Job Description

GRAPHIC DESIGNER PUBLISHING                                                                                                       JOB PURPOSE Responsible for creating various projects for multiple brand assignments including editorial pages, templates, advertising, and for coordinating ad submissions, creating issue book map while ensuring that all projects are produced in accordance within design guidance and schedule requirements.    SCOPE OF INFLUENCE Direct internal client group: Design Director, Senior Graphic Designers and teams that include primarily editorial, as well as sales, operations and project management.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produces and designs publication pages for assigned brands as directed.  
• Collaborates with sales and operations teams to validate, enter and update advertising order details. Prepares ad materials, ad reports, calculates book sizes, and creates issue maps.  
• Tracks, assembles and places all ad material for the issue, ensuring expected quality levels. 
• Develops advertising for classified ad sections. 
• Collaborates with Senior Art Directors and other editorial staff to produce design concepts and apply them to copy layout, charts, graphs, illustrations, and other visual communication design. 
• Evaluates, maintains and uses the templates and graphic styles for assigned publication(s) based on established standards and policies.
• Designs special needs including supplements, special sections, custom projects, web slideshows and collateral marketing projects.
• Prepares and deploys related digital edition products. 
• Ensures arrangement of design layout based on available space, knowledge of layout principles, and aesthetic design concepts.
• Develops, maintains, and utilizes knowledge of industry and trends, competitive environment, and editorial vision of assigned brands(s).
• Coordinates and directs workflow to ensure that work is routed to the proper destination within specified time frames; ensures consistent on-time performance.
• Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Four-year college degree in graphic design, visual communication or other relevant course of study.
• Solid working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud software (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), along with computer drawing, illustration, layout, and photo editing skills.  
• In-depth understanding of visual communication and design, including color theory, 2D/3D design, visual organization/composition, information hierarchy, aesthetics, typography, and use of symbols.  
• Demonstrated project management skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and excellent organizational skills and ability to work in a deadline-oriented environment.  
• Demonstrates the ability to identify and solve problems quickly, decisively, and independently.

Additional Information

MJH Life Sciences provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. All employees of MJH Life Sciences are employed “At Will.” This means that either the employee or the Company is free to end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause and with or without notice.