Jem Butcher

Jem Butcher – Designer

I have over 20 years experience in designing bestselling book covers

Overview

I have many years in-house experience, working for Longman, Dorling Kindersley, Random House, Transworld and Simon & Schuster where I was Art Director for six years.I have been working as a freelance designer since 2008. Working for most of the large publishing houses such as Harper Collins, Random House, Penguin, Orion, and many smaller ones such as Alma, Elliot and Thompson and Severn House. I also take on work from self published authors, in all genres.

Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Chick Lit Espionage Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime
Non-Fiction
History Sports & Outdoors
Languages
English
Awards
  • William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Certifications
  • BA Hons Graphic Design

Work experience

Simon and Schuster

Feb, 2002 — Oct, 2008 (over 6 years)
Responsible for the design of all Simon and Schuster book covers

Transworld

Jan, 1999 — Jan, 2004 (almost 5 years)
Worked across all Transworld imprints. Skills were consolidated, becoming more focused
 on efficiency and achieving company targets. Improved ability to visualise specific genres creating ‘The
 Big Book Look’ in close consultation with editorial, publicity, sales and marketing.

Portfolio

Made with Reedsy
Beautiful Losers

Galvin, Alix

Illustration
Another Literary Tour of Italy

Parks, Tim

Alma Books

Cover Design
When the Clouds Go Rolling By (Victoria Crescent Sagas Book 3)

June Francis

The secrets of the past can never be forgottenAn orphaned young woman is overjoyed to find a family she never knew existed, but has to come to terms with their troubled history.Since her paren... read more
Cover Design
The Silent Twin: A dark, gripping detective thriller: Volume 3 (Detective Jennifer Knight Crime Thriller Series)

Caroline Mitchell

Nine-year-old twins Abigail and Olivia vow never to be parted. But when Abigail goes missing from Blackwater Farm, it becomes DS Jennifer Knight's task to return her from harm. But could Olivi... read more
Cover Design
Two Tribes: Liverpool, Everton and a City on the Brink

Cover Design
SAS- Secret War in South East Asia

Peter Dickens

From 1963 to 1966 Britain successfully waged a secret war to keep the Federation of Malaysia free from domination by Soekarno's Indonesia and by Chinese Communists. At the forefront of this ca... read more
Cover Design
Between the Raven & the Dove (Witchwork 1)

Sophia Kingshill

Cover Design
Vigilante

Kerry Wilkinson

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-02-14 Pages: 300 Language: English Publisher: Pan Macmillan A killer behind bars is still killing ...
Cover Design
The Things We Learn When We're Dead

Charlie Laidlaw

Cover Design
All Fall Down: A gripping psychological thriller with a twist that will take your breath away

Tom Bale

You tried to save a life. Now you’re fighting to save your own. It’s the perfect Sunday. Summer sunshine, a barbecue with the kids. But a knock on the garden gate and two words, ‘HELP ME’, cha... read more
Cover Design
See How They Run: The Gripping Thriller that Everyone is Talking About

Tom Bale

How far would you go to save your family? In the dead of night, new parents Alice and Harry French are plunged into their worst nightmare when they wake to find masked men in their bedroom. Me... read more
Cover Design

Jem has 20 reviews

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Chris L.

Chris L.

Oct, 2026

Jem was patient and helped develop the cover for my debut novel. He provided plenty of quality options for me to choose from and answered all my questions.
John B.

John B.

Oct, 2026

I'd work with Jem again. Great end result.
Jem B.
John was great to work with
Christopher J.

Christopher J.

Sep, 2026

Jem is extremely professional, creative and responsive.
Alison S.

Alison S.

Sep, 2026

Jem did a fabulous job
William Grier S.

William Grier S.

Aug, 2026

Working with Jem on my book cover was fantastic. He delivered a multitude of high quality cover designs to start the process. I picked a final design and he made the rest super simple. His artistic abilities with book cover design and his responsiveness makes him an absolute perfect collaborator....
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