Jon Wozencroft was born in Epsom, Surrey in 1958. He gained work experience in print related jobs during his school holidays. As an undergraduate, Wozencroft arranged and promoted concerts and took on music industry work during the university holidays.

Wozencroft carried out his postgraduate studies at the London College of Printing (LCP). On leaving LCP in 1982, he worked for the Readers Digest as an art writer and researcher. Six months later, he set up his own multimedia publishing company, Touch. Wozencroft’s contribution to the company was through writing, design, editing and programme production, collaborating with artist and musicians across the world. Wozencroft developed Touch as an alternative to standard audio-visual publishing and, between 1982 and 1986, produced interactive audio-visual magazines such as Feature Mist and Travel.

As Managing Editor at Touch, Wozencroft worked with a number of artists, musicians and institutions, including Neville Brody, New Order, Malcolm Garrett and Assorted Images, Peter Saville, Derek Jarman, Jamie Reid, The Royal Academy of Arts and The Commonwealth Institute.

As a curator, Wozencroft delivered the Interaction exhibition at Camden Arts Centre in 1986, which explored the history of collaboration between pop artists and musicians. Featured artists included Peter Blake and The Beatles, and Jamie Reid and the Sex Pistols.

Wozencroft’s work with fellow graphic designer Brody led to him assisting in setting up the Brody Studio in 1987. The pair curated an exhibition, The Graphic Language of Neville Brody, for the V&A in 1988, which coincided with the publication of Wozencroft’s book of the same name. In 1990, Wozencroft and Brody set up FUSE, an experimental publication focused on graphic design and typography. Between 1987 and 1990, the pair also delivered design projects for organisations such as The Body Shop and Greenpeace, and for the rock band Wire.

In 1991, Wozencroft and Jon Savage produced the magazine Vagabond. Savage was Wozencroft’s co-editor and Wozencroft the designer and editor. The magazine was published through Touch.

In 1992, Wozencroft took on a teaching role at Central St. Martin's School of Art and Design in London, developing the new BA Graphic Design course. He moved to the Royal College of Art in 1994, where he was the main tutor and assistant course director for the MA in Interactive Multimedia. From 1996, he was Senior Tutor in the Communication Art and Design Department at the Royal College of Art.

Wozencroft worked as an editor, designer and photographer on the 1997 Joy Division boxed set, Heart and Soul, issued by London Records.