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Job Description Summary
The Los Angeles Times is seeking an ambitious, imaginative and collaborative art director to join its award-winning creative department. We're looking for someone who can assist in designing layouts for our glossy entertainment magazine, The Envelope, and other print and digital sections as needed. The best candidates will be excited to challenge the existing rules of publication design. We want weird ideas and big thoughts - and to make something that truly reflects the creativity of Los Angeles and the people who live here.
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Job Description
We are looking for someone who has experience in editorial magazine design. You will be a key player on the features team whether helping to evolve The Envelope brand or bringing fresh ideas to our entertainment and lifestyle sections. Whatever the project, you'll ensure visual consistency across print and digital channels. If you love collaborative brainstorming and have the hands-on design and production skills to execute big ideas, we'd love to hear from you.
In this position, you will:
- Design and art-direct features and inside pages for weekly magazine or newspaper sections
- Assist with art-direction of photo shoots in fashion, style, still life and portraits
- Develop and maintain the style manual in conjunction with design directors
- Continue to grow our database of illustrators and photographers, with a focus on finding L.A.-based contributors
- Commission illustrators
- Coordinate projects for both digital and print
- Create and maintain organizational documents
- Design and art-direct for latimes.com and social channels as needed
- At least seven years of professional experience including magazine design
- A portfolio of work that demonstrates excellence in art-directing illustrations, typography and photography
- Strong multitasking, organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong working knowledge of design software such as CCI Newsgate (CUE), InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to design for digital stories and social media
- A history of designing and developing alternate story forms
- Effective at working in a team environment
Qualified candidates should submit a resume, cover letter and portfolio to Senior Deputy Design Director Faith Stafford at the apply link. Please note, the opportunity to attach additional documents appears on the third screen and is labeled "Upload."
The L.A. Times is an equal employment opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We actively work to create an inclusive environment where all of our employees can thrive. Explore our company history, achievement, values, mission and more on our career site.
The pay scale the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of the posting is $39.59 to $45.77 and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, experience, training, licenses, certifications, and other business or organizational needs. Compensation will be determined based on the above factors along with the requirements of the position. At the L.A. Times, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role. Please visit our career site to view the benefits available to our employees.
The Company is a mandatory vaccination employer for COVID-19 and its variants. The Company requires that its employees be fully vaccinated as of their start date. If you require a medical or religious accommodation, we will engage in the interactive process with you. Proof of vaccination will be required prior to start. If we make you an offer and you are not yet vaccinated, we will accommodate a delay in start date.
Thank you for your interest in joining our team at the Los Angeles Times! We look forward to reviewing your application.