Senior Art Director, Image Magazine (Los Angeles Times)

Job Description: The Los Angeles Times is seeking an ambitious, imaginative and collaborative senior art director to join its award-winning creative department. We’re looking for someone who can help us take our fashion lifestyle brand Image to the next level as we transition it from a broadsheet section to a new glossy magazine. The best candidates will be excited to challenge the existing rules of magazine design. We want weird ideas and big thoughts – and to make something that truly reflects the creativity of Los Angeles and the people who live here.

We are looking for someone who has experience in editorial magazine design. You will be a key player in evolving the Image brand, ensuring visual consistency across print and digital channels while staying on top of current design trends. If you love collaborative brainstorming and have the hands-on design and production skills to execute big ideas, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Requirements:

In this position, you will:
• Design and art direct covers and inside pages for glossy magazine printing, with eight issues expected this year
• Art direct photo shoots in fashion, style, still life and portraits
• Develop and maintain the style manual in conjunction with design directors
• Continue to grow our database of illustrators and photographers, with a focus on finding L.A.-based contributors
• Commission illustrators and photographers
• Coordinate projects for both digital and print
• Lead team meetings
• Create and maintain organizational documents
• Book ads as necessary
• Design additional pages in features broadsheet sections as needed
• Design and art direct for latimes.com and social channels as needed

Requirements:
• At least five years of professional experience as an art director in magazine design
• A portfolio of work that demonstrates excellence in art directing illustrations, typography and photography as well as experience working on photo shoots
• Strong multitasking, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong working knowledge of design software: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. CCI Layout Champ knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to design for digital stories and social media
• A history of designing and developing alternate story forms
• Effective at working in a team environment

The L.A. Times is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes expressions of interest from people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Explore our company history, achievement, values, mission and more on our Careers Site: https://careers.latimes.com/ This position will be listed as Lead Art Director in the Los Angeles Times Guild. Times staff is currently working remotely, but when we return to the newsroom this position will be based in El Segundo, Calif.

Type of Job: Magazine Design, Print and Digital

City: El Segundo

State/Country: California

Duration: Full-time

Company: Los Angeles Times

About Our Company: The Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 1.4 million and 2.4 million on Sunday, more than 39 million unique latimes.com visitors monthly and a combined print and online local weekly audience of 4.3 million. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Times has been covering Southern California for more than 139 years.

Los Angeles Times’ businesses and affiliates include The Envelope, Hot Property, Times Community News and Los Angeles Times en Español. The Times also owns California Community News, LLC.

At the L.A. Times, we believe in opportunities for all. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. None of our applicants will be discriminated against based on disability, genetics, or anything protected by federal, state, or local laws.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and safe environment for everyone. Our people come first. We value the views and ideas of everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. We are passionate about safety, inclusivity, and diversity. It is our goal to create a space where everyone feels safe and welcome.

If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

If you're interested in an exciting career with a respected media company as we move toward a digital future, we invite you to explore what The Times has to offer on our Career Website at https://careers.latimes.com/.

Click here to view our current job openings and apply for positions online: http://www.latimes.com/careers.

Contact Name: Amy King

How to Apply: Please upload a resume, cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for this position and a link to your portfolio to Creative Director Amy King by Feb. 12. The opportunity to attach additional documents appears on the third screen and is labeled “Upload.” https://nantmedia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LATimesCareers/job/El-Segundo-CA/Senior-Art-Director--Image-Magazine_REQ_000724