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Associate Art Director
Atlantic Media
Washington, DC, United States
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Founded in 1857 and today one of the fastest growing companies in the media industry, The Atlantic has always championed the power of ideas to shape the conversation and change the world. Operating across print, digital, events, video, and audio platforms, we question answers, bringing clarity and original thinking to the most consequential issues of our times.
Our editorial art team is looking for an art director to develop concepts, design layouts for our magazine, contract and direct photographers and illustrators for our magazine and website, and produce original art to accompany our journalism. Experience with publication design and fascination with journalism (both print and digital) is a must.
The Associate Art Director will:
• Identify illustrators and photographers suited to create original artwork for journalism in The Atlantic and on TheAtlantic.com
• Commission artists, handling negotiation of fees, contracts, releases, and similar administrative tasks
• Direct commissioned art through from initial concept to final production
• Maintain a sense of ownership for each piece, remaining invested in the highest-quality outcome every time
• Lay out pages of The Atlantic’s national magazine
• Collaborate with editors and offer constructive critique to design colleagues
• Create original art and design to accompany digital journalism on TheAtlantic.com
• Perform other design tasks as required
• Constantly re-evaluate our design standards and agitate for better art and design across our editorial platforms
• Stay current by pursuing educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations
Qualifications of the Ideal Candidate:
• Strong portfolio of relevant publication and editorial design
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Demonstrated facility with identifying and contracting artists and illustrators
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant publication design or art direction experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to non-designers
Bonuses:
• Illustration, video, animation, and photography skills
• Experience with K4
• Experience with HTML & CSS
Across Atlantic Media, generally, the firm looks for two pillar gifts in its candidates. In all of us, these are more aspirational than actual, but they are central in our intentions.
• Force of Intellect- Atlantic Media seeks a discipline and rigor of thought as manifested, often, in exceptional academic performance and, later, success in a professional environment.
• Spirit of Generosity - Equally, Atlantic Media seeks what we term a spirit of generosity a natural disposition towards service and selfless conduct.
Atlantic Media is an EOE of Minorities/Women/Vets/Disability.