Art Director Premium Publishing
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Art Director Premium PublishingJob Description
About The Team Dotdash Meredith Premium Publishing produces newsstand print titles and several quarterly premium subscription titles. The titles are predominantly focused on food holiday home and garden.
Job Profile Summary
Lay out and design all assigned pages for assigned magazines. Handle and understand all job duties including visual interpretation of story assignment art planning budgeting and photography art direction. All work must meet internal deadlines as well as external prepress schedules. Prepress production files must be complete and accurate. Additional design and photo tasks may be assigned for the broader Premium Publishing group by the Design Director. This position will have the potential to be clientfacing and must communicate effectively with all team members internal and external. In addition this position willoversee and manage contractors and freelancers.
Hybrid 3x a week Des Moines
Inoffice Expectations: This position is hybrid inoffice with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.
Job Summary Major goals and objectives.
Effectively design all assigned magazines/products and utilize software systems and organizational tools per company and group policy. Understand the consumer brand/client and visually interpret story assignments planning and photography. Continue to stay uptodate on software typography andpublishing trends.
Essential Job Functions
Weight
Accountabilities Actions and Expected Measurable Results
30
Story Concept Development: Works with Design Director department
Editors and/or clients to plan and conceptualize stories and magazine content. Communicates clearly and
organizes the visual approach of each story section and magazine. Place high priority on newsstand covers
maintaining standards set by the Newsstand team and EIC focusing on the target audience.
50
Layout: Design produce and execute layouts per brand standards and Design Directors vision. Maintain high quality and consistent graphic/typographic design throughout the magazine. Produce consistent charts information graphics and illustrations as required.
10
Photography Direction: Direct assigned photo shoots to ensure quality imagery for the magazine and/or clients. Work with design director photo editors and/or client to assign hire and contract photographers for produced shoots. Maintain budgets by negotiating and adhering to our dept. rate requirements.
5
Production Quality: Monitor and maintain all production deadlines for assigned titles. Stay uptodate on all software and processes to effectively keep work/magazines on deadline.
5
Service: Executes all additional duties as requested by the Design Director.
The Roles Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements:
Education:
4 year college degree
Experience:
8 years of professional design experience
Specific Knowledge Skills Certifications and Abilities:
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign InCopy Photoshop and Illustrator.
Should have basic knowledge of WoodWing.
Experience with InData helpful but not required.
Travel Required Approximate:
510
It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.Accommodation requests can be made by emailing .
The Company participates in the federal EVerify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the EVerify program please click here: Experience:
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