advantage, although not essential
• Proficiency in the Adobe CC Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Familiarity with After Effects, Premiere Pro, photography skills, and a willingness to explore new software (e.g., Boxshot) are beneficial.

Join DK today and let your design talents shine while contributing to our remarkable publishing legacy.

To apply, please submit a cover letter detailing why you want to work in this role at DK, your CV and a PDF of your recent design work (no links please).

Closing date for applications: 9th July 2023.

Salary: Up to £29,906 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our people, some of which are:

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Volunteering policy and charity matching
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership
• Summer hours

And we plant a tree for every new employee to our business

DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background. DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code.

DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy with a hybrid approach of working weekly from home and in DK’s office.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade, but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews or undertaking internships. For more information, visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

About our Company:

We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in. From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books.

We are the world's leading illustrated publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann, creating cutting-edge design and stunning visual books for the whole family. We are passionate about inspiring curiosity and bring people to books through their thirst for knowledge. With a global book loving community of over 800 colleagues in the UK, US, Germany, India, China, Spain and Australia, we produce books in over 100 countries and over 60 languages. Find out more on dk.com.