Print Designer, New York Magazine

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Job Description: The Editorial team is at the core of everything New York Magazine does. Our team strikes the perfect balance of content that’s smart and funny so that our readers know everything they need to know to navigate urban life and the fast-moving culture, whether that’s politics, culture, food, shopping, or style trends.

We’re looking for a sharp-eyed, Designer to work in the New York magazine’s Art Department focusing on Intelligencer, The Strategist, and Culture, sections that cover all areas of the arts, politics, and culture both high and low and in between — from blockbusters to indie films, comfort TV to prestige dramas, political scandals to profiling the next AOC, from TikTok influencers to gallery shows.

The ideal candidate is a strong team player with a love of typography; complex layout design; information graphics; an interest in finding and commissioning new illustration talent; and, of course, a love of pop culture, politics, and urban living.

For consideration, please include a link to your portfolio in your application.

What you’ll do:

  • Help with the design and workflow of New York’s Intelligencer, The Strategist, and Culture, working closely with designers and with photo editors and section editors to put the biweekly print magazine

  • Work closely with digital art director to plan art treatments for print and digital renditions

  • Come up with clever visual solutions for articles

  • Source and commission illustrators and contribute

  • Design a variety of customized layouts: information graphics; charts, graphs, lists and rankings; and special section packages

About working at Vox Media: This is a permanent, full-time position with excellent benefits—including flexible hours and generous parental leave. Vox Media strives to provide comprehensive healthcare options for our employees and to ensure that our healthcare and other benefits are LGBTQ-inclusive. You'll be joining a group of focused, hard-working, creative people who are passionate about doing work that's challenging and fun—and who strive to maintain a healthy work/life balance.

Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law.

Vox Media is dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all of our employees. All employees in our offices are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have an approved religious or medical exemption. Employees with approved religious or medical exemptions may be subject to additional safety requirements, including submitting to regular COVID-19 testing and wearing a face covering in our offices.

Job Requirements:

What you’ll bring:

  • At least 2-3 years of experience in magazine design or similar studio work on editorial projects

  • Demonstrated ability to create complex layouts and package stories creatively

  • Time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines

  • A love of print media, and the excitement of working in a late-breaking news environment

  • The ability to work in a highly collaborative work environment; you must be able to take feedback, direction and have flexibility under tight deadlines

  • Experience commissioning and cultivating working relationships with illustration talent.

  • Creating editorial photo collage art solutions preferred but not required

  • Proficiency with InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator; experience with K4 or similar content management system is a plus, but not required

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Art or Graphic Design preferred, but commensurate experience and a strong portfolio accepted.

Type of Job: Design

City: New York

State/Country: NY

Duration: Full-time

Benefits: Unlimited PTO, health, vision, & dental, 401(k) with match, paid parental leave, learning & development funds

Company: New York Magazine

About Our Company: New York Magazine obsessively chronicles the ideas, people, and cultural events that are forever reshaping our world. Part of Vox Media since November 2019, the beloved and influential New York brands include the groundbreaking magazine New York, which is published biweekly in print, and six thriving verticals: Intelligencer, delivering national news and sharp commentary on politics, business, technology, and media; The Cut, covering style, self, culture, and power; Vulture, the premier site for culture news, criticism and service; The Strategist, dedicated to shopping the internet smartly; Curbed, covering cities and city life; and Grub Street, home to food news and authoritative restaurant criticism.

How to Apply: Please submit your application + portfolio through this link: https://grnh.se/f77d10291us