Birlinn Ltd: Designer

An exciting opportunity for a Designer to join the team at Scotland's premier independent publisher

Birlinn is a leading Edinburgh-based independent publishing house, publishing for Scotland and for the world. Our output includes significant award-winners such as Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, Alycia Pirmohamed, Val McDermid, Alan Taylor, Denise Mina, Hannah Lavery, Jen Stout, and Jenni Fagan – bright emerging voices writing in the areas of history, nature writing, biography, academic studies, music, art, fiction, poetry, children's and sports.

The role

1. Create cover artwork for print (including spine and back cover artwork, typography and copyfitting, barcode and files for finishes)
2. Amend existing cover artwork for reprints and different formats
3. Produce promotional graphics for print and online platforms
4. Picture research

Knowledge, skills and experience

1. Confident with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
2. Illustration skills
3. Ability to prioritise, multi-task, and stay organised in a busy work environment
4. High standard of typographic design
5. A demonstrable interest in publishing design

Desirable but not essential

1. Some experience within a publishing environment
2. Animation/video editing skills

Please email your CV and covering letter to:

Abigail Salvesen: abigail@birlinn.co.uk
Andrew Simmons: andrew@birlinn.co.uk

by Monday 25 November 2024.

We would love to see representative samples of your work too, which can be sent as email attachments if smaller than 5MB or by WeTransfer (preferably with 7-day expiry). Please also supply details of any personal websites or social media where we can view your work.