Designer, BACKPACKER

Job Description: BACKPACKER, a multimedia brand that seeks to inspire and enable people to enjoy the outdoors, is seeking a Designer in Boulder, Colorado. This position reports to the Art Director and collaborates closely with all teams to create and assist with visual needs across the brand’s many platforms, in addition to working on design and production of the print and special interest publications. The candidate must be talented, deadline-driven, and collaborative, with a strong attention for details.

Job Requirements: 

• Works with Art Director to conceive and design compelling layouts for the print magazine (designs departments and features as assigned for the 9 regular issues) as well as issues of The Daily, the magazine of the Outdoor Retailer show
• Works with Art Director and other Directors across the brand to create striking, on-brand digital visuals and visual packages for marketing, web, and other platforms (this can include logos, brand elements, promotional materials, photo stories, etc.)
• Reviews and manages the Zinio digital editions
• Works with photo department on assigned photo shoots to assist with styling and art direction
• Works with an in-house color correction specialist and the Art Director to make sure color is being processed to meet Backpacker standards.
• Manages production, places final images, and makes Epson proofs
• Manages archive needs after the issues have shipped

The ideal candidate:

• Has consumer magazine design/layout design experience, strong production skills and at least 1-2 years as a designer
• Is very familiar with Adobe CC apps, specifically InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Has a degree in graphic design or a related field
• Has strong print and digital design skills, is a self-starter, and thinks outside the box
• Has a broad knowledge of photography, typography, color correction, and illustration
• Is highly organized and deadline driven, with superb project and time management skills
• Works collaboratively with enthusiastic team members both in the office and around the country
• Has a solid understanding of and enthusiasm for the outdoors – knowledge of backpacking gear and trends is a plus, but not a requirement
• Lives in the Boulder, Colorado area or will relocate to Colorado

Type of Job: Design

City: Boulder

Region: Colorado

Duration: Full-Time

Company: Active Interest Media

About Our Company: One of the world’s largest enthusiast media companies, Active Interest Media (aimmedia.com) produces leading consumer and trade events, websites, magazines, and films and TV shows that reach 40 million readers, fans, and attendees in 85 countries. AIM powers the second-richest equestrian competition in the world, the World Series of Team Roping, and North America’s most important events and education for fitness professional through our IDEA Fit division. Our brands include Yoga Journal, Backpacker, SKI, Clean Eating, Anglers Journal, Yachts International, Sail, Power & Motoryacht, Practical Horseman, EQUUS, Muscle & Performance, Team Roping Journal, Oxygen, Clean Eating, Log Home Living, Old House Journal, Cabin Living, Woodsmith, Garden Gate, and more. The company’s five divisions—the Equine Network, Home Group, Healthy Living Group, Marine Group, and Outdoor Group—also operate thriving B2B platforms, online universities, and retail events. Core competencies include lead generation (through our Qualified Buyer Program), marketing services (through our in-house agency, Catapult Creative Labs), and video production. Warren Miller Entertainment is the most successful adventure-film company in history, and AIM Studios is a seven-person unit dedicated to digital video. Active Interest Media’s customers are smart, engaged, and loyal, and they look to our brands for trustworthy information and services that will inspire and enable them to enjoy their passions.

Contact Name: Mike Leister

Contact Email: MLeister@aimmedia.com

How to Apply: Please send your cover letter, résumé, salary requirements, and samples (no larger than 10MB) or a link to your online portfolio to MLeister@aimmedia.com, with DESIGNER in the subject line. No phone calls, please.

Editorial Designer, AARP

Job Description: AARP publications is seeking an ambitious editorial Designer to join our creative team, working on department design for AARP The Magazine (America’s most-read magazine), AARP Bulletin, digital versions of both publications, and special projects. We're looking for a multitasker, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a proactive work style—eager to develop multiple solutions for design challenges. The ability to juggle and independently prioritize multiple projects is a must.

Responsibilities:

• Art concept stories, design department pages and assign illustration for both publications, and digital versions, working directly with story and photo editors
• Ability to take direction from senior design staffers, while first problem-solving independently
• Submit and track department entries for award competitions
• Handle the purchase card for the department
• Input illustrator contracts and upload imagery to the digital asset management system
• Assist the Digital Editions Specialist with digital layouts

Job Requirements: 

Requirements:

• Completion of a Bachelor's degree; or an equivalent combination of training and experience related to the duties of the position.
• Proficiency in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop required; DPS experience a plus.
• Knowledge and interest in editorial design
• Excellent project management and communication skills. Must embrace teamwork and collaboration, with the ability to work well under pressure, multitask and adhere to tight deadlines. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented—strong organizational and time-management skills are a must.

Type of Job: Designer

City: Washington, DC

Region: Washington, DC Metro Area

Duration: Full-Time

Company: AARP

About Our Company: Through the collective wisdom and energy of our members, AARP is doing amazing things to make life better for today's 50-plus population and generations that follow. In the face of constantly changing realities, AARP is a champion for social change. We help people navigate ageless realities — financial well-being, health, how to contribute to society and local communities, and how to fully enjoy life.

AARP offers a wide range of benefits to attract diverse talent and encourages the development of internal talent through support, mentorship and educational opportunities. We're taking active steps to appeal to and engage a diverse pool of candidates.

AARP fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that appreciates the richness of experience, knowledge and perspective that such a diverse staff will bring.

AARP is a great place to work. We not only offer competitive salaries; excellent benefits; and opportunities to learn, grow and advance — we also have the chance every day at AARP to help people find opportunities and live life to the fullest.

How to Apply: Click Here to Apply or Copy this URL in the Web Browser: http://adtrk.tw/tp/rj6_8ER41-e-K

Associate Art Director, Men's Health

Job Description: Men’s Health is seeking a talented, confident art director to join its award-winning creative team. Under the guidance of the creative director, the art director will be responsible for a broad range of editorial design and will help shape the look of the brand. This position will: design section layouts and 1 to 2 features per issue; find ways to tell stories graphically and in unconventional and non-linear ways; assist with managing the art department budget; cultivate a deep roster of contributing photographers, illustrators, and graphic artists; attend brainstorming sessions with the entire editorial team, suggesting heds and deks, and coming up with story ideas; attend to other duties and editorial projects as assigned by manager. For consideration, please submit a resume in .pdf format with salary requirements and a link to a portfolio of work.

Job Requirements: 

• 4+ years of professional editorial design experience at a consumer magazine.
• Strong typographic skills.
• Ability to work with a team on multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Proactive work style.

Type of Job: Design

City: New York

Region: New York

Duration: Full-Time

Company: Hearst Magazines

About Our Company: Hearst Magazines is one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with 25 U.S. titles and close to 300 international editions. Hearst Magazines also publishes 19 magazines in the United Kingdom through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hearst Magazines UK.

How to Apply: https://hearst.referrals.selectminds.com/magazines-us/jobs/associate-art-director-mens-health-3340

Production Designer, AARP's The Girlfriend

Job Description: 

SUMMARY:
Looking for a production designer to work on TheGirlfriend.com V2 Newsletter. He or she will contribute to shaping the creative look of this new digital publication. He or she is an editorial layout or production designer who is great at MAC OS, Indesign CC, Photoshop and Illustrator. They must have a good idea for detail and have great communication and organizational skills. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with the art director and photo editor in an agile environment to develop art on brand of the aforementioned publication
• Contributes to the creative process in conceiving design solutions and editorial pitches
• Conducts research and follows procedures (stock, archival, publicity and personal collection imagery)
• Manages Indesign and Photoshop templates
• Builds out necessary social media graphics weekly and supplies to necessary creatives or outlets
• Creates additional on brand graphics for digital and other media outlets.
• Uploads imagery to Wordpress weekly
• Demonstrates excellent ability to multi-task and to interact well with others

Job Requirements: 

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors Degree 3-5 years professional experience (or equivalent)
• Knowledge of multiple photographic styles; art, conceptual, editorial, food, lifestyle
• Experience working in editorial, such as Buzzfeed, Refinery29, City Paper or similar publication
• Proficient in page layout software applications (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Strong organizational, project management and interpersonal skills.
• Able to research and communicate/interpret conceptual ideas.
• A self-starter who can traffic his/her own layouts through the editorial process, adhere to tight deadlines, and maintain quality throughout.
• Social Media Savvy
• Application Experience a Plus – DAM, WordPress, CMS
• Photo/video production (helpful but not necessary)

Type of Job: Graphic Design

City: Washington

Region: DC

Duration: Part-Time

Company: AARP

About Our Company: AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a membership of nearly 38 million that helps people turn their goals and dreams into 'Real Possibilities' by changing the way America defines aging. With staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AARP works to strengthen communities and promote the issues that matter most to families such as healthcare security, financial security and personal fulfillment. AARP also advocates for individuals in the marketplace by selecting products and services of high quality and value to carry the AARP name. As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the world’s largest circulation magazine, AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin.

Contact Name: Dian Holton

Contact Email: dholton@aarp.org

How to Apply: Please email a copy of your resume and a portfolio to dholton@aarp.org

Art Director, Pop-Up Magazine and The California Sunday Magazine

Job Description: We're looking for someone special to join the design team. The selected candidate will be designing for The California Sunday Magazine in print and online as well as contributing to the visual aspects of our live-events series, Pop-Up Magazine. This position is based in San Francisco and will report directly to the Creative Director.

The California Sunday Magazine publishes deeply reported stories and beautiful photography from across California, the West, Asia, and Latin America. Launched in late 2014, California Sunday has been a finalist for ten National Magazine Awards, including for General Excellence, Magazine of the Year, Reporting, Design, and Photography, and a winner three times, for Photography and Design. In 2018, the Society of Publication Designers named California Sunday the Magazine of the Year. Pop-Up Magazine is a live magazine, a night of new, live-scored, multimedia stories performed by writers, radio producers, photographers, and filmmakers at large theaters across the country, like Lincoln Center and BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in New York, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, and the Warner Theatre in Washington DC. We have also collaborated on live magazine performances with Beck, ESPN, National Geographic, and the TED Conference.

Salary will depend on experience. Employees receive equity in Pop-Up Magazine Productions, publisher of The California Sunday Magazine and Pop-Up Magazine, and health insurance.

Job Requirements: The ideal candidates view themselves as problem solvers. They need context to be effective with their solutions. To them design is more than pretty pictures — clarity, purpose, and meaning are important. They understand who the audience is and what is appropriate. They take feedback as a process and a means to build something even better. There is purpose in every design decision. They have a strong foundation of design principles and possess sophisticated typographic sensibilities. Beauty is never the goal but is always part of the solution.

If you like to challenge the expected, appreciate the beauty of design that’s invisible, have an eagerness to learn in a collaborative environment, have a point of view, and respect other points of view, we want to talk to you.

Applicants should have 3-5 years of editorial and/or brand experience with a passion for the creative potential of print, digital, and live mediums.

Type of Job: Design

City: San Francisco

Region: California (CA)

Duration: Full-Time

Company: Pop-Up Magazine Productions

About Our Company: https://www.popupmagazine.com/productions/

Benefits: Medical, Dental, 401K, pre-tax commuter benefits

How to Apply: Please apply at the links provided here: https://californiasunday.applytojob.com/apply/8SfhlS2gCw/Art-Director-PopUp-Magazine-And-The-California-Sunday-Magazine

Senior Level Designer-Art Director, People Magazine

Job Description: 

The job: 
A Senior Level Designer will join the People Magazine art department; a team of collaborative, award-winning passionate art directors and photo editors who love producing innovative, smart and engaging visuals in a fast-paced, news-centric environment on a weekly basis. This position has enormous access and growth potential. Only seriously skilled and passionate candidates will be considered. 

You will: 

• Design innovative, dynamic pages and packages for the print magazine and our print publication offshoots.
• Attend photo selects, proactively conceptualize and organize images in fresh ways on your pages while working directly with editors on creative, intelligent design solutions
• Commission or design info-graphics, icons and graphic elements
• Attend still life and other photo shoots to provide real-time on set art direction
• Assist our senior art directors on larger projects, as well as take on special issues and packages yourself
• Report to the Design Director on day-to-day management of workload and output

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:

• You earned: BFA in graphic design or similar degree. 
• You acquired: 4-6 years (or more) of Editorial design experience on print publications. Experience on tablet, apps, promotions, and or marketing and advertising will be considered if the work is in alignment with the aesthetic bar we set for our brand.
• You have: A superb understanding of, and passion for, conceptual typography and design principles. You have amazing taste, and strive for winning design awards.
• You know: all the ins and outs of InDesign. Proficiency in Illustrator and Photoshop hugely valued. Knowledge of Woodwing and Elvis is a ideal but can be trained on site
• You are: Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills. A person who stays back to finish all work, and sees through your projects to perfected end. 
• You have: A collaborative, good-natured disposition and take all high stress in stride. You are flexible, with a gift for proactive problem solving under pressure in a high velocity work environment. You have also a keen sense of when your assistance is needed and you offer to help out wherever and whenever you can.
• You possess: A true passion for the content People magazine creates: Celebrity, Entertainment, Human Interest, Crime, News and World events, Fashion, Beauty, Food, Travel, Décor and an unabashed pop culture awareness and delight. You will be quizzed!!

Type of Job: Design

City: New York

Region: New York

Duration: Full Time

Company: People @ Meredith

About Our Company: PEOPLE revolutionized personality journalism in 1974; today it is the world’s most successful and popular magazine. Each week, the PEOPLE brand brings 81 million* consumers the latest news, exclusive interviews and in-depth reporting on the most compelling people of our time. In addition to unparalleled access to the entertainment community, the stories of real-life “Heroes Among Us” remain an essential component of PEOPLE’s editorial approach. PEOPLE.com is the premier web destination for celebrity news, photos, style and entertainment coverage.

Benefits: Full

Contact Name: Andrea Dunham

Contact Email: andrea.dunham@peoplemag.com

How to Apply: Send a letter of interest along with a PDF of your resume and samples of your work and/or link to your website. No need to follow up, you will be contacted if there is interest. If you are contacted for further inquiry, we'll ask that you supply two professional references; one from an art manager and one from an editor with whom you’ve worked closely.