Associate Art Director, The Knot Magazine

Job Description: The Knot Magazine (XO Group) seeks a talented and enthusiastic Associate Art Director with 4+ years editorial experience to join our creative design team. This is the number two spot in a fast paced three person art department. This position offers exposure to all aspects of the design process, from conceptualizing initial story ideas, art directing photo shoots to exploring new design ideas for all sections of the magazine. The Knot produces a quarterly National Magazine and Biannually Regional issues, that you will get to be a part of.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and design high-impact editorial pages, graphics and typography
• Generate innovative visual storytelling ideas for FOB, BOB and multi layered Features
• Elevate the Knot brand through current editorial design trends
• Partner with Design Director, Photo Director and Edit team on story development and visual concepts
• Direct still-life photography shoots
• Manage individual page production, pagination and shipping
• Ensure layouts meet the design and print standards throughout each issue cycle
• Oversee and approve color correction and retouching
• Manage daily workflow of the Art Department
• Maintain positive work environment with high creative standards
• Manage and direct interns and freelance staff
• Contribute to and execute future redesign

Job Requirements:

• Strong understanding of editorial print design, visual hierarchy, the creative process and editorial problem solving
• Exceptional design and typography skills
• Advanced production skills with attention to detail
• Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Knowledge of Mac-based K4 system and work flow experience
• Ability to multi-task numerous layouts and responsibilities under tight deadlines without compromising quality
• In-depth knowledge of print production best practices
• Passionate about design, photography, typography, fashion, style and all things weddings!
• Leadership—confident in design abilities and able to articulate ideas and opinions
• Experience in collaborating with photographers, stylist's and illustrators
• A flexible personality and strong work ethic

Position: Associate Art Director

Type of Job: Editorial

City: New York City

Region: New York

Duration: Full-time

About Our Company: Here at XO Group, we truly believe in doing work that matters. Through our family of brands—The Knot, The Nest, The Bump, GigMasters, and How He Asked—we inspire, inform, and cheer on our community as they move through life’s most amazing milestones. From the proposal, to creating a home and starting a family together, we’re there for every step of the journey. Our couples and business partners depend on us. They're all in. So are we.

Company: XO Group - The Knot Magazine

How to Apply: Please follow the attached link and apply directly on our jobs site: https://xogroupinc.com/careers-apply/?gh_jid=763984

Design Intern, Los Angeles Magazine

Job Description: Los Angeles magazine is seeking a Design Intern to assist our art department in developing our monthly city regional magazine. Interns will receive hands-on experience with current software, creating and contributing to developing editorial layouts, while developing an appreciation for design aesthetics and conceptual design. Interns will take part in staff meetings and discussions regarding current and future issue content. Examples of daily tasks include; layout design, photo-editing and retouching, illustration, typography, and photo research, and organization projects. Occasionally there will be design needed for social media platforms. If permitting interns will be given the opportunity to attend photo shoots as well. This is an unpaid internship but can receive school credit if needed. There will be free parking. Intern will work a max of 20 hours a week. 

Job Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in school. 
• Self-motivated, creative, and enthusiastic about design.
• Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

Position: Design Intern

Type of Job: Design, Art

City: Los Angeles, CA

Region: SoCal

Duration: Part-time

About Our Company: Los Angeles has chronicled life in the second-largest U.S. city since the magazine’s founding by Geoff Miller in the spring of 1961. The definitive resource for Angelenos, Los Angeles covers the people, food, culture, arts and entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, and news that defines Southern California with a signature mix of feature-length writing, service journalism, investigative reporting, and design. Led by executive editor Matthew Segal, the magazine has been the recipient of three National Magazine Awards in addition to numerous other industry honors. With more than 800,000 monthly readers and 140,000 monthly subscribers, Los Angeles is the only local publication with 100% paid and verified readership. For more on the magazine’s history, read about Geoff Miller’s mission for Los Angeles and peruse more than 50 years of covers in our online archive. For more about the magazine’s audience, please read our media kit.

Los Angeles is owned by Los Angeles Magazine, LLC, which is under the direction of John Balardo, president, and Stefan Wanczyk, CEO.

Company: Los Angeles Magazine

Contact Name: Rose DeMaria

Contact Email: rdemaria@lamag.com

How to Apply: Please send your cover letter, resume and portfolio link or PDF to Rose DeMaria at rdemaria@lamag.com.

Design Director, Austin Monthly

Job Description: Concept, produce and design all covers, features and miscellaneous department-specific collateral for Austin Monthly.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Employed full-time as Design Director of Austin Monthly and acting as supervisor of art staff. Works directly with Publisher, Editor-in-Chief and other editors on department, feature and cover design.
• Assign all illustration, hiring local and national artists within a predetermined budget. Approve all photography assigned by Photo Director.
• Approve and assist in all layouts done by Art Director and Ad Designer.
• Assist with materials for sales team (media kits, event branding, digital promotions).
• Work on a redesign of Austin Monthly in 2018.
• Work directly with printer on preflight, uploads and press checks.

ABILITIES

• Bring innovative ideas and designs to the table for fresh, unique magazine issues.
• Prioritize work load and communicate well to team of art department and other departments for effective accomplishment of goals.
• Collaborate to accomplish task of taking excellent art to print; detailed and meticulous.
• Work independently and within team to maximize talents; great work ethic.

Job Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience: 5-10 Years editorial design or publication experience
• Knowledge and Skills:
  • Mac OS
  • Advanced InDesign skills
  • Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat
  • Good time management skills and organization
  • Knowledge of printing, binding, and proofing

Position: Design Director

Type of Job: Design

City: Austin

Region: Texas

Duration: Full-time

About Our Company: Austin Monthly, the award-winning city magazine of Texas’ state capital—home to South by Southwest, Austin City Limits, Barton Springs, the University of Texas, and the best barbecue in the world—is seeking a design director to join our team full time. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in editorial design for print and/or digital publications. We’re a small staff, so this role offers an amazing opportunity (and concomitant responsibilities) to define the visual language of our monthly magazine—including a planned redesign in 2018. We want an artistically minded creative force who understands the ways in which photography, illustrations, graphics, and blocks of copy interact to elevate the quality of our storytelling throughout the book. Qualified candidates must have a strong work ethic, the ability to manage a budget, and a solution-oriented attitude when confronting challenges. Established relationships with a stable of top-notch freelance artists are a big plus. Knowledge of Austin and Central Texas is a major asset as well, obviously. 

Company: Austin Monthly

Contact Name: Stewart Ramser

Contact Email: sramser@openskymediainc.com

How to Apply: Please send cover letter, resume, work samples and/or a link to your portfolio to sramser@openskymediainc.com.

Associate Art Director, Entertainment Weekly

Job Description: Entertainment Weekly is seeking an Associate Art Director. The Entertainment Weekly art department is responsible for developing, designing and producing the brand’s visuals across every platform—including: the magazine, ew.com, social media, etc. He/She will have extraordinary design sensibilities, excellent storytelling abilities and strong communication skills. 

As an integral part of a six-person team, this role is essential to the fast paced work environment the art department works within. The Associate Art Director is a team player able to maintain a highly productive work-rate while working under the pressure of daily deadlines. The ideal candidate will be someone who is distinctly able to come up with clear ideas (big and small), a motivated collaborator who naturally keeps up with industry trends, and someone who possesses uncommon design skills—specifically in the areas of typography, art direction and image making.

Job Requirements:

You Have: 

• A minimum of 3+ years experience working in publishing, media or relevant industries 
• Deep command of all the Adobe Suite programs (motion graphics skills are a major plus)
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Willingness to work long hours (at times)
• Awareness of and experience using social media platforms—web user experience knowledge and design (i.e. HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Flash, etc.) a major plus
• Proven ability to meet deadlines
• A passion for entertainment (we serve the biggest entertainment fans on earth)

You Will: 

• Concept, cultivate, design, oversee and create innovative layouts and artwork for Entertainment Weekly products
• Commission original and noteworthy illustrations suitable for the brand
• Guide assigned stories through the entire design and production process
• Collaborate daily with the Entertainment Weekly edit team and photo department
• Be a key part in the success of an especially ambitious team

Position: Associate Art Director

Type of Job: Design

City: Los Angeles, CA

Region: Brentwood

Duration: Full-time

About Our Company: Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) is a leading multi-platform consumer media company that engages over 230 million consumers globally every month. The company's influential brands include PEOPLE, TIME, FORTUNE, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, INSTYLE, REAL SIMPLE, SOUTHERN LIVING and TRAVEL + LEISURE, as well as approximately 60 diverse international brands. Time Inc. offers marketers a differentiated proposition in the marketplace by combining its powerful brands, trusted content, audience scale, direct relationships with consumers and unique first-party data. The company is home to growing media and platforms, including digital video, OTT, television, licensing, paid products and services and celebrated live events, such as the TIME 100, FORTUNE Most Powerful Women, PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s Sportsperson of the Year and the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen.

Company: Time Inc.

Contact Name: Keir Novesky

Contact Email: Keir.Novesky@ew.com

How to Apply: Apply here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/timeinc/jobs/996413?gh_jid=996413&gh_src=75rwbg1 or email Keir directly.

Designer / Art Director, V Magazine

Job Description: The Art Department at V Magazine is looking for a detail-oriented designer/art director with enthusiasm for typography, magazines, and fashion. Experience with motion graphics is essential. The Art Department designer will assist with digital design (including animated graphics), magazine design for V and VMAN, concepting, visual research, event design, creation of product mock-ups, image retouching, and general support for the art team. This is a great opportunity to work on a wide range of projects as part of a small team in a fast-paced environment.

Job Requirements:

• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and AfterEffects is a must. 

If you think you might be a good fit at V and your work shows that you have a great eye and a sophisticated and modern point-of-view, please send a resume along with a link to your work.

Position: Designer / Art Director

Type of Job: Design

City: New York

Region: Greater New York City

Duration: Full-time

About Our Company: Launched in 1999, V Magazine is a bimonthly, supersize lifestyle brand that covers the next wave in fashion, beauty, art, celebrity, and music as captured by the industry's most important photographers.

Company: V Magazine, LLC

Contact Name: Nancy Gillen

Contact Email: careers@vmagazine.com

How to Apply: Please send resume and link to work to careers@vmagazine.com

Deputy Art Director, New York Magazine

Job Description: New York is seeking a seasoned magazine designer to join our award-winning design team as a Deputy Art Director. Under guidance of the Design Director, the Deputy Art Director is responsible for a wide range of editorial design assignments for the creation and production of our bi-weekly magazine. 

• Responsible for 1-2 features per issue, and section layouts as needed (e.g. Culture Pages, Intelligencer, Cut, Strategist, etc.)
• Lead design for special issues, large editorial feature packages, and special section packages.
• Commission illustrations as needed.
• Iterate several layout options that inform editorial structure and photo selections.
• Contribute to the team’s creative power through fine art, illustration, and typographic exploration, research, and discovery.
• Collaborate with art directors, photo editors, editors, and other staff to meet tight deadlines.
• Other duties and editorial projects as assigned by manager.

Job Requirements: 

• 5+ years in print editorial design required
• Bachelor’s degree
• Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator required; experience with K4 preferred
• Ability to work with a team to meet tight deadlines
• A love of typography and an eye for complex page design
• Proactive work style
• Ability to contribute clever creative solutions

Position: Deputy Art Director

Type of Job: Design, Art

City: New York

Region: New York

Duration: Full-time

About Our Company: New York Media is a premium content company reaching sophisticated readers on the subjects they’re passionate about. The company publishes the groundbreaking magazine New York; the up-to-the-minute news and service website nymag.com; the entertainment-and-culture news site Vulture; the fashion-and-lifestyle site the Cut; the Grub Street food site; Select All, a vertical exploring technology and digital culture; the online shopping site Strategist; and New York Weddings and New York Design Hunting magazines.

Company: New York Magazine

How to Apply: Please submit your resume and samples of work or link to your portfolio via our online portal at https://jobs.lever.co/nymedia/8ad8426a-5070-4da0-a6e5-8bb70fb6bbc2. Only applications submitted through the portal will be considered.