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Design Director, Atlanta magazine

Design Director

Guerrero Howe is a media company that recognizes, promotes, and develops great executives. At the center of everything we do are the executives we serve. These individuals trust us to help cultivate their personal brand, and we help them capture their experiences and insights to build better teams, better businesses, and a better world. Founded in 2006, Guerrero Howe publishes Hispanic Executive, Advantage, Profile, American Builders Quarterly, Sync, Modern Counsel, American Healthcare Leader and runs the Alumni Society. Guerrero Howe marks great design as a foundation for our success as a business. We're looking for a design director to build on and continue our award-winning print magazine legacy and lead our team of designers as we embark on our digital evolution. This individual will lead a team of seven designers to continue to push the quality and effectiveness of our products, from executive magazines to niche events.  The ideal candidate will have a track record of success in design, and will be motivated to impart their experience to other designers to help them grow and develop. S/he will work to make Guerrero Howe a talent hotspot for the design community of Chicago, a renowned employer for furthering design careers. In addition, s/he will always tie our design team's work to our business objectives, creating a team of designers who aren't just great experts in design, but are business savvy, as well. PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Leads, manages, and holds design staff accountable for meeting all deadlines while creating effective products Effectively communicates the company's vision and strategies to design staff in a timely manner Effectively establishes visual communication best practices and processes across all products and platforms Ensures timely and effective coaching, training, and performance management to design staff Ensures appropriate staffing levels are maintained to meet objectives Complies with established company work rules, policies, and procedures Actively engages with other members of the company to continuously strive to improve processes, create efficiencies, and reduce cost Cooperatively takes on other duties, roles, or responsibilities as assigned BENEFITS INCLUDE: 18 paid PTO days 9 paid holidays UnitedHealthcare health insurance BCBSIL voluntary dental VSP voluntary vision 401(k) RTA/CTA tax-free dollars program Pet-friendly office Divvy corporate membership Corporate gym memberships Chicago Athletic Clubs Casual dress Leadership development program

Design Director, Atlanta Magazine

Description: Atlanta magazine is looking for a Design Director, who will be responsible for the overall look of the Atlanta magazine brand, spanning print, digital, and social media. S/he will collaborate with, supervise, and inspire a three-person art staff to create a magazine each month that is visually inviting, provocative, sophisticated, and commercial. The design director will touch, directly or indirectly, every edit page of the magazine, from the tiniest photo credit to a 16-page service package stuffed (engagingly) with dozens of elements. Beyond the monthly main magazine, s/he will also oversee the design of our ancillary edit-produced publications, including our quarterly shelter book, HOME magazine.

Job responsibilities: Working with the editor-in-chief and Emmis editorial director to conceive and execute compelling and commercial covers • Overseeing and implementing any future redesign of the magazine • Clearly and promptly communicating assignments to contributing photographers, illustrators and graphic artists • Using a limited budget in creative ways • Working closely with different departments to ensure a timely close of each issue • Finding ways to tell stories graphically and in unconventional and non-linear ways • Leading brainstorming sessions, suggesting heds and deks, and coming up with story ideas • Planning, alongside the editor-in-chief and section editors, for future covers and coverage • Nurturing and cultivating a deep roster of contributing photographers, illustrators and graphic artists • Directing photo shoots as appropriate.

Director of Design, National Geographic

National Geographic is now seeking applications for a Director of Design. The Director of Design will lead National Geographic's design team in the presentation of the magazine's flagship storytelling across all print and digital platforms. This person will help National Geographic continue to set the standard for visual journalism around the world. This includes honoring the authenticity and rigorous commitment to excellence that members have come to expect from us while pushing on new approaches and new media to bring our stories to the next generations of members.

Design Director, Coastal Living

The Position: Design Director, Coastal Living Location: Birmingham, AL Time Inc. is one of the largest branded media companies in the world. The company reaches more than 130 million people globally each month across multiple platforms, with influential brands like Time, People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Real Simple, Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine and Wallpaper. Our Birmingham AL location is home to our well-known Coastal Living, Southern Living, Cooking Light, MyRecipes.com and Oxmoor brands. About Birmingham: This southern city is in the midst of a cultural renaissance. It's not about barbecue; it's not about cool coffee joints; it's not about reclaimed urban green space; it's not about converted loft neighborhoods; it's not about new restaurant, bar, shop, and gallery openings; it's not about music, art, and film festivals. It's about all of that, and so much more. Best of all: you can enjoy everything the city has to offer and a high quality of life. Thanks to short commute times and mild weather (think year-round outdoor living). The Job: Do you love gorgeous homes, delicious food, sunny travel, inspiring people, and warm-weather style? Are you passionate about a coastal lifestyle? Do you have a knack for seeing the big picture outlook while also obsessing over the smallest of details? Do you art direct your world, from your home to your outfit? If your answer to these questions is a resounding yes, then read on for details about the Coastal Living Design Director. The Design Director is a senior member of the management team, the visual authority of the staff. S/he will work with the Editor and Style Director to create, define, and execute visual strategy for all content for Coastal Living. You will: • Oversee all design direction. Ensure that overall look and feel of the brand products is appealing to both consumer and advertising audiences. • Assist in shaping editorial direction. Collaborate with editor, style director executive editor, and managing editor to generate editorial content mix, relying heavily on brand awareness and brand filter. Work closely with editors and the art department to reinforce brand mission through story design. • Manage and mentor members of the art and photo departments and freelance designers. Coach them in all things "coastal"; share resources; and help them find solutions when questions and challenges arise. Serve as a first line of approval for their work product. • Design and art direct content. Design all covers and certain features; art direct photo shoots when needed. • Facilitate communication. Help serve as a liaison between editorial, art, and photo departments. • Ensure consistency of brand design across all sections and platforms. • Know the landscape. Monitor competitors for ideas and talent. You have: • 7-10 years of art direction experience at a magazine, catalogue, or other relevant business • The ability to navigate adversity and anticipate issues before they arise • Clear communication skills, a detail-oriented approach, consistent execution and overall reliability • A passion for what you do; your enthusiasm for your work is contagious • A deep understanding of and finely honed filter for the brand

Design Director- Chicago Magazine

Chicago magazine is seeking a dynamic Design Director to lead the visual direction of this 44-year-old brand across all platforms: an award-winning monthly print magazine, a popular and fast-growing website, and a recently relaunched tablet app. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-paced and creative environment, leading a sharp and talented staff to create powerful visual content in a city full of great stories. Responsibilities: •Lead visual direction of brand across all platforms, as well as take lead role in visual branding as it relates to all marketing and promotional materials. •Lead four-person design staff (including photo editor), coaching their development and creative growth. In addition, hire and develop freelance talent as needed. •Develop and set standards for photography, illustration and graphic storytelling. •Manage freelance and photography budgets. •Take active role in brand strategy and growth •Lead development of any and all new products as they relate to brand expansion.

Design Director - Chicago Magazine

Chicago magazine is seeking a dynamic Design Director to lead the visual direction of this 44-year-old brand across all platforms: an award-winning monthly print magazine, a popular and fast-growing website, and a recently relaunched tablet app. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-paced and creative environment, leading a sharp and talented staff to create powerful visual content in a city full of great stories. Chicago magazine and chicagomag.com spur intelligent conversation about the city's influencers, zeitgeist-defining trends, and civic controversies through award-winning long-form journalism. Just as important, we help our readers live better by covering the best in the arts, dining, style, and more.

Design Director, Atlanta Magazine Custom Media

Atlanta magazine is currently seeking a confident, hard-working, self-motivated individual to lead the art department of the magazine's custom media division (AMCM). Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Designing the annual Georgia Travel Guide and two biannual issues of Southbound magazine, our regional travel publication, as well as supporting collateral for those titles; duties include finalizing lineup, assigning and art directing photo shoots, soliciting photography, designing layouts, print production, color correction, and proofing • Working closely with editors to create and oversee overall look of all titles in the portfolio; producing and presenting comps for new publications to clients • Reviewing work of staff and contract designers • Hiring and managing contributing photographers and illustrators • Coordinating with production and AMCM editorial staffs to ensure deadlines are met

Design Director- Chicago Magazine

•Lead visual direction of brand across all platforms, as well as take lead role in visual branding as it relates to all marketing and promotional materials. •Lead four-person design staff (including photo editor), coaching their development and creative growth. In addition, hire and develop freelance talent as needed. •Develop and set standards for photography, illustration and graphic storytelling. •Manage freelance and photography budgets. •Take active role in brand strategy and growth •Lead development of any and all new products as they relate to brand expansion.

Design Director

Chicago magazine is seeking a dynamic Design Director to lead the visual direction of this 44-year-old brand across all platforms: an award-winning monthly print magazine, a popular and fast-growing website, and a recently relaunched tablet app. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-paced and creative environment, leading a sharp and talented staff to create powerful visual content in a city full of great stories. Chicago magazine and chicagomag.com spur intelligent conversation about the city's influencers, zeitgeist-defining trends, and civic controversies through award-winning long-form journalism. Just as important, we help our readers live better by covering the best in the arts, dining, style, and more. Responsibilities: •Lead visual direction of brand across all platforms, as well as take lead role in visual branding as it relates to all marketing and promotional materials. •Lead four-person design staff (including photo editor), coaching their development and creative growth. In addition, hire and develop freelance talent as needed. •Develop and set standards for photography, illustration and graphic storytelling. •Manage freelance and photography budgets. •Take active role in brand strategy and growth •Lead development of any and all new products as they relate to brand expansion.

Design Director

Design Director Job Description Fairchild Fashion Media, which includes WWD, Footwear News, Beauty Inc, M and Fairchild Summits, is seeking a talented Design Director, Marketing in our New York offices. The Design Director is responsible for overseeing visual direction for all print and digital branding, events, and promotional materials as well as managing a dynamic design department. Responsibilities: • Manage and participate in ideation, creation and delivery of: o Branding ads (print and digital) o Custom creative for advertising clients (digital and print) o High-impact proprietary ad units (digital and print) o Event design for high-end summits and events (including brand identity, event design, and collateral) o Videos/sizzle reels o PPT and Keynote presentations • Oversee day-to-day operations of Design department including managing team of designers and freelancers. Must have: • 5-7 years of design experience (at least 2 of which should be direct management experience) • Risk-taking in design, pushes past the obvious to make something outstanding • Strong grasp of user interface design, brand development, digital marketing/advertising and creative processes • Strong management experience • Strong conceptual thinker who is prolific with ideas • Have excellent knowledge of Adobe CC, PowerPoint and Keynote • Be a positive and collaborative team member and leader who inspires passion, dedication, and excellence from others • Ego-free. Invites feedback and knows how and when to defend design choices • Have solid organizational skills and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with pixel-perfect execution from beginning to completion • Web and multimedia skills a plus - HTML 5, flash, aftereffects, etc. About The Company: Fairchild Fashion Media, with publications like Women's Wear Daily (WWD) and Footwear News (FN), produces the publications of record for senior fashion executives, providing an insider's perspective on top news, trends and strategies. Fairchild publications keep businesses a step ahead on the retailing, manufacturing and financial aspects of the global women's and men's fashion, retail and beauty communities and the consumer media that cover the market. Fairchild Fashion Media is owned by Penske Media Corporation (PMC) - a leading digital media, publishing, and information services company founded in 2003. PMC engages with thriving audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media - reaching more than 140 million consumers monthly (comScore, 2014), and was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States. With the preeminence of its brands, PMC is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, publishing more than 20 digital brands, including an extensive joint venture in India with ZEEtv, as well as 40 annual events/conferences and a dynamic research and emerging data business. PMC brands include Fairchild Fashion Media, PMC Studios, Deadline.com Variety Magazine, Variety.com, CricketCountry.com, HollywoodLife, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, @hollywood, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. To Apply: Please send an email to careers@pmc.com with a cover letter & resume and, as applicable, work samples.

Digital Design Director

Digital Design Director Provide guidance, direction and ensure design/UX consistency on all Wall Street Journal newsroom initiatives. Working with the Global Visual Editor, help shape the visual voice of The Wall Street Journal.Create experience and visual style guides geared towards visual and non-visual staffers. Mentor and develop digital design and experience skills among less-experienced visual colleagues.

Editorial Design Director

22nd Century Media, LLC, has an immediate opening for a full-time in-house production coordinator/editorial designer. This position will focus on coordinating and assisting with the editorial design of our 14 community newspapers, production of annual community guides for local chambers of commerce, coordinating file delivery/proofing with print vendors, and assisting with the production of marketing material and other projects as requested.

Design Director

SAN FRANCISCO MAGAZINE is seeking a creative, resourceful, fast, flexible, low-drama, low-ego, high-sophistication design director to join its smart and scrappy (read: small) editorial staff. The design director oversees the visual strategy for every aspect of this National Magazine Award-winning title, best known for its longform investigative stories, its authoritative service journalism, and its smart, provocative, irreverent tone. This is a hands-on position: the design director will not just be overseeing a bunch of minions; she/he will be designing features and front-of-book departments; collaborating closely with the editor-in-chief and art and photography directors; conceptualizing and generating design approaches; assigning (or creating) infographics, illustrations, and charts; following layouts through all phases of production; overseeing color correction; managing production assistants; and shipping files. The candidate should be a magazine junkie; should have a East Coast work ethic and West Coast love of experimentation; and should enjoy working with a bunch of San Francisco characters. The Design Director needs a high level of design sophistication; a near-encyclopedic knowledge of past and current design trends; a good feeling for typography; a hefty Rolodex of illustrators and photographers; and a natural-born instinct for visual storytelling. Must be able to handle large packages with design consistency, flair, and a sense of toughness and/or humor.

Design Director, Boston magazine

Boston magazine is looking for a design director who will be responsible for the overall look of the Boston magazine brand, spanning print, digital, and social media. S/he will collaborate with, supervise, and inspire a three-person art staff to create a magazine each month that is visually inviting, provocative, and appealing to a broad audience. S/he will also oversee the home design quarterly and the twice-annual weddings magazine. Job responsibilities include: • Creating original layouts for the magazine's features and departments • Working closely with the editors to conceive and execute eye-catching covers • Leading brainstorming sessions, suggesting heds and deks, and developing story and package ideas • Cultivating and nurturing a deep roster of contributing photographers, illustrators, and graphic artists • Directing photo shoots as appropriate • Mentoring a young and eager team of in-house designers.

Design Director, Seventeen

•Along with the Creative Director, responsible for managing/art directing a team of 3 designers. •Overseeing the design of the front-of-book and features well. This includes: -working with designers to sketch out the entire issue and present this plan to the Editor-In-Chief -daily reviews of layouts in-progress •Design for Love, Health, and back-of-book pages, plus design for special celebrity sections and well features •Planning and on-set art direction for lifestyle, guy celebrity, room décor, food, and fitness shoots. •Editing film for use in features stories. •Attend daily art meetings with Editor-in-Chief when Creative Director is out •Design contact for production issues (creation of pages templates, workflow issues)

Deputy Design Director, People

With breathtaking efficiency, People Magazine produces not only the weekly magazine, but 12 one-shot special newsstand and subscriber issues including People Country throughout the year; books, special design projects and prototype product launches are also part of the mix. We cover extraordinarily broad range of topics including breaking news and human interest, gossip, celebrity and hero profiles, fashion, food, entertainment, crime and beauty. People is looking for a dynamic and autonomous Deputy Design Director to deliver meaningful visual content to an audience of more than 43 million readers. The candidate will assist in executing the look and feel of our brand, and work closely with the design director to package exciting, compelling content across People's print and digital products. The candidate must be a confident, curious, self-starter, prepared to lead the art direction of select special packages and one-shots - and calmly guide a design assistant in the execution. We want a leader who collaborates: the Deputy Design Director co-manages a team of 10+ staff and freelance art directors, works with the production director and iPad teams to coordinate and manage scheduling, and assists the team on tight deadlines. This position coordinates with the co-Deputy Design Director on coverage for the Design Director, designs covers in her absence, and must be ready to step in at a moment's notice to run the show. We are looking for a killer designer who is outspoken, sensitive, problem-solving, educated, good with writing lines and editing copy when needed, punctual, enthusiastic and approachable; an articulate teacher and responsive listener. Though no human is without ego, the ideal candidate checks theirs at the door and looks for clever and effective ways to achieve both visual greatness and mass-consumer approachability without sacrificing integrity or taste. Anyone considering applying for this job must submit a portfolio (online preferred) tailored to the type of content we cover and a letter with something about yourself along with your CV in order to be considered for an interview. If you're in consideration for the job, expect a design test, and you'll be asked to submit a few written recommendations from your previous employers or colleagues.

Design Director, Atlanta Magazine

Atlanta magazine is looking for a Design Director, who will be responsible for the overall look of the Atlanta magazine brand, spanning print, digital, and social media. S/he will collaborate with, supervise, and inspire a two-person art staff to create a magazine each month that is visually inviting, provocative, and commercial. The design director will touch, directly or indirectly, every edit page of the magazine, from the tiniest photo credit to a 16-page service package stuffed with dozens of elements. One of the first orders of business? A redesign of the magazine that the design director will lead. Job responsibilities include: • Working with the editor and editorial director to conceive and execute compelling and commercial covers. • Overseeing and implementing a redesign of the magazine. • Clearly communicating assignments to contributing photographers, illustrators and graphic artists • Finding ways to tell stories graphically and in unconventional and non-linear ways • Leading brainstorming sessions, suggesting heds and deks, and coming up with story ideas • Nurturing and cultivating a deep roster of contributing photographers, illustrators and graphic artists • Directing photo shoots as appropriate.

Creative Director/Designer

The creative director will help shape the look of the daily fashion blog. Responsibilities will include working with the photo and fashion editors to create market features and crafting visual conceits and signposting for fashion news, pop culture, and relationships features. 5-7 years at a major fashion publication or e-commerce site and strong online experience preferred. Must be extremely proficient with sillo-ing still-life photography and be willing to experiment with non-traditional layouts.

Design Director

Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines are currently seeking a talented and enthusiastic Design Director. This person will be responsible for a monthly magazine, our bi-annual Buyer's Guide, special issues, a bi-monthly magazine, instructional DVDs and marketing materials. This person will manage the day-to-day workflow of the magazines and act as a liaison to Edit, Sales, Marketing and Production departments. This is a hands-on position that involves designing covers, features and department pages as well as preparing files for print production and digital formats.

Design Director

Boston magazine is on the hunt for America's next great design director. Do you have passion, creativity, and talent to burn? Then we want to hear from you. We're looking for someone to oversee the art direction of our award-winning suite of publications: Boston magazine, Boston Home, and Boston Weddings. You must be an accomplished graphic designer, with superior typographic and art-direction skills, great attention to detail, a proven ability to manage, and a clear, elegant, and sophisticated creative vision.

User Experience Leader (aka design director) in Michigan

As the User Experience Leader, your mission will be to take the design of MLive Media Group's eight-plus Michigan newspapers to the next level. You will be developing cutting-edge designs that can span print, digital and other emerging platforms. You will rely on your extensive background to elevate MLive Media Group's design. 

The Boston Globe Digital Design Director

The Boston Globe is looking for a creative, organized leader to head the design and development team for our two websites.

BostonGlobe.com is a subscription site launched in 2011 featuring groundbreaking responsive design. It was named "World's Best Designed Website" by the Society for News Design. Boston.com, our free site, is the sixth-largest newspaper-related website in the country. The Globe is a relaxed, un-hierarchical place to work; the kind of environment where someone with ideas and energy can have real impact.

Online Art Director~Men's Health and Women's Health

Rodale Inc. is currently seeking an Online Art Director responsible for developing and maintaining the visual design for Men's Health and Women's Health Online. This position is also responsible for providing art direction for the design staff as well as leadership and the implementation of design best practices. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, self-starter with a demonstrated passion for design on a personal and professional level. Rodale has made a positive difference in the lives of millions of people.  Perhaps we'll make a difference in yours. Discover this career opportunity and more at www.rodaleinc.com

Design Director

The Design Director reports to the Creative Director and is responsible for designing covers, cover stories, special packages, and features. The position requires a strong, organized leader who can confidently art direct the magazine and manage the workflow of the art department. The design director collaborates closely with the photo and edit departments to ensure a consistent visual identity for the magazine and special projects. This position requires someone who can work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment, is able to multi-task and meet daily production deadlines. Responsibilities: * Work closely with creative team to conceptualize, research and plan visuals for magazine. * Manage and direct art department staff. Responsible for hiring and training of new employees, including freelancers.. * Responsible for daily workflow and layout reviews * Work with photo/edit/production staff to monitor and meet all production and shipping deadlines * Work with pre-press vendor to review color correction * Work with production and art depts. to ensure quality control on designs

Design Director - HONOLULU Magazine

HONOLULU Magazine seeks a Design Director to head the magazine's art department. This team leader's role will vary from management duties to the most hands-on production processes. The Design Director leads and supervises the design of HONOLULU Magazine, HONOLULU Family Magazine, HONOLULU Shops Waikiki magazine, all the companion digital editions, websites and email newsletters, custom publishing projects and branding collateral.
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Design Director

Us Weekly Magazine seeks a Design Director. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, Integrated Marketing, the Design Director will be responsible for the conception, design, and execution of innovative visual materials for the integrated marketing department. Such materials will include custom advertorial sections, comps, and all marketing and event collateral. The ideal candidate will possess keen conceptual and design skills, be able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously, and bring tremendous dedication, creativity and passion to the magazine. They must be self-motivated with a positive attitude and have strong communications skills. Responsibilities will also include managing freelancers in a supervisory role. Qualifications: The role of Design Director at Us Weekly requires at least 7 years of experience and formal design training with exceptional conceptual, typographical and design skills. Mastery of InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator are a must. A combination of print and web experience is ideal. An understanding of Flash, motion graphic and interactive design is a big plus.

Design team leader

Gannett's Phoenix Design Studio is looking for a team leader to manage production of two newspapers (and their related products) and supervise the work of 10-12 designers. Candidates must have prior newspaper experience, managing deadlines, conceptualizing work and directing the efforts of others. Management experience is preferred, but not mandatory for the right candidate. Our mantra is to work hard, have fun, be creative and bring energy each day. The job will entail occasional travel to the papers you are responsible for. Interested parties should contact Tracy Collins, studio director, tacollins@gannett.com.

Publication Design Director

Journal Communications, a Franklin-TN based company, has an opening for a Publication Design Director to oversee the design of our publications. This is a hands-on position, involving direction to execution. Job Responsibilities: • Direct new publication designs, execute as needed, manage handover to team graphic designers. • Evolve existing publication designs. • Collaborate with content and photography teams across our segments: Agribusiness Publishing, Chamber Publishing, Economic Development Publishing, and Travel Guides. • Collaborate with and present new publication designs to clients and company executives. (Some travel required.) • Direct the design work of team graphic designers and freelancers, managing freelancer relationships • Hands on magazine production, as a part of design team.

Art Director/Graphic Designer for Luxury Lifestyle Magazine

A luxury lifestyle magazine is looking for a freelance art director/graphic designer who is experienced in designing for fashion oriented and/or luxury lifestyle magazines.

Web Designer for Media Non-Profit

Cinema Politica, the world's largest campus-based documentary screening project, is looking for a web designer. Our current site is now two years old, which of course is more like 8 years old in web-reality, and we are ready for a change. We have a web-geek to do the back-end (which is Drupal) but we need a creative, media-savvy designer who can design a new site for us that foregrounds our media and makes it generally more sexy and more user-friendly.