EXPERIENCE
Typesetter, Walker Books, 2021 – 2026
Typeset layouts for middlegrade and YA books, creating chapter title designs and taking in corrections, ensured the cover vibe continues throughout the book to form a cohesive whole
Reformatted longer titles and Alex Rider series to a shorter page extent to save reprint costs. Redesigned the Alex Rider back covers to better sales effect and following brand guidelines
Designed fresh covers for backlist reissues & frontlist bookproofs
Artworked older titles and licensed Character books (Maisy series) into current formats, following brand guidelines
Created Special Sales editions of best-selling Cassandra Clare and Neal Shusterman titles: reformatting B-format interiors to large hardbacks, designing page decorations and ensuring fonts and overall design elements are consistent throughout the series
Replaced all backlist Postscript fonts with OpenType/TrueType
Designer, Freelance, 2020 – 2022
Designed cover jackets for adult and children’s non-fiction books
Interior layout design and typesetting from raw text flow-in to making corrections page proofs. Converted graphics for plate section to correct colour mode (spot colour/black plates/foiling)
De-archived and artworked older files into new formats, recreated images, text kerning on maps and design refreshing
Exported titles for press and liaising with printers for clients
Designing print and digital publicity and posters for award-winning independent film, The Smuggler (Contrabanda)
Designer, The Bible Reading Fellowship, 2014 – 2020
Designed covers for series and standalone titles from concept to print/digital
Commissioned and directed freelance illustrators, photographers. Managed their schedules and kept projects on budget
Responsible for branding design for corporate material, marketing, fundraising, the annual impact report, conference material, stationery and social media campaigns
Streamlined the publishing process by initiating regular publishing meetings for stakeholder engagement and covers pitching forum
Increased donor giving uptake through redesigning the Messy Church brand, the Get Messy magazine and all fundraising material
UX eLearning Artworker, BYG Systems, 2014
Illustrated characters, icons, backgrounds and objects to client branding specification and in-house art styles for eLearning courses
Designed eLearning courses through beta to completion. Sourced stock photographs and edited to fit client brand guidelines
Worked closely with Sales on illustrated material for project bids and redesigned corporate boardroom material
Internships, 2013
Penguin Random House
Craft Channel Productions
S40 Local magazine
EDUCATION
Typography Royal College of Art, 2021
Illustration, BA Loughborough University, 2009 – 2012
AWARDS
Nominated • Stitch • ABCD Awards 2025 (Academy of British Cover Designers) • 6-12yo category
Winner • I am Rebel • Waterstones Book of the Year 2024 • Children’s Book Awards 2025 • Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2025 • FCBG Children’s Bok Award 2025 • Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2024
Winner • Nura and the Immortal Palace • Waterstones Book of the Month July 2022
Winner • Messy Mini Book Series: Christmas Family Time • Eden Awards 2017 • Best Children’s Resource category
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Media Encoder, Premier Pro
Reflowable eBook creation software: Sigil, Kindle Previewer
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Biblio
Illustration techniques: paper cut out, oil painting, pen & ink, icons, infographics
Photographing events
Editing promotional videos
TRAINING
Trans and Non-Binary Person Inclusivity in the Workplace, 2023
Foundations of Project Management (principles, practises and systems), 2021
Web Design Master Class, 2019
Infographics in Illustrator, 2017
Advanced InDesign, 2015
CONTACT
Rebecca j Hall 