Senior Editorial Designer – National Geographic
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10104595 Ubicación Washington, Distrito de Columbia, Estados Unidos Business National Geographic Fecha de publicación 29/10/2024Detalles del empleo:
Job Summary:
We are looking for a detailed Senior Designer to join our team. The Senior Designer is comfortable working across digital platforms in addition to multiple print products. They possess exceptional design skills and closely collaborate with members of graphics, cartography, interactive, photography and other special publications departments to plan, shape, design and produce our highest quality products. The Senior Designer has outstanding conceptual skills and is responsible for creating imaginative solutions, with an exceptional eye for design and typography – especially when creating bespoke issues, packaging, and interactive storytelling.
We are looking for a self-starting design peer who leads from the front, with excellent self-management skills and is an enthusiastic collaborator, readily willing to take on tasks outside of the wide range of responsibilities for the betterment of the company and the team.
Responsibilities:
- Conceptualize, plan, shape, design, and produce layouts for NGM, Bookazines and special issues, NG Kids and Little Kids, along with Interactive Storytelling.
- Lead design on special issues, packages, bookazines entire issues, NGM Kids, and Little Kids, including any upcoming redesigns.
- Commission and art direct illustrators and collaborate closely with the editorial and photography departments, along with the rest of the Creative Team.
- Act as a valuable resource for junior design staff by mentoring and providing guidance, inspiration, feedback, constructive criticism, and direction.
- Work with the production department to color proof and ensure the highest quality product, reviewing lines for Proof, responsible for Production and Preflight for release of layouts for Bookazines + Special Issues, NGM and NG Kids/Little Kids Layouts
- Lead project teams, maintaining schedules and effectively communicating with all members of story team and direct managers to ensure project runs smoothly
- Continuously communicate effectively with managers, peers, and all other project stakeholders.
- Collaborate with design managers to maintain production schedule
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience using design to develop engaging content-based experiences across print and digital media for consumer audiences
- Expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Comfortable with digital storytelling and UX design.
- Exceptional eye for typography and story packaging.
- Strategic thinker with a solutions-based mindset and exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Effective and outstanding communicator with strong leadership skills.
- Positive attitude with an eagerness to be involved with many different projects, and excited to push them to the next level.
- Driven self-starter with strong ability to manage time and varying production schedules.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Publishing or editorial design a plus
- Digital / UX experience
- Experience using Figma and Sketch
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Design)
The hiring range for this position in Washington, D.C. is $103,500 to $138,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Acerca de National Geographic:
National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), una empresa conjunta entre Disney y la National Geographic Society, se compromete a llevar el contenido mundial de ciencia, aventura y exploración a través de una cartera inigualable de activos de medios. NGP combina los canales de televisión National Geographic (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) con los medios de comunicación de National Geographic y los activos orientados al consumidor, incluidas las revistas de National Geographic; estudios de National Geographic estudios; plataformas de medios sociales y digitales relacionadas; libros; mapas; medios de comunicación para niños; y actividades auxiliares que incluyen viajes, experiencias y eventos globales, ventas de archivos, licencias y negocios de comercio electrónico. Fomentar el conocimiento y la comprensión de nuestro mundo ha sido el objetivo principal de National Geographic durante 131 años, y ahora nos comprometemos a profundizar, superar los límites, ir más allá por nuestros consumidores… y llegar a millones de personas en todo el mundo en 172 países y 43 idiomas todos los meses a medida que lo hacemos. NGP devuelve el 27 % de nuestros ingresos a National Geographic Society, una sociedad sin fines de lucro para financiar trabajo en las áreas de ciencia, exploración, conservación y educación.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en National Geographic Partners PAY SVC , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos National Geographic.
National Geographic Partners PAY SVC es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.