Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Report directly to the Senior Magazine Art Director
• Responsible for hands-on design of magazine page layout including creation of various charts, infographics and tables as needed
• Collaborate regularly with magazine editorial and production staffs to conceptualize overall visual presentation of magazine stories
• Create and maintain magazine templates, style sheets, libraries & other design-critical assets
• Traffic and track status of all magazine pages through the inter-departmental magazine workflow – involves working with Editorial, Freelancers, Advertising, Photo Agencies, and Production Department
• Ensure consistency of style throughout magazine on a page-to-page and month-by-month basis
• Magazine photo editing (selecting and finding appropriate images within budgetary constraints)
• Responsible for performing and/or directing photo retouching, color correction
• Assign photo shoots/illustrations to freelance contributors on an infrequent basis

Responsibilities:

• Occasional design of company health and financial newsletters, including creation of various charts and tables as needed
• Occasional design of in-house/subsidiary print ads and marketing collateral, including logos, letterheads, envelopes, one-sheets, power point presentations
• Potential design of product packaging (Medix) and book exteriors and covers (Humanix)
• Potential design of brochures and special reports
• Potential illustration in a variety of media
• Potential in-house photography for marketing/editorial purposes
• Infrequent creation of web banner ads for all subsidiaries and marketing departments
• Perform other duties that may be assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Software mastery must be present in the following platforms/applications: MAC OS, Adobe Creative Suite (with particular emphasis on In Design, Photoshop, Illustrator), Microsoft Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Popular web browser.
• Software competence must be present in the following applications: MS Office (particular emphasis on MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint), In Copy (an In Design plug-in that allows multiple users to simultaneously access text files within In Design documents)
• A bachelor’s degree in graphics design or related field is strongly preferred
• 4-5 years of experience in print/publication design is strongly preferred
• High attention to detail and the ability to audit own work for accuracy and quality
• The proven ability to work independently, be self-motivated and results-oriented but still be an excellent team member capable of collaboration and taking direction.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, high-energy environment that requires the ability to multi-task and implement high priority initiatives
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, planning, project management and time-management skills with individuals at both peer and management levels
• A creative thinker able to develop new ideas for growing reach and impact