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Deputy Art Director, Millie Magazine

Job Description: Millie magazine is seeking a dynamic Deputy Art Director to join our team. The Deputy Art Director will work directly with the Creative Director and be instrumental in planning and designing department and feature pages; producing photo shoots; commissioning original artwork; and developing Millie branding across multiple platforms.

Job Requirements:
Responsibilities:

  • Plan, design, and build layouts of magazine department sections and feature packages

  • Contribute to and collaborate on photo plans for print, digital and social content

  • Art direct and oversee photo shoots

  • Design graphics packages for video content

  • Commission illustrations and oversee the work of freelance artists as needed

  • Attach text, prepare files, and monitor stories from concept through production, using Woodwing workflow

  • Assist executive editor with day-to-day operations during production cycle

Requirements:

  • 6+ years experience in print design, preferably in an editorial environment (ideally with some experience designing for online/social)

  • Portfolio representing a clean design style and strong typographic skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in graphic arts or related field

  • An interest in personal finance content

  • Strong multitasking, organizational and communication skills, including the ability to talk through editorial ideas in a lively, collaborative, and fast-paced environment

  • Comfortable with sharing feedback in a remote setting with online tools such as Slack and Zoom

  • Expert proficiency in Adobe CC (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InCopy), experience with WoodWing is highly preferred

  • Knowledge of 4-color reproduction, page production, prepress operations, and color correction

  • Both WFH and in-person. We are working in-person three days a week in our downtown FiDi location.

Type of Job: Design

City: New York City

State/Country: NY

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: Company benefits

Company: Foundry360 // Dotdash Meredith

About Our Company:
About Foundry 360: Foundry 360 is Dotdash Meredith’s direct-to-client content marketing group, embedded within Dotdash Meredith, America’s largest digital and print publisher. We help some of America’s top brands (Bank of America, Marriott, Ram, Fischer-Price, The Home Depot, Kellogg’s, more) solve diverse business challenges with exceptional content solutions across every media format. We pride ourselves on outstanding creative, great work and we have fun doing it. We are very proud to have been selected as CMA’s Content Agency of the Year for 2021. Come join our team!

Contact Name: Patty Alvarez

Contact Email: patricia.alvarez@thefoundry.nyc

How to Apply: Send your resume and online portfolio to patricia.alvarez@thefoundry.nyc