Editorial Designer

CatholicJobs.com; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Claretian Missionaries Serv Corp in Chicago, IL offers a hybrid, full-time Editorial Designer role for U.S. Catholic. You will blend editorial design instincts with strong production skills across print and digital platforms, coordinating with editors to support the mission.

Responsibilities include designing the monthly magazine layout, managing prepress and production schedules, and creating social graphics, website visuals, and email assets while maintaining brand identity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or equivalent professional experience.
• 3–5 years of professional graphic design, preferably editorial/magazine.
• Experience preparing publications for professional printing including prepress and color management.

Responsibilities

• Design layouts for monthly print magazine using photography, illustration, and typography.
• Collaborate with editors to develop visual concepts for features and packages.
• Prepare and manage files for monthly production, ensuring accuracy and on-schedule publication.
• Manage production schedules and workflows for design, proofs, and printer deadlines.

Skills

Editorial design

Project management

Collaboration with editors

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

Claretian Missionaries Serv Corp

Chicago, IL (HYBRID POSITION)

Full-Time Employee

$50k to $60k Salary

Job Description

U.S. Catholic is seeking a full-time Editorial Designer who is creativity, attention to detail, strong project management skills, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously. The ideal candidate combines strong editorial design instincts with excellent technical and production skills and is comfortable working across both traditional print publishing and fast-moving digital platforms.

Print Design and Production

• Design visually compelling layouts for U.S. Catholic's monthly print magazine, utilizing photography, illustration, and typography across features, columns, and front-/back-of-book pages to support the editorial voice and mission.


• Collaborate with editors to develop visual concepts for features and special packages and identify opportunities for effective visual storytelling.


• Prepare and manage files throughout the monthly production cycle, incorporating editorial corrections and ensuring pages are accurate and ready for publication on schedule.


• Manage production schedules and workflows related to design, proofing, corrections, and printer deadlines, proactively identifying and resolving potential problems.

Digital and Social Media

• Create graphics and other visual assets for U.S. Catholic's social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, and other emerging platforms-including quote graphics, carousels, promotional graphics, and other platform-specific visual storytelling.


• Design graphics and other visual elements for uscatholic.org, email newsletters, podcast promotion, and other digital products to maintain consistent brand identity between print and digital.


• Assist with basic editing of video content and staying current on visual, social media, and digital publishing trends and apply relevant approaches to U.S. Catholic's digital and social design.

Brand, Marketing and other Design

• Design promotional and marketing materials, including subscription and fundraising campaigns, house ads, digital advertisements, media kits, event materials, and other audience-development initiatives.


• Maintain organized archives of design files, photography, illustrations, logos, templates, fonts, and other visual assets.


• Provide guidance to colleagues and make recommendations for improving the publication's visual presentation and production processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.


• 3-5 years of professional graphic design experience, preferably including editorial, magazine, or other publication design.


• Experience preparing publications and other materials for professional printing, including knowledge of prepress, color management, image preparation, file specifications, and proofing. Also creating graphics and visual content for social media and other digital platforms.


• Advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop; proficiency in Illustrator preferred.


• Comfort working with content related to Catholicism, religion, social justice, and contemporary culture; knowledge of Catholicism is a plus.


• Strong communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with editors, writers, photographers, illustrators, vendors, and other colleagues.

About The Employer

A Catholic organization of missionary priests and brothers serving poor Catholic and non-Catholic immigrants, youth, ederly, and families.Their ministries are offered throughout the world. The USA Province Headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois.