Designer, Variety Magazine
Job Description: Variety seeks a passionate and talented full-time Magazine Designer to join our Los Angeles team. The position will collaborate with the creative team on its weekly magazine and extra editions. The ideal candidate will work primarily on designing front and back of book sections, features, perform minor retouching, assign illustration, and collaborate with editors. We seek energy and intelligence in the candidate’s work, which is key to our book and lends itself well to our editorial team’s in-depth news and creative approach. Attention to detail and working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is required. This position is in Los Angeles, CA.
Job Responsibilities:
Designing front and back of the book pages
Works on Variety’s supplemental Award issues
Designing features
Perform minor photo retouching
Assigning illustrations
Working with editors on content generation for print, social and digital
Creative desire to evolve the Variety brand
Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
3+ years of experience in magazine design and editorial environment
Knowledge with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
A positive attitude and strong work ethic with a desire to inspire others
Self-Starter who can work independently and is an Ego-less team collaborator
Develop original design concepts and deliver polished visual designs
Highly organized and able to prioritize deadlines
Experience in photo-illustration and the K4 platform a plus
Able to thrive in a fast-paced and highly creative environment
Openness to collaborating closely with art, photo, and editorial staffs
Type of Job: Design
City: Los Angeles
State/Country: California
Duration: Full-Time
Benefits: It’s all About You…At PMC, your wellness is top of mind. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to nurture you and your loved ones, including pets! Our package includes Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) HSA with an employer contribution, FSA (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), EAP, Life Insurance, 401K with an employer match, Paid Parental Leave, Long-term Disability, generous Paid Time off (PTO), Pet Insurance, and Home & Auto insurance. Our Wellness initiatives rotate yoga, meditation, wellness weeks on a variety of topics, and financial wellness. We continuously elevate our offerings with more, for you.
Company: PMC
About Our Company:
ABOUT VARIETY
Variety is the seminal voice in the entertainment industry. After 117 years of award-winning breaking news reporting, insightful award-season coverage, must-read feature spotlights, and intelligent analysis of the industry’s most prominent players, Variety is the most trusted source for the business of global entertainment. Read by a highly engaged audience of industry insiders, aspirants and passionate entertainment enthusiasts, Variety’s multi-platform content coverage expands across digital, mobile, social, print, podcasts, branded content, events, and summits.
In May 2019, Variety’s “Actors on Actors” on PBS took home a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy award and has been awarded the Emmy for best entertainment programming at the 67th and 68th Emmy Awards. “Actors on Actors,” an interview special that features pairings of prominent actors discussing their craft, was produced by PBS SoCal in partnership with Variety Media, LLC. Follow Variety on Facebook facebook.com/variety; Twitter, @variety; Instagram, @Variety The Variety Group – Variety, Variety.com, Variety Insight, Indiewire,– is owned by Variety Media, LLC, a division of Penske Media Corporation.
About Penske Media Corporation
PMC is a leading global media and information services company whose award-winning content attracts a passionate audience. Since 2004, Penske Media has been a pioneer in digital media and a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens across its ever-growing constellation of iconic brands, which includes Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, Sportico, BGR, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, Vibe, IndieWire, Dirt, Gold Derby and Spy.com, among many others. PMC’s journalists and content creators deliver daily the most comprehensive news and information in their industries and areas of coverage, unequaled in ambition, depth, and courage. In addition, PMC owns several vital cultural events such as SXSW, LA3C, and Life is Beautiful. Headquartered in New York and Los Angeles with additional offices in 14 countries worldwide, PMC believes companies should not only be profitable but also forces for good. To learn more about PMC, our 2% Foundation, and our portfolio of brands, please visit www.PMC.com.