Senior Designer, Direct Products

Why Hearst Magazines?

Hearst Magazines is one of the largest publishers in the world, with more than 25 brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's BAZAAR, Popular Mechanics, and Oprah Daily. We reach more than 150 million people every month in the United States alone.

But we're more than just our magazines. We engage our audience across all mediums and channels-print, digital, video, and social-with sophisticated content creation, distribution, and data capabilities. We create, package, and sell products with cutting-edge technology and proprietary platforms. Together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your Impact:

Hearst Magazines is seeking a Senior Designer to join the creative team working on direct products and designs across all Hearst brands. This position will work closely with the Creative Director to create: printed products (books, planners, calendars), and marketing collateral (both digital and print). In the position, you will work in a fast-paced environment and in close partnership with the creative and consumer marketing teams to create best in class design for Hearst brands. This will require flexibility and creativity in aptly understanding the voice, tone, and needs of each brand.

What You'll Do:

• Oversee assigned design projects, from conception to delivery for multi-platform executions
• Create and evolve design systems and campaigns for individual Hearst brands across email, websites, social platforms, and physical ventures
• Collaborate with creative and consumer marketing teams to create engaging and dynamic graphic elements
• Understand the marketplace, assessing where Hearst brands stand against competitors' and ensure that we are ahead of the curve
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, developments, and tools
• Familiarity with pop culture, fashion, and trends

Who You Are:

• Strong, conceptual thinker who possesses a solid background in print, branding, typography, collateral, web, and social platforms
• Graphic Design degree (BFA)
• Four+ years' experience as designer at a leading ad agency, design studio, or corporation
• Proficiency with Adobe Suite (Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop). Pre-press knowledge a plus!
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail
• Familiarity with pop culture, fashion, and trends
• Possess solid presentation, listening, and communication skills
• Strong grasp of design principles: including typography, color, imagery, and composition
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to troubleshoot quickly
• Ability to multitask, prioritize projects, and communicate progress
• Manage job files and outputs: Maintain job files and the overall organization of team deliverables
• A sense of humor and a positive attitude

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Magazines requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Hearst Magazines will consider requests for reasonable accommodations on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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