We are looking for an experienced Senior Graphic Designer with a flair for contemporary magazine layouts and a vision for integrating digital interactivity. In this role, you’ll create high-quality, engaging layouts, optimise content for online viewing, and incorporate interactive elements to enhance the reader experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Contemporary Magazine Layouts & Design: Lead the design of visually captivating magazine layouts that align with brand standards and elevate reader engagement.
- Digital Platform Management: Prepare and upload finalised magazine files to our digital platform, ensuring all content is properly formatted and accessible (training provided).
- Interactive Design Elements: Incorporate interactive digital components such as video, audio, GIFs, and animations within magazine layouts to capitalise on the digital format, creating a rich and immersive reader experience.
- CMS & Workflow System Coordination: Use our CMS and workflow tools to organise and streamline design projects, ensuring timely and efficient project progression (training provided).
- Creative Direction and Brand Consistency: Work closely with editorial and content teams to maintain a consistent visual identity across all publications and recommend improvements to design strategies.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure all designs are high-quality, on-brand, and free from errors, maintaining the highest standards across all projects.
- Trend Analysis and Innovation: Stay current with industry design trends, integrating new ideas and tools that can enhance our publications.
- Client Collaboration and Team Leadership: Engage with multiple clients to understand their brand needs, delivering tailored design solutions. Mentor junior designers and contribute to team development and collaborative brainstorming sessions.
- Ad Hoc Design Requests: Deliver on ad hoc design requests as required.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field.
- Experience: At least 3+ years in graphic design. Experience with a portfolio that demonstrates experience in magazine or publication design is highly regarded.
- Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), with a strong understanding of design principles, typography, and layout.
- Digital Platform Experience: Familiarity with digital publications and formats is highly regarded. Training on uploading and managing publications on our digital platform will be provided.
- Interactive Media Skills: Knowledge of interactive design tools or elements that can integrate audio, video, and animations into digital publications.
- CMS & Workflow Systems: Basic experience with content management and workflow systems (training will be provided).
- Project Management: Excellent organisational skills, capable of managing multiple client projects, meeting deadlines, and adapting to new priorities.
- Attention to Detail: Strong commitment to quality control, ensuring flawless design execution.
Key Competencies:
- Creative and Innovative Thinking: Ability to develop fresh, engaging designs that resonate with readers and effectively meet client goals.
- Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication skills, with an ability to work closely with internal teams, clients, and external stakeholders.
- Problem-Solving: Solutions-oriented with a proactive approach to refining and enhancing designs.
- Time Management: Exceptional organisational skills to efficiently manage multiple design projects simultaneously.
