Senior Print Layout Designer

Velocity Made Good International (PH) Inc.; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Velocity Made Good International (PH) Inc. is seeking a Senior Print Layout Designer to join the VMG Premedia design team.

You will produce high‑quality editorial layouts for magazines, ensuring visual consistency, technical accuracy, and adherence to brand standards within structured publishing workflows. The role requires expert production discipline: InDesign mastery, typography, image placement, template maintenance, and collaboration with editors, art directors, and production managers to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in magazine design or editorial production.
• Experience within structured editorial workflows and publishing processes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple rounds of revisions while preserving layout integrity.
• Experience preparing files for professional print production and digital distribution.

Responsibilities

• Design and layout editorial pages in InDesign following templates and brand standards.
• Oversee page composition, typography, image placement, and formatting requirements.
• Translate copy and imagery into polished, publication-ready layouts.
• Develop and maintain InDesign templates, master pages, and page structures.
• Apply fonts and styles consistently across layouts.
• Prepare production-ready files and exports for print and digital delivery.
• Review work for visual consistency and production accuracy before delivery.
• Collaborate with editors, art directors, production managers, and team members.
• Document workflows and assist onboarding of new publications.

Skills

Editorial design principles

Typography & page composition

InDesign

Image & color management

Master pages & styles

Templates & workflow

Collaboration with editors

Education

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Print production knowledge

Job description

About Us

The VMG Group is a New Zealand-based portfolio of technology, service, and product businesses operating across nine countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Our global teams work together to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional service to customers around the world.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Print Layout Designer to join our design team. This role is responsible for producing high-quality editorial layouts for magazines, ensuring visual consistency, technical accuracy, and adherence to established brand standards. The ideal candidate combines strong design judgment with exceptional production expertise and can work effectively within structured publishing workflows and deadline-driven environments.

Key Responsibilities

Editorial Design & Layout Production

• Design and layout editorial pages using Adobe InDesign in accordance with established templates, style guides, brand standards, and editorial direction.
• Manage page composition, typography, image placement, formatting, and other day-to-day magazine production requirements.
• Translate editorial copy, imagery, and creative direction into polished, publication-ready layouts.
• Develop, modify, and maintain InDesign templates, master pages, and page structures as required.
• Apply approved fonts, paragraph styles, character styles, and publication-specific formatting consistently.

Image Preparation & Asset Management

• Prepare, resize, crop, and place images within layouts while maintaining composition and image quality.
• Perform routine image adjustments and light color correction where required.
• Ensure proper management of linked assets, image resolution, fonts, and production files.

Production & Quality Control

• Implement editorial and production revisions accurately and efficiently, including changes to copy, imagery, page structure, typography, and formatting.
• Prepare production-ready files and final exports according to established specifications for print and digital delivery.
• Review work thoroughly for visual consistency, technical accuracy, missing assets, formatting issues, and other production concerns prior to delivery.
• Maintain adherence to production schedules, approval workflows, revision cycles, and final-file deadlines.

Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate closely with editors, art directors, production managers, and other members of the publication team.
• Communicate proactively when missing materials, production issues, or unusual requirements may impact delivery timelines.
• Help prioritize workloads during periods of high production volume while maintaining quality and accuracy.

Process Documentation & Onboarding Support

• Support the onboarding of new publications by learning and documenting templates, style guides, workflows, image requirements, file structures, and production standards.
• Contribute to process improvements that enhance production efficiency and consistency.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in magazine design, editorial design, publication design, or a similar production-design environment.
• Proven experience working within structured editorial and publishing workflows.
• Experience managing multiple rounds of editorial revisions while maintaining layout integrity.
• Experience preparing files for professional print production and digital distribution.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign.
• Strong Adobe Photoshop skills, including image preparation, cropping, resizing, basic retouching, and color correction.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator.
• Strong understanding of editorial design principles, including typography, page composition, grids, hierarchy, spacing, and visual storytelling.
• Experience working with magazine templates, master pages, paragraph styles, character styles, object styles, and other structured InDesign workflows.
• Knowledge of print production requirements, image resolution, color spaces, preflight checks, and production-ready file preparation.
• Ability to interpret and consistently apply publication style guides and brand standards.

Core Competencies

• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to interpret and consistently apply brand guidelines and publication style guides.
• Excellent organizational and file-management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight publishing deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with remote editorial, creative, and production teams.
• Comfortable operating within structured workflows, approval processes, and client-specific requirements.

Senior-Level Expectations

As a senior member of the design team, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Make sound layout and typography decisions independently while remaining faithful to established publication designs.
• Identify and resolve production issues before they impact deadlines or quality standards.
• Handle more complex editorial features and layouts that require advanced design judgment.
• Maintain visual consistency and quality across an entire issue, not just individual pages.
• Provide constructive guidance and quality feedback to other designers when required.
• Interpret editorial feedback accurately and translate it into efficient production updates.
• Recognize when requests fall outside established design systems and elevate appropriately to an Art Director or Production Lead.
• Adapt quickly to different publication styles, templates, editorial structures, and production workflows.

Location: Philippines (Remote)
Team: VMG Premedia
Employment Type: Full-time

Shift: Mid-shift schedule