Graphic Designer, The Penn Stater Magazine

• Job Description:
  

  The Penn Stater magazine seeks a skilled graphic designer to help design and produce a bimonthly magazine. Duties include designing magazine sections and occasional features; conducting photo research; preparing digital files for prepress; formatting print content and optimizing images for online use; trafficking files through the production process; and participating in brainstorming and planning discussions with art director and editorial staff. The magazine staff is creative, team-oriented, and committed to producing one of the best publications of its kind.

• Position: Art Director, Assistant
• Area of Focus: Design
• City: Other
• Region: Mid Atlantic
• Duration: Full-time
• About Our Company:

  The Penn Stater magazine is a four-color, bimonthly, 80- to 96-page magazine sent to 160,000 members of the Penn State Alumni Association. In the past five years, The Penn Stater has won more than 180 national awards for writing, design, photography, and illustration.

• Benefits: 401K, Health Insurance & Life insurance
• Company: Pennsylvania State University
• Contact Address:

  Electronically submit a cover letter, salary requirements and resume at http://www.psu.jobs/ or mail to Employment & Compensation Division, Job #: E-29770, The Pennsylvania State University, Fifth Floor, James M. Elliott Building, University Park, PA 16802 or fax to 814-865-3750.

• Contact Email:--
• Contact Name: Employment & Compensation Division
• How to Apply:

  Electronically submit a cover letter, salary requirements and resume at http://www.psu.jobs/ or mail to Employment & Compensation Division, Job #: E-29770, The Pennsylvania State University, Fifth Floor, James M. Elliott Building, University Park, PA 16802 or fax to 814-865-3750.

  Resumes accepted until position is filled. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.

• Job Requirements:

  Requires Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in design or related discipline, plus two years of work-related experience. Also requires strong typography skills, an understanding of all phases of print design and production, and a solid working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, and InDesign on a Macintosh platform. Skill in photo retouching and editing a plus.

  The successful candidate must possess exemplary interpersonal skills and demonstrate a genuine appreciation in working with diverse audiences.