Editorial Designer for Print & Digital Magazine

Nashville Public Radio; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Catholic in Chicago is seeking an Editorial Designer to blend strong editorial instincts with production proficiency for both print and digital formats.

This full-time, hybrid role requires working in the Chicago office part of the week and collaborating with the editorial team to deliver visually compelling content. The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of editorial design experience, expertise with InDesign/Photoshop, and comfort with Catholic-themed content.Salary ranges between $50k

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communication, or related field.
• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Create graphics and other visual assets for U.S. Catholic's social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, and other platforms.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Editorial design

Project management

Team collaboration

Print production

Creative concept development

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

U.S. Catholic in Chicago is seeking an Editorial Designer to blend strong editorial instincts with production proficiency for both print and digital formats.

This full-time, hybrid role requires working in the Chicago office part of the week and collaborating with the editorial team to deliver visually compelling content. The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of editorial design experience, expertise with InDesign/Photoshop, and comfort with Catholic-themed content.Salary ranges between $50k