Senior Art Director, Editorial Design & Food Photography (Hybrid)

America's Test Kitchen; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

America’s Test Kitchen in Boston, MA is seeking a Senior Art Director to guide editorial design and layout across books, magazines, and ATK programs. The role blends creative direction with production-ready execution, including on-set food photography direction.

You will lead a design team, partner with editors and imagery teams, and deliver layouts from concept through final production in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of design experience in a publishing or branding environment with a portfolio demonstrating editorial design and art direction

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative graphic design solutions to elevate editorial visuals
• Lead projects from brainstorm to final production with stakeholders
• Manage and mentor design team members
• Apply editorial judgement to support ATK’s mission
• Collaborate across teams for layouts and photography, including on-set direction
• Communicate and prioritize to keep work on track
• Listen to team feedback throughout the process
• Own design files and assets through production with tidy, error-free layouts

Skills

Editorial design

Art direction

Photography art direction

Team leadership

Tools

Macintosh OS

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Woodwing

K4

Figma

Asana

Job description

America’s Test Kitchen in Boston, MA is seeking a Senior Art Director to guide editorial design and layout across books, magazines, and ATK programs. The role blends creative direction with production-ready execution, including on-set food photography direction.

You will lead a design team, partner with editors and imagery teams, and deliver layouts from concept through final production in a hybrid work setting.