Production Design Director

• Job Description:
  Observer Media Group seeks a Production Design Director to supervise a small team and oversee the production and design of two weekly newspapers, monthly magazines, special advertising sections, marketing and collateral materials, online and in-book ads and client proposals. Candidate must have minimum 5 yrs experience with print production at a professional magazine or newspaper.
• Position: Other
• Area of Focus: Production
• City: New York City
• Region: Northeast
• Duration: Full-time
• About Our Company: Bold. Intelligent. Irreverent. For more than 20 years The New York Observer has been talking to New Yorkers the way other New Yorkers talk - fast, direct and without pulling any punches - about the City's most powerful, fascinating and engaging characters. As a rapidly growing multi-platform media company, the Observer Media Group includes a targeted group of print and digital properties that speak to high-income, powerful New Yorkers including Observer.com, NYO Magazine, Very Short List, The Commercial Observer, Observer Philanthropy, The Educated Observer and The Home Observer.
• Benefits: Health
• Company: Observer Media Group
• Contact Address: Observer Media Group 321 West 44th Street 6th Floor New York, NY 10036
• Contact Email:hiringmanager@observer.com
• Contact Name: Hiring Manager
• How to Apply: Qualified applicants should submit resumes for immediate consideration to hiringmanager@observer.com
• Job Requirements: Responsibilities include: - Designing pages, retouching images, color correcting - Managing files throughout the production process - Creating page configurations for newspapers and magazines - Trafficking digital artwork - Supervising photo research Qualifications: - Proficicent in Adobe In Design, Photoshop, and Illustrator - A good eye for design" and comfortable designing pages on their own - Efficient, hard-working and organized - Capable of managing multiple projects - Comfortable in a fast paced work environment