Editorial Designer

We are seeking an experienced Editorial Designer to collaborate with the Creative Director in building a world-class print publication. This is a professional editorial and print publication role. It is not a social media, marketing, or general graphic design position. We are looking for a designer with genuine expertise in editorial systems, typography, long‑form publications, and commercial print production.

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

• Develop a cohesive editorial design system using Adobe InDesign.
• Design master pages, recurring layouts, and reusable page templates.
• Create the publication's cover design.
• Build a scalable layout framework capable of supporting future issues while maintaining visual consistency.
• Develop typography hierarchies, spacing systems, and editorial grids.

• Design elegant layouts for long‑form articles, essays, interviews, and editorial features.
• Design internal brand advertisements that integrate naturally within the publication.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director to explore visual directions, typography, pacing, and overall editorial presentation.
• Integrate supplied visual assets into layouts while maintaining exceptional editorial quality.

• Prepare professional print‑ready files.
• Ensure proper bleed, margins, typography, image quality, and commercial print standards.
• Package final production files for commercial printing.

The core requirements for the job include the following:

• Minimum 5 years of professional editorial or publication design experience.
• Expert‑level Adobe InDesign proficiency.
• Advanced Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator skills.
• Extensive experience designing magazines, books, annual reports, or comparable multi‑page print publications.
• Strong understanding of publication flatplans, master pages, paragraph styles, character styles, and baseline grids.
• Exceptional typography, grid systems, and editorial pacing.

• Practical experience preparing files for professional commercial printing.
• Strong understanding of CMYK workflows, bleed, margins, image preparation, and pre‑flight checks.

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with the Creative Director.
• Preferred (strong asset).
• Experience using AI creative tools such as Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Flux, ChatGPT image generation, or similar platforms is considered a strong asset but is not required.
• Candidates with AI experience are encouraged to include relevant examples within their portfolio.

• You appreciate premium editorial design, thoughtful typography, and exceptional print craftsmanship.
• You enjoy solving the complex challenges of long‑form editorial layouts and building systems that remain visually consistent across an entire publication.
• You are comfortable collaborating with a Creative Director, contributing your technical expertise while refining ideas through an iterative design process.