Magazine Designer

The role

This person will design weekly long-form feature stories and editorial layouts for Newsweek's print magazine. They will oversee the production cycle and collaborate with editors, art directors, and photo teams.

What you will do

• Design weekly long-form feature stories and editorial layouts for Newsweek's print magazine.
• Oversee the flow of each issue through the production cycle.
• Coordinate with editors, art director, and photo teams to meet weekly deadlines.
• Work with editors and art director to ensure issues are visually cohesive and on-brand.
• Prepare files for print production.
• Support content adaptation across digital formats.
• Adapt badge designs to be used in different formats.
• Create bespoke illustrations for brand website.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in magazine or editorial design.
• Exceptional layout skills and understanding of publication structure, grid systems, and visual hierarchy.
• Advanced skills in Adobe InDesign, including creating tables for long lists and expert use of paragraph and character stylesheets.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to juggle multiple pages, deadlines, and collaborators under pressure.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong editorial design and layout.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Familiarity with AI design tools.

Nice to have

• Experience in a fast-paced, weekly or daily newsroom.
• Knowledge of Figma, Canva and PowerPoint.
• Experience commissioning and directing editorial visuals.

About the company

Newsweek is a global media organization that reaches 100 million people each month. It delivers news, opinion, images, graphics, and video across print and digital platforms.