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Art Director - Houston

Art Director, Houstonia Magazine, Houston Houstonia magazine has an immediate opening for art director. This is a senior position at an award-winning, 85,000-circulation publication dedicated to the highest standards in editorial and design, based in one of the nation's largest and most interesting cities. Responsibilities: The art director will set and maintain standards for all art content--design, photography, illustration and production--for Houstonia. Duties include design or design approval of magazine art content, assigning and editing photography and illustrations, and cultivating relationships with freelance photographers and illustrators. The art director will have a comprehensive creative vision: the ability to generate original concepts, a high level of design sophistication, a keen eye for photography, and exceptional typography skills. The ability to create images using infographics or typography is a must; the ability to illustrate, a plus. The art director will supervise the associate art director, manage workflow with monthly deadlines, work in daily collaboration with editorial and production teams, and execute occasional custom publishing projects. Experience: Five years of experience designing or art directing for a national or regional consumer magazine. Two years of experience hiring, managing, and mentoring designers; managing a budget; art directing; and producing photo shoots including portraits, food, fashion, and still and documentary photos. Skills: Education and technical background must include expert skills in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Web skills including design, video, and interactive media are a huge plus. Soul: We are looking for a magazine design geek who is fun to work with and is dedicated to channeling Houston's unique creative, quirky and diverse character into an expanding, multi-platform media brand. We live in an exceptional city and are committed to celebrating it and challenging it with the magazine it deserves.

Art Director

Responsibilities: The art director will set and maintain standards for all art content--design, photography, illustration and production--for Houstonia. Duties include design or design approval of magazine art content, assigning and editing photography and illustrations, and cultivating relationships with freelance photographers and illustrators. The art director will have a comprehensive creative vision: the ability to generate original concepts, a high level of design sophistication, a keen eye for photography, and exceptional typography skills. The ability to create images using infographics or typography is a must; the ability to illustrate, a plus. The art director will supervise the associate art director, manage workflow with monthly deadlines, work in daily collaboration with editorial and production teams, and execute occasional custom publishing projects.

Associate Art Director - Portland

SagaCity Media has an opening in its Portland office for an Associate Art Director to work in our Custom, Mountain, and/or Bridal divisions. The Associate Art Director will join our design team to help develop and produce art content--publication design, photography, illustration, layouts--for several of SagaCity's Custom clients and/or our own Mountain and Bridal publications.

Associate Art Director

SagaCity Media, Inc. is seeking a self-motivated, meticulous, team-player for an immediate opening in the position of Associate Art Director in our Custom Media division. The Associate Art Director will join our Custom team to help develop and produce art content--publication design, photography, illustration, and layouts--for several of SagaCity's Custom clients.

Art Director

SagaCity Media has an opening in its Seattle office for an art director to work in our Custom Media division. The art director will join our Custom team to help develop and produce art content--publication design, photography, illustration, and layouts--for several of SagaCity's Custom clients. Duties include: working with the creative team to set a vision for publications; assigning, producing, or sourcing photography and illustrations; designing magazine pages; developing maps, charts, and other information graphics; and managing freelance art relationships and project budgets. The candidate must have the ability to conceive and execute original designs, a keen eye for photography, exceptional typography skills, and fastidious attention to detail. The candidate must also be able to work effectively in daily collaboration with internal editorial, production, and design teams, and must maintain close working relationships with external clients. Candidates should be comfortable managing projects from end to end, including presenting and acting as the design point person to external clients, creating comprehensive schedules, and other tasks as needed to ensure all project milestones are met.

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