Artful Living is looking for a part-time freelance art director to assist with:

Responsibilities

Assist with editorial and brand design for Artful Living across print and digital platforms, continuing to elevate aesthetic on an ongoing basis
Ideate and produce compelling, reader-friendly Artful Living editorial layouts
Collaborate with Artful Living editorial/digital teams and adapt feedback to improve design
Collaborate with marketing manager and digital team to produce/manage Artful Living digital and social media collateral
Collaborate with sales team, leadership team and marketing manager to produce marketing, branding, sales and event collateral for Artful Living
Participate in the ideation and execution of Artful Living photo shoots to meet editorial, branding and client needs
Help recruit, manage and art direct Artful Living design contributors/vendors, including but not limited to photographers, illustrators, printer, etc.
Help oversee Artful Living cover selection process
Source and optimize Artful Living editorial photography/imagery as needed
Assist with Artful Living pagination and final production
Ideate and produce Artful Living client advertisements as needed, working closely with advertisers
Assist with other design and content tasks as needed

Requirements

3+ years of editorial design experience or similar
Extensive Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) experience required
Photo shoot direction experience preferred
Wordpress and Mailchimp knowledge preferred
Proven ability to produce high-quality designs from concept to print-ready files
Excellent ability to manage multiple projects on varying, fast-paced timelines
Excellent verbal/written communication and collaboration skills with both internal team and clients
Current with design trends, emerging technologies and techniques
Creative problem-solving skills with ability to think on one’s feet

About

Artful Living is one of the top independent boutique lifestyle magazines across the United States with international reach. Founded in 2008 and based in Minneapolis, this award-winning lifestyle magazine features engaging original content and beautiful design, bringing the best of the North and beyond to an affluent audience with impeccable taste.

Artful Living is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

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