The best book cover designers for hire in New Zealand

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Kalee 5 star rating

Auckland, New Zealand

A professional book designer and typographer who creates compelling and visually stunning book covers and interiors to elevate your content.

Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Art, Humanities & Social Sciences, Non-Fiction, History, Sociology, Education & Reference, and Psychology.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Art News New Zealand
  • Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
  • New Zealand News UK, London, England
  • APN Educational Media
  • Bennetts Bookshop Wellington

Felix 5 star rating

Christchurch, New Zealand

Illustrator specializing in poster and book cover art with a distinct graphic visual style. clients: Netflix, PenguinRH, Simon and Schuster.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Mystery & Crime, Thriller & Suspense, Young Adult, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Military Science Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Laura 5 star rating

Queenstown, New Zealand

I am an award winning illustrator and author specialising in detail focused artworks with multiple visual narratives.

Genres: Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, New Adult, Young Adult, Middle Grade Fantasy, Classics, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Cat 5 star rating

Auckland, New Zealand

Award-winning, highly experienced book designer available for book cover and interior design/typesetting. Ex Senior designer at Penguin.

Genres: Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits, Non-Fiction, DIY & Crafts, Picture Books, Children's, Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Home & Garden, Architecture, and Biographies & Memoirs.

Work experience:

  • Penguin Random House NZ
  • Self-employed

Claudia 5 star rating

Auckland, New Zealand

I'm an illustrator who loves children's books. I love working in collaboration with the person who hire me.

Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction, Children’s Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Children's, and Middle Grade.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

Arjan 5 star rating

Auckland, New Zealand

Easy-going and highly experienced designer / art director with many professional accolades and experience under his belt.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Health & Wellbeing, Non-Fiction, Self-Help & Self-Improvement, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Management, Historical Romance, Romance, Dystopian, Science Fiction, and Humor & Comedy.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed
  • Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
  • Doom & Dickson

Lily 5 star rating

Wellington, New Zealand

Creative Illustrator and cover designer. Published with Penguin and Scholastic. Specialised in picture books, middle-grade, YA, fantasy

Genres: Middle Grade, Children's, Fiction, Middle Grade Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Mysteries, Mystery & Crime, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult, Cozy Mysteries, Historical Romance, Romance, and Coming of Age.

Work experience:

  • Self-employed

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Hailing from cities across New Zealand (Wellington, Queenstown, and Auckland) and further afield, our book cover designers have years of experience working with big 5 publishers as well as bestselling authors.


Combined with their graphic design and illustration skills, these pros’ expert knowledge of the book industry’s trends can help you get a cover design that is simultaneously able to fit in and stand out among competitors in your genre. Whether you’re hoping to publish a children’s book, a fantasy novel, a leadership book, or a memoir, you’ll find a book cover designer for hire on our platform who specializes in that subgenre.


After all, your book’s cover design can make or break a sale; every time someone encounters your cover, they have a split second to decide if they want to pick it up and look at the blurb or if they’ll move on to the next book. Sign up to Reedsy today to find a book cover artist in New Zealand who can help you make sure readers are intrigued enough to pick up your book.

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