Designer Magazines

ITP Media Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic designer with a flair for creativity and a passion for magazine and marketing design. This role involves executing design projects across various brands, ensuring high standards and attention to detail. You will collaborate with editorial and commercial teams, manage workflows, and create original artwork for both print and digital formats. If you're excited about the design scene and thrive under pressure, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase your talents in a vibrant environment that values creativity and innovation.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in design with a focus on print and digital formats.
• Ability to manage workflows and meet deadlines efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Execute design work for magazines and marketing across various brands.
• Collaborate with editorial and commercial teams on diverse projects.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Creativity under pressure

Education

Degree level education or equivalent industry experience

Tools

Keynote

PowerPoint

Job description

ITP Media Group's Hospitality Entertainment & Design Group is looking for an enthusiastic dynamic designer with magazine and marketing experience to join its team based in Dubai. You must have a keen eye for beautiful creative design and demonstrable experience designing print products in addition to digital creative including ad formats. Only applicants with a link to a relevant portfolio of work will be considered.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for executing design work across magazines marketing and awards for brands including Time Out Commercial Interior.
• Design Hotelier Middle East and Caterer Middle East.
• Responsible for managing individual product workflows alongside brand editors ensuring magazine pages are designed to brief and to deadline.
• Work with editorial and commercial teams on a variety of projects for the Group's brands and clients with an ability to jump seamlessly between different themes day-to-day.
• Work with the Group's editorial leads to ensure each brand's standards and guidelines are met for each project.
• Liaise with colleagues on the design team as well as the editorial photography and events teams to ensure all necessary and correct collateral (brand logos, images, templates, etc.) is available for each project you work on.
• Where relevant, support the Group's clients with artwork requirements where needed, all in line with individual brand identity and guidelines.
• Comfortable editing photography in Adobe Photoshop and creating unique concepts and artwork in Adobe Illustrator.
• Creating original artwork for digital and print adverts.
• Creating original logo concepts for co-branded projects.
• Creating original digital and event artwork for ITP brands and ITP clients.
• Have your finger on the pulse of the global design scene to spot new and emerging trends in print, digital, social, and video formats.

Personal attributes and essential skills

• Demonstrable consistent track record of going above and beyond.
• Exacting standards and attention to detail.
• Ability to problem-solve alone.
• Excited by the challenge of last-minute ad-hoc projects.
• Able to work creatively and efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Flexibility and a professional approach at all times.
• Education: Must be educated to degree level or equivalent industry experience.
• Essential skills: fluent in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
• Desirable skills: experience in Keynote and PowerPoint.
• Languages: English is essential; Arabic is preferred.