We’re in search of an Artwork and Format Supervisor to affix the crew at EN Publishing. We’re in search of somebody to assist help our Challenge Managers with structure and commissioning artwork.
The profitable candidate will probably be accountable for deciding on and commissioning artwork for all EN Publishing tasks. The position would require you to hunt out new artists, and information the Challenge Managers on the visible type of the books. You’ll be accountable for the general visible look of EN Publishing books.
We now have an present crew of freelance structure artists who work on a project-by-project foundation. The profitable candidate will probably be working alongside them on cowl and inside structure work for books.
Crucial factor to us is that you’ve a ardour for tabletop roleplaying video games. It will be important that you just perceive the context of what you might be engaged on, and the way good structure and artwork enhances the sport expertise for the tip person.
Beginning in February or March 2023. It is a contractor position, absolutely distant working, with a versatile schedule with between 10 and 20 hours every week, and is paid an hourly contractor price of £20.
Function Obligations
Choose/commision artwork for all EN Publishing merchandise
- Liaise with the Challenge Managers to agree the artwork type and necessities
- Recommend present artwork property to be re-used the place applicable
- Hunt down artwork to fulfill the temporary of the venture
- Fee new artwork and handle relationships with present artists
- Answerable for the general visible look of publication’s at EN Publishing
Challenge Administration
- Generate style-sheets for freelance structure artists to work to
- Guarantee freelance structure artists have entry to property required
- Handle the artwork asset library
- Work with the Enterprise Supervisor and Challenge Managers to make sure tasks are accomplished on time and inside the agreed artwork price range
- Guarantee month-to-month payroll particulars are up to date accurately for freelance structure artists and commissioned artists
Graphic Design
- You’ll work on tasks as a Format Artist alongside present freelancers
- Graphic design for tabletop sport supplies together with rulebooks, playing cards and so on
- Cowl and inside structure work for books, and guarantee recordsdata are print prepared
- Create graphics for gross sales and advertising (Promo flyers, Kickstarter graphics and so on.)
Candidate Necessities
Crucial factor to us is that you’ve a ardour for tabletop roleplaying video games. It will be important that you just perceive the context of what you might be engaged on, and the way good structure and artwork enhances the sport experiences for the tip person.
Additionally, you will want…
Expertise to Fee Artwork
- Be capable of successfully analysis and supply new artists
- Have an excellent “creative eye” and style to pick out applicable artwork kinds for tasks
- Capable of talk a transparent temporary and timescale to freelance artists
- Be capable of negotiate honest and moral charges with artists inside price range and guarantee readability across the business licensing rights
Expertise as a Format Artist
- A powerful understanding of guide design and structure
- An understanding of visible and graphic design fundamentals
- Have confirmed expertise in typography and textual content structure for print and digital
- Robust understanding of guide design: having the ability to set up and cling to a baseline grid, and use appropriately-sized margins contemplating the ultimate manufacturing format and supposed use and so on.
- Have expertise of applicable design software program (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign)
Expertise as a Challenge Supervisor
- Have sturdy organizational expertise and the power to work to briefs
- Be capable of collaborate and work with different distant working crew members
- Be capable of work to an agreed price range
- Be fluent in English
Different Necessities
- We ask that our employees be capable of attend UK conventions reminiscent of UKGE and Dragonmeet to help with the sales space/stand
- Capable of attend month-to-month employees Zoom conferences throughout UK enterprise hours.
The Excellent Candidate
The best candidate would even have the next, however is just not a requirement for making use of for the position.
- Familiarity with EN Publishing merchandise, together with Degree Up, Awfully Cheerful Engine and the W.O.I.N system
- Expertise working with tabletop video games business (card video games, board video games and so on)
- Obtainable to attend UK primarily based sport conventions, promoting and demonstrating sport
- Be UK-based
Hours and Cost
- The position is for a part-time freelance contractor
- 10 – 20 hours every week (contractor to decide on their very own working hours)
- Hourly contractor price of £20
- Absolutely distant working
The best way to Apply
Should you’d like apply for the position please ship an electronic mail to our Enterprise Supervisor to ‘jessica [at] enpublishingrpg.co.uk’ with the topic line ‘Artwork & Format Supervisor Software’.
Please connect a CV, masking letter and a hyperlink to a web-based portfolio together with your electronic mail. The applying deadline is Thursday 2nd February, 2023.
