May 2009 Archives

Art Director, Martha Stewart Weddings

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is seeking an Art Director to head the art department at Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine. This is a fantastic opportunity for an Art Director looking to work in a truly creative environment making beautiful visual content, directing photo shoots, and designing editorial pages.

Design Junior: Polish Speaking

Working on a launch for a Polish Entertainment magazine. Need good smart design assistant/junior who can translate Polish for our team while helping on the project. Freelance job for months of June/July

Editorial Designer (Project-Based)

Kaplan Test Prep is looking for a talented freelance editorial designer to work on a specialized magazine project for a 4-week stretch. Hourly rate. Project will commence the first week of June. Looking for an experienced, editorially-aware designer with superb typographical skills and a refined aesthetic. Must be skilled in setting up grids, implementing typographical and element style suggestions, researching and incorporating appropriate photography, and setting up long-form files. Project will be handled soup-to-nuts by one person with art direction. Magazine is approximately 100 pages. Must be available to work onsite. Must be proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite.

Managing Art Director

McMurry, a multi-Award winning custom publishing company based in Phoenix, Arizona, seeks a highly creative, Managing Art Director to lead a number of photo driven high-end publications. This position will work out of our Phoenix office. If you are the professional for this position you have great visual conceptualization skills, a proven ability to hire and art direct the best illustrators and photographers, know the ins and outs of producing photo shoots, have exceptional publication design skills, and a true enjoyment of teamwork, staff building and client service. A seasoned pro, you have a minimum of five years experience in publication art direction, have managed a design team, and have a portfolio you take pride in. You are organized and on top of your game. Your degree is in art, or design. You are comfortable in the most current versions of Indesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. The right person will enjoy generous compensation, strong benefits, and the excitement that comes with achieving unsurpassed professional success. To apply, please submit your resume with work samples to the url provided in this posting. Resumes in Word version are preferred. Samples may be PDFs or links to web sites. Please do not send originals. No phone calls, snail mail or agencies please. EOE. Drug testing required. Smoke-free. Find out more about our company and why it is such a great place to work at www.mcmurry.com.

Motivated and Enthusiastic Designer

This opportunity offers great creative freedom. We need a skilled multi-disciplinary interactive designer with a minimum of 3 years experience. This person will work closely with reporters, photographers, and videographers to sculpt each story into a compelling package conceptually and visually. Must have excellent typographic and layout skills. Must have advance knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite 3, InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Must have working knowledge of Flash and Action Script. Will also need to take creative initiative, pitch concepts, and execute them.

Art Director, The South magazine

The South magazine--the award winning publication that celebrates the style of the new South--has an amazing career opportunity for a full time Art Director or Assistant Art Director in our Savannah, GA office. A successful candidate will be an experienced individual with an innovative and contemporary style. Prior design experience in magazine layout required. An Art Director for The South should be organized, self-starting and possess excellent time management skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously. Salary to commensurate with experience. Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to): - Conceiving and executing designs for special publications - Coordinate production of magazine with pre-press house and printer - Acquiring artwork - Assigning freelance projects - Ensuring adherence to budgets and deadlines Qualifications and requirements include: - Ability to present own creative concepts and create original art elements (photography, illustration, typography, graphics) - Outgoing, enthusiastic, self-starting approach - Ability to work with little to no supervision - Excellent communication, organization and computer skills - Prior experience in a design related field - Work closely with publisher and editor to execute and conceptualize our product through photography and design

Photo Intern

A perfect opportunity to get a glimpse of the inner workings of a Photo department! The ideal super organized intern will assist photo editors with photo research, cast/interview models, manage all photo embargo, keep photo archive organized, maintain prop closet, make contact sheets for Art and Photo departments and file all incoming art, assist in shoot production, and more :-)