Editorial Designer

This is a Full Time Job

We are seeking an Editorial Designer for MySA.com. The role will help curate MySA's visual strategy and will be responsible for sourcing stock images, creating custom illustrations, sourcing and taking photos, creating collages and custom art for MySA's social media platforms, and help reporters find quality art for daily posts. The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of branding, marketing, and storytelling to help us share new content on our MySA.com, as well as social platforms with an evolving audience and new audiences.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties
• Create and maintain MySA's brand image and standard

• Cultivate relationships with a broad base of freelance photographers

• Create eye-catching web and social media graphics

• Shoot and edit weekly feature shoots and photo essays

• Help collect media assets along with writers and editors

• Designing and taking projects from the concept stages through final production

• Illustrations

Required Skills
and Experience

Team player who understands the urgency and lifecycle of the web

Strong photo editing skills are a must

Experience in lifestyle (food, drink, home) photography preferred

Proficiency using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML

Ability to effectively meet deadlines, handle high production volume and work well under pressure

Excellent communication and organizational skills

Able to multi-task and handle sudden production requests

General internet experience and savvy

Experience understanding customer requirements and developing conceptual criteria into effective visually compelling advertising campaigns for web applications

Bachelor's degree in art, design or related field or equivalent design experience may be considered

1-2 years in graphic design or art direction for digital magazines or brands is required

Must have a strong working knowledge of Mac OS X and be proficient with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office on a Mac platform. Illustration skills will be required on an as needed basis.