Senior Publications Designer, The J. Paul Getty Trust

Job Description: Reporting to the Design and Production Manager, the Senior Publications Designer will work closely with Getty staff, freelancers, and vendors to produce a wide range of high-quality illustrated art books, including exhibition catalogues, academic monographs, trade titles, and children's books for both print and digital formats.

Getty Publications produces award-winning books that result from or complement the work of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Foundation. The approximately 35 books published each year cover the fields of art, photography, archaeology, architecture, conservation, and the humanities for both the general public and specialists. Most books are published in print and an increasing number are published digitally as well.

Getty Publications offers a collegial, family-friendly, and collaborative work environment, where work-life balance is prioritized. We support a hybrid work schedule with some days at our Getty Center offices and some telework days. Staff members can participate in Getty-sponsored community service and serve on committees on diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion and on mentorship and community building. Note: Los Angeles-area residency required. This position is NOT fully remote and consists of a hybrid in-office and work-from-home schedule.

Responsibilities

• Work in partnership with editors and authors to evaluate and understand the unique needs of each project and research book content for design and layout direction. Develop design treatments and/or refine design templates to conceptualize and present appropriate and creative design solutions for publication projects.

• Work closely with the book team to manage the design process, including preparation of full layouts, typesetting, type and design corrections, reviewing final artwork through to supply of print-ready files to production, adhering closely to budget and schedule commitments.

• Work alongside the digital team to produce cover designs for our short-run digital and print-on-demand titles.

• For select projects, supervise the work of outside vendors for typesetting, type corrections, creation of technical illustrations and diagram/chart/map preparation.

• Work closely with production colleagues on the physical aspects of each project, discussing materials and collaborating on color proofing as required. Examine and understand technical production issues that impact the design approach, working together to find practical and cost-efficient solutions.

• Keep informed of new and updated design software and trends in book and cover design and production.

Job Requirements:
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design (BA or BFA) or a related field.

• 5+ years experience designing illustrated books and other materials for print, including experience managing complex books and multiple projects.

Note: When applying, please include a cover letter as well as PDF or weblink to work samples/portfolios when uploading your resume. Applications without these requirements will not be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of typography, design, and complex page layout.

• Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills.

• Good at prioritizing workload, decision making, working to deadlines, and attentive to details.

• Solid computer design skills with high proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite CC (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat).

• Sound knowledge of print production.

• Capable of working independently and as part of a team.

• Strong interest in bookmaking; knowledge of art history a plus.

• Commitment to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and welcoming team environment.

Apply Here: https://www.click2apply.net/W4epAZS7856qNhwpmHzEo1

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Type of Job: Design 

City: Los Angeles

State/Country: California

Duration: Full-time

Company: The J. Paul Getty Trust

About Our Company: One of the largest supporters of arts in the world, the J. Paul Getty Trust is an international cultural and philanthropic institution that focuses on the visual arts in all their dimensions. Getty serves both the general public and a wide range of professional communities in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Through the work of the four Getty programs—the Museum, Research Institute, Conservation Institute, and Foundation—the Getty aims to further knowledge and nurture critical seeing through the growth and presentation of its collections and by advancing the understanding and preservation of the world's artistic heritage. The Getty pursues this mission with the conviction that cultural awareness, creativity, and aesthetic enjoyment are essential to a vital and civil society.

How to Apply: https://www.click2apply.net/W4epAZS7856qNhwpmHzEo1

Staff Designer, Foreign Policy

Job Description: Foreign Policy (FP) is seeking a versatile multiplatform designer and visual communicator to help build FP's brand identity across divisions. We're looking for someone at the intersection of design, marketing, and media who knows how to relay information that draws people in and engages them to stay using clean, compelling visuals. You'll work closely with the creative director and art director — in collaboration with events, podcast, marketing, and social media teams — to craft and iterate visuals to promote FP products. The role includes materials design and branding for our growing events, podcast, marketing, and FP Live divisions.

What you'll do:

• Brand identity: Iterate and improve FP's visual identity across departments, with an eye toward visuals that adhere to house standards while appeasing a diverse and growing roster of partners in the geopolitical, technology, and NGO space.

• Events materials creation: Design digital materials for events that anticipate platform-specific needs for use on ForeignPolicy.com, on social media, and during events and FP Live. (Experience producing assets for streaming events, video, and in-person large-scale installations is a bonus.)

Candidates must upload a design portfolio link or pdf. Submissions without relevant work samples will be disqualified.

Working at FP
We are located in Washington, D.C., and while we have a preference for candidates in the D.C. area, we are open to remote applicants. D.C.-based staff are required to work from the office at least one day a month, with all U.S.-based staff convening in D.C. four times a year. FP staff members are encouraged to take advantage of our “One Month From Anywhere” program to work from the location of their choice for one month each year.

Foreign Policy requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Foreign Policy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need

Job Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience producing content-based marketing materials for a media organization preferred.

• A strong design portfolio showcasing art and typographical hierarchy and logic.

• Demonstrated experience parsing and translating complicated information into understandable concepts and reader-friendly visuals across platforms.

• Proficiency with Adobe Suite products, especially Indesign, Photoshop, XD, and Illustrator.

• Attention to detail and proven record of project management.

• Ability to be self-led while collaborating closely and nimbly with a small team in a fast-paced news production environment will be essential to success in this role.

• Eligibility to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.

• Salary Range: $50,000 - $70,000

Type of Job: Design, Digital

City: Washington

State/Country: DC

Duration: Full-time

Company: Foreign Policy

About Our Company: Foreign Policy was founded in 1970 with the intention of leading a root-and-branch rethink of how the United States engages with other countries. We showcase the smartest ideas and analysis on global affairs, written by experts and practitioners of international relations. Although FP exists on many platforms—our website, quarterly print edition, award-winning podcasts, live events, and analytics division—we will always be first and foremost a magazine of politics and ideas, covering parts of the world undercovered in other English-language media and bringing a nuanced, global perspective to more familiar stories.

How to Apply: https://foreignpolicy.com/employment-opportunities/

Associate Art Director, Print & Digital, People Magazine

Job Description: People Magazine’s art department seeks a full time staff Associate AD to design print pages on the weekly as well as design motion graphics and other digital design work for our moving covers, projects for People.com and on our social media platforms. This position reports to the Design Director and on up to the Executive Creative Director with a dotted line to the Senior Digital Art Director.

What you’ll do: On an average week, you will design various pages of the print publication, ranging from more templated pages to free-form creative feature design. When it comes up (projects vary week to week) you will either assist or lead on the creative for motion graphics over our digital covers, animating type, creating animated shorts using imagery for our IG and FB accounts, creating graphics for the dot.com and social platforms and then switching gears back to print. You won’t be bored.

Job Requirements: 8+ years in the publishing business in a similar role or less if ready for advancement. Advanced knowledge of InDesign and AfterEffects is key. Proficiency in the entire Adobe Creative Suite is a bonus. We work in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Woodwing for Print; Adobe AfterEffects for animated type and graphics, and Figma, Miro and Greenhouse are our digital CMS programs and platforms, easily trainable if necessary on the latter.

The ideal candidate can shift between roles fluidly and swiftly, depending on the day. You’re flexible, good-humored, well-informed and fluent in the language of pop culture and high end publication design. You’re an excellent communicator, able to express yourself and your ideas to your colleagues in a forum where you’re often asked to collaborate and lead discussions around the best way to approach a page or a project. You are attuned to trends, ambitious about recognition for excellence across all our collaborative endeavors and you thrive in a fast paced daily news cycle. You have stamina and graciously pick up work when not busy (though that is rare), you work well under pressure and independently as well as welcome constructive criticism. An abiding passion for type play, color, and clever graphics is key to this role. And you are more than just faintly familiar with the world’s biggest magazine brand, you respect it, and “get it”.

Type of Job: Design

City: New York (hybrid)

State/Country: New York

Duration: Full-time

Company: Dotdash Meredith

About Our Company: Dotdash Meredith is America’s largest digital and print publisher and home to iconic brands such as PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, and many more.

How to Apply: Apply at the link: https://meredith.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/EXT/job/New-York--NY-225-Liberty/Associate-Art-Director_JR12265

Freelance Photo Editor, Harvard Business Review

Job Description: Harvard Business Review seeks a Freelance Photo Editor to assist with daily photo research.

Job Requirements: The Freelance Photo Editor supports the Senior Photo Editor in performing photo research for daily articles on Harvard Business Review’s homepage, in addition to designing custom image solutions, formatting social media posts for the art department’s Instagram page and performing daily administrative tasks related to maintaining the HBR voice and brand on digital platforms.

The right candidate will be resourceful, have a passion for all forms of photography, and have the ability to use found photography in creative and original ways to illustrate complex and often non-visual ideas.

This is an hourly and remote contractor position with a maximum of 15 hours per week.

What you’ll do:

• Perform photo research under daily deadlines, including licensing and formatting photos for web stories

• Create custom image solutions or manipulations for the web

• Upload images into WordPress, as well as organize and maintain databases of digital image files

• Reconceive imagery published in the print edition for social media

• Format headshots for the website as needed

What we’re looking for:

• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop is essential; Illustrator, After Effects as well as familiarity with WordPress is a plus). This includes understanding image file formats and formatting images for digital environments.

• Excellent photo research skills, and knowledge of Creative Commons Licensing and resources

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent time-management skills with an ability to meet deadlines and turn work around quickly

Type of Job: Photo

City: Remote

State/Country: Remote

Duration: Freelance

Company: Harvard Business Review

About Our Company: Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) is an idea-driven company with a commitment to improving the practice of management. We're a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University serving customers across three primary markets: educational institutions, corporations, and individual managers.

Harvard Business Review (HBR) is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

Contact Name: Sasha Patkin

Contact Email: sasha.patkin@hbr.org

How to Apply: Interested candidates can send a resume and portfolio to sasha.patkin@hbr.org

Senior Photo Editor, The Atlantic

Job Description: The Atlantic is looking for a Senior Photo Editor to join the newsroom. This role will primarily focus on photography for the print magazine, and provide support as needed on digital projects. The ideal candidate will be highly creative and a driven problem-solver with sound journalistic judgment and superb aesthetic taste. This candidate should have extensive research and assigning capabilities for photography in all genres, excellent communication skills, and deep industry knowledge.

The primary responsibilities will be to research, conceptualize, art direct, and commission or license photography for the print magazine (as well as all other platforms it will appear on), and to manage workflow and other photo logistics, including collaborating with the design and production teams on the translation of print photography to the website. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding and appreciation for photography and photojournalism. They should have a wide range of knowledge about photography and visual storytelling and be able to identify a diverse array of photographers globally to contribute to The Atlantic. They should be a clear communicator and team player, being highly collaborative while also able to independently oversee assignments from ideation through to completion. They should be detail oriented to ensure assignments meet our editorial standards on our timelines. The senior photo editor will report to the Director of Photography and work closely with the entire art department and the larger newsroom.

The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC and its affiliates ("The Atlantic") are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Job offers to work at The Atlantic are contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of reference checks and compliance with The Atlantic's COVID-19 vaccination policy. The Atlantic requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including subsequent boosters, and submit proof of vaccination status. Employees who cannot receive the vaccine because of a disability/medical contraindication or sincerely-held religious belief may request an accommodation (e.g., an exemption) to this requirement.

Job Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience working in a magazine photo department

• A deep understanding of conceptualizing, commissioning, art directing, and producing photoshoots; and of the legal issues related to publication of photography, including strong knowledge of photographic usage and copyright issues

• Close attention to detail and the ability to multitask

• A highly creative problem solver with strong collaborative skills and a solid understanding of relationships between the different departments of a magazine

• Ability to work under fast-paced deadlines

Type of Job: Photo

City: New York, NY / Washington, DC / Remote

State/Country: USA

Duration: Full-time

Company: The Atlantic

About Our Company: The Atlantic has, for more than 160 years, advanced ideas that matter and sparked global conversation on the most important issues of our time. We aim to bring clarity and original thinking to questions of consequence, on topics ranging from politics, the economy, and global affairs to technology, science, and culture. As the third-longest-running magazine in America, we find ourselves at a remarkable moment: one of both continuation and transformation, of upholding our legacy while continuously reinventing ourselves for the future.

How to Apply: Apply using this link: https://atlanticmedia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Senior-Photo-Editor_R471

Art Director, Flagship Publishing

Job Description: Experienced regional magazine designer? Come join the team at Flagship Publishing as Art Director and create some of America's most beloved regional magazines – Nebraska Life, Colorado Life, Utah Life, Maui Nō Ka 'Oi Magazine. Location for this job is option of three locations: Fort Collins, Colorado; Wailuku, Hawaii (Maui); or remote from your home office. As Art Director at Flagship Publishing you will:

• Shape the creative vision for our company and magazine brands.

• Produce four bimonthly titles, four calendars, annuals and book products.

• Lead and mentor a team of staff and contract designers.

• Provide art direction to staff and contract photographers.

• Execute smart designs and efficient workflows.

• Design covers, features and departments.

• Design brand and marketing collateral.

• Commission illustrations.

• Manage design and production budget.

• Manage production schedule.

• Lead publication redesigns.

• Create brand and publication design guidelines.

Job Requirements: These are the skills and attributes you will need to do this job well:

• Aesthetic eye for beauty that plays photography and engages the reader.

• Consummate student of art, design, typography, photography, media and magazines.

• Curiosity about the world, including culture, art, history, food and travel.

• 8+ years of magazine design experience, including as art director, senior designer or assistant art director.

• Bachelor or master's degree in art, design or similar field of study.

• Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and InCopy.

• Color theory, typography, and deep knowledge of magazine design styles.

• Layout storyboarding and draft design conceptualizations.

• Experience leading a team, managing budgets, and producing magazines in efficient production workflows.

• Collaborative team player.

• Honest, hardworking and a cheerful attitude.

Type of Job: Design

Location:  Fort Collins, Colorado; Wailuku, Hawaii (Maui); or remote from your home office.

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: Health insurance, paid vacation, sick/PTO, holidays, IRA retirement with company match, more.

Company: Flagship Publishing

About Our Company: Founded 2005, Flagship Publishing specializes in high-quality keepsake subscriber magazines, now reaching 500,000 readers in all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries. Our titles include Maui Nō Ka 'Oi Magazine, Nebraska Life, Colorado Life and Utah Life. Our company is privately owned by the Chris and Angela Amundson family.

How to Apply: Please apply email your resume, cover letter and link to your design portfolio to careers@flagshippublishing.com