Design Director, Atlanta Magazine

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Job Description: Atlanta magazine, one of the country’s premier city and regional magazines, seeks a Design Director who will be responsible for the overall look of the Atlanta magazine brand—focusing on print and, to a lesser extent, on digital and social media. The Design Director will collaborate with the editorial staff to create a magazine each month that is visually inviting, provocative, sophisticated, and commercial. The Design Director will touch, directly or indirectly, every editorial page of the magazine. This position reports to the Editor-in-chief, Atlanta magazine. An eagerness to develop magazine brand extensions through multi-platform storytelling is important in this position (examples include video content, podcasts, ecommerce platforms, digital newsletters, etc.)

Job responsibilities include:

  • Working with the editor-in-chief to conceive and execute compelling and commercial covers

  • Clearly and promptly communicating assignments to contributing photographers, illustrators, and graphic artists

  • Overseeing and implementing any future redesign of the magazine

  • Closely adhering to the established budget and maximizing it in creative ways

  • Working closely with different departments to ensure a timely close of each issue

  • Finding ways to tell stories graphically and in unconventional and non-linear ways

  • Leading brainstorming sessions, suggesting heds and deks, and coming up with story ideas

  • Planning, alongside the editor-in-chief and section editors, for future covers and features

  • Nurturing and cultivating a deep roster of contributing photographers, illustrators, and graphic artists

  • Directing photo shoots as appropriate

Job Requirements:
Ideal candidates will:

  • Be proficient with the full Adobe Creative Suite

  • Have attention to detail

  • Be able to multi-task while being focused on meeting monthly deadlines

  • Have five years minimum experience in magazine design/layout/art direction

  • Have a working knowledge of social and digital platforms, video, Wordpress, etc.

  • Be team oriented, have excellent communication skills, desire to collaborate and have an entrepreneurial mindset

Type of Job: Design

City: Atlanta

State/Country: GA

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: Includes medical, dental, vision and 401(k)

Company: Atlanta Magazine

About Our Company: Atlanta magazine is the leading lifestyle publication in the city, and is nearly its 65th year.

Contact Name: Scott Freeman

Contact Email: SFreeman@atlantamagazine.com

How to Apply: Send resume and portfolio link to SFreeman@atlantamagazine.com