Creative Director, Washingtonian Magazine
/Job Description: Washingtonian is seeking an imaginative, collaborative, and relentlessly ambitious leader for its creative department. For 56 years, the award-winning city magazine for the Washington area has been a home for groundbreaking feature writing, essential service journalism, and arresting visual storytelling. We're looking for someone who can help us take the magazine to the next level, leading a high-caliber team of designers, photo editors, and staff photographers and overseeing all aspects of the brand's visual presence.
Official responsibilities include: brainstorming and designing covers, service packages and features, directing staff and freelance contributors, and managing workflow; working with editors on visually-driven story ideas; managing a budget; and working with the publisher to plan and assign ancillary publications.
Unofficial responsibilities include: helping create a freewheeling creative environment where staffers are encouraged to cook up ambitious ideas big and small; inspiring a talented team of designers who want to step up their game and editorial folks who want to better collaborate; setting and maintaining high visual standards; and having a lot of fun while doing so.
In addition to first-class design skills, our ideal Creative director would possess a large rolodex of artists and photographers who can help make our pages even more exciting. The Creative Director reports to the Editor-In-Chief, and daily collaboration is expected on all areas of brand development.
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
Accomplished print art director and designer with strong attention to detail and love and understanding of typography, design, illustration and photography
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to talk through editorial ideas in a lively, collaborative, and fast-paced environment
Nurture and develop an internal team of award-winning designers, art directors and photo editors
Have a strong network of industry connections with illustrators, designers and photographers
Works closely to implement designs across all brand platforms, including print, web and video
Manages budget and allocates spending for freelance, illustrations and photography
Proficiency in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop required; experience with K4 a plus.
Web based graphic design experience a plus
Must have a minimum of 5 years of magazine experience, a love of typography, a keen eye for complex page design and be a true team player.
Type of Job: Design
City: Washington
State/Country: DC
Duration: Full-Time
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k match
Company: Washingtonian Magazine
About Our Company: Washingtonian is the monthly magazine of the nation's capital. It ranks highly in market penetration among all city and regional magazines, with a paid circulation of 100,000+. Washingtonian is one of the nation's most respected and successful magazines, winning five National Magazine Awards, as well as SPD and CRMA awards.
Contact Name: Anna Savvidis
Contact Email: designjobs@washingtonian.com
How to Apply: Please send your cover letter, résumé, salary requirements, and samples (no larger than 10MB) or a link to your online portfolio to designjobs@washingtonian.com with 'Creative Director' in the subject line.
