Contributing Designer, Oprah Daily (Contract)

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Job Description: Oprah Daily is seeking a creative and organized temporary Contributing Designer to help produce the upcoming print travel issue as well as contribute to daily digital design needs across oprahdaily.com and social platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Design and execute layouts for the print issue, collaborating closely with art, editorial, photo, and production teams

  • Support daily digital design needs, including social posts, templated story assets, and occasional collage illustrations

  • Help translate editorial concepts into strong, on-brand visual packages

  • Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines

  • Assist with color markup and review

Job Requirements: Qualifications

  • Proven editorial design experience, ideally within travel, lifestyle, or wellness brands

  • Strong print design skills, with an understanding of how print and digital work together

  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

  • Experience working in Figma preferred

  • Experience marking up images for retouching and color correcting preferred

  • Excellent typography, layout, and visual storytelling instincts

  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt quickly to changing priorities

  • Comfortable working on-site in a collaborative editorial environment

Type of Job: Design

City: New York

State/Country: New York

Duration: Contract: Mid-March through May 1

Company: Oprah Daily / Hearst Magazines

About Our Company: Hearst Magazines’ portfolio of more than 30 iconic brands in the U.S.—including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s BAZAAR, and Popular Mechanics — inspires, entertains, and builds new and bold experiences for an engaged and growing audience across digital, video, social and print, reaching nearly 130 million readers and site visitors each month. With sophisticated content creation, cutting-edge technology, and industry-leading data capabilities, we make media and products that move people across all platforms. We are a global media company that publishes nearly 200 magazine editions and 175 websites around the world—and together, we are shaping what’s next.

Contact Name: Matt Ryan

Contact Email: matt.ryan@hearst.com

How to Apply: Please email resume and link to portfolio to matt.ryan@hearst.com