Associate Art Director

Houstonia is unique: a news, entertainment and information source as smart, exciting and vital as the people who call Houston home. Each month we canvass the nation’s fourth largest city in search of the newsmakers and tastemakers, people who are changing the way we eat, play, dress and think. Chock-full of timely, engaging stories, as well as spectacular photography and cutting-edge design, our goal is a signature mix of in-depth news stories, provocative essays, and guides to the best of the city that no Houstonian can live without. Houstonia is published by SagaCity Media.

The Associate Art Director position is responsible for designing editorial layouts and digital art for online and social media for narrative and service features, regularly appearing departments and involves assigning photography and illustrations,

Job outline:

• Design and produce department and feature layouts for the quarterly magazine
• Meet with editors and art director to collaborate, communicate, and present ideas
• Flow copy from word document to InDesign and typeset using paragraph style sheets
• Pivot from project to project; for example, designing an editorial layout, creating a social media graphic, commissioning illustrations or photography, etc.
• Coordinate photo shoots for feature stories
• Recruit freelance photographers, illustrators, and other artists
• Assist editors with graphics for digital content
• Create illustrations for digital or print
• Animation of illustrated content for digital
• Coordinate with contacts for pickup art
• Photograph subjects, locations, food, etc. for print and digital
• Create maps and infographics
• Assist Production Manager in production of finalized pages to export, send and approve proofs from printer
• Compile, organize and prepare all finalized PDF files for archive
• Compile and prepare content from the finalized quarterly magazine and upload via the CMS platform for digital

Qualifications:

• 3 – 5 years of successful design experience at a consumer magazine
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Ability to create information graphics or typography
• Strong design sensibility
• Proven track record as a team player
• High proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator)
• Experience with Digital Publishing Suite
• Web skills including design, video and interactive media are preferred
• Creative vision
• Ability to generate original concepts
• High level of design sophistication
• Keen eye for photography
• Exceptional typography skills
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced team environment
• Must be detail-oriented and set high standards for accuracy
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills required
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of all employee and company information

Location: This opportunity is open to candidates willing to perform work from the state of Texas.

SagaCity Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and bases all hiring and employment decisions solely upon an individual’s qualifications relating to the requirements of the position for which they are being considered, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap or disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law. All are encouraged to apply. Should you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please email hr@sagacitymedia.com with subject line “Accommodation Request – Associate Art Director Position”

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