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BOOK DESIGNER

Company Name: Rockpool Publishing

Job Location: Sydney, Inner West – Leichhardt

Employment Status: 12-month Maternity leave contract

Salary range: $80k package

Fantastic opportunity in Book publishing!
Nominated Small Publisher of the Year last two years running. 2023, 2024
Leichhardt, Sydney

Rockpool Publishing, a leading publisher of practical non-fiction books including wellness, mind-body-spirit, sport and recreation books, is offering an exciting opportunity for a talented designer to work on its highly successful range of books and cards as part of our dedicated publishing team.

We are now looking for an experienced book designer to join the team for a 12-month maternity leave contract with a possibility to extend into a permanent role.

The successful applicant will have 3+ years experience in book design and layout both covers and internal pages, typesetting and packaging design.

You will have excellent design skills, attention to detail, be confident in creating new content and be proficient with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of products, especially InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Experience in setting up long document design files in an efficient way is a must. You will also have a sound knowledge of four-colour printing processes and requirements from a design point of view, setting up files for different types of embellishments and pre-pressing PDFs for print.

Excellent organisational and communication skills and an ability to work both independently and within a team are required. Experience in books is a prerequisite as is a working knowledge of MS Office suites. This is an extremely fast paced role that requires remaining calm and creative under pressure. Appropriate tertiary-level qualifications are essential for this role.

Other skills and responsibilities include:

Working to tight deadlines across multiple books and non-book product
Ability to follow style guides and work within the bounds of sales and Publishing requirements and feedback
Confidence in pitching your concepts and designs to an in-house team
Working with multiple editors, publishers and retail account managers
Understanding of commercial printing methods and embellishments to heighten visual appeal and to deliver profit-driving results
Keeping abreast of new graphic/layout techniques, design trends and styles in the industry. Sharing this knowledge with the design team.
Designing non-book product such as boxed up card sets and packaging
Liaising with printers on production queries
Keeping abreast of in-house style guides, assets and design feedback
General design admin such as archiving files and maintaining assets on servers

Located in vibrant Leichhardt, only a few minutes walk from Norton Street with restaurants and cafes and a 10 minute walk from Lilyfield light rail station.

Confidential applications including a cover letter outlining appropriate qualifications and experience, plus CV and design portfolio, should be made in writing to:

Creative Director, Sara Lindberg

Email: creative@rockpoolpublishing.com.au

Applications close 29 August

Production Co-ordinator

Category: Publishing
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Sydney and office-based

Job Summary

Rockpool Publishing, an independent Australian publisher producing titles across mind, body, spirit, business, sport and recreation, and gift categories, is seeking a Production Controller to help bring our beautiful list to life.

The Production Coordinator supports the Production Manager in the coordination, administration, and operational flow of titles from acquisition to production through to distribution.

The role combines administrative support, data management, liaison with printers, freight forwarders, warehouse and internal teams to ensure titles are produced and delivered efficiently.

This role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple streams of information that support the wider publishing, sales and marketing teams.

This role would suit someone with an interest in Publishing, in particular Mind Body & Spirit and with 2 years previous experience in a print production environment looking to take the next step in their career.

This is not an entry-level opportunity for an editorial or publishing role. It focuses specifically on the production side of publishing and requires a more specialised skill set and will offer opportunity to develop skills in colour print production on an exciting range of products.

To request a full job description, please email: production@rockpoolpublishing.com.au

To find out more about Rockpool Publishing, please visit the website.

OPPORTUNITIES:

Production Co-ordinator

Category: Publishing

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Sydney and office based

Rockpool Publishing

Rockpool Publishing is a Moore Street Media imprint, and an independent Australian publisher producing titles across mind, body, spirit, business, sport, and recreation, and gift categories, and is seeking a Production Controller to help bring our beautiful list to life.

Role Summary

The Production Coordinator supports the Production Manager in the coordination, administration, and operational flow of titles from acquisition through production to distribution.

The role combines administrative support, data management, liaison with printers, freight forwarders, warehouses, and internal teams to ensure titles are produced and delivered efficiently.

This role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple streams of information that support the wider publishing, sales, and marketing teams.

This role is a good fit for someone with an interest in Publishing, particularly Mind Body & Spirit, and 2 years of experience in a print production environment who is looking to take the next step in their career.

This is not an entry-level opportunity for an editorial or publishing role. It focuses specifically on the production side of publishing, requiring a more specialised skill set. The role will offer opportunity to develop skills in colour print production on an exciting range of products.

Has this role piqued your interest?

To request a full job description, please email: production@rockpoolpublishing.com.au, and to learn more about Rockpool Publishing, please visit the website.

Casual roles

For a chance to work at the Mind Body Spirit Festivals with Rockpool, in a casual role, please submit your CV to events@rockpoolpublishing.com.au.