Description:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Weekly design, pagination and layout of community newspaper. Includes arranging articles, images, advertisements, and other visual elements.
- Collaborate with editors, writers, advertisers and/or photographers to understand project requirements and incorporate content into the layout effectively.
Liaise with Advertising Sales to update, design and conceptualize weekly advertisements.
- Create or modify graphics, illustrations, and other visual elements to enhance the layout and overall design of the newspaper.
- Retouch and format all photography.
- Assist in the overall production of the newspaper, including photo selection and coordination, and assisting production team with research, fact checking, and gathering information for press pieces.
- Review and proofread layouts to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to brand guidelines and design standards.
- Copyedit and proofread editorial for accuracy, grammar, and adherence to style guidelines as needed.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and meet deadlines effectively.
- Package and prepare file for print.
- Content collection, coordination and layout of weekly This Week at The Reef brochure.
- Support Communications Department, including production of various materials such as posters, brochures, flyers, and digital publications.
Qualifications
- Experience in layout design and production, preferably in a newspaper/publishing environment or design agency.
- Graphic design experience required.
- Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop required.
Eye for typography, composition and layout.
- Excellent attention to detail required.
- Strong communication skills with ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
- Thorough proofreading skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and multitask effectively.
- Photography interest a plus but not required.
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, communications, journalism, or a related field a plus.