Senior Print and Digital Designer

Permanent employee, Full-time · London

Your mission

The Senior Print and Digital Designer will be responsible for the visual layout of our weekly magazine and its digital counterparts. This role requires a strong eye for detail, speed, and accuracy, as well as experience in creating digital versions of print publications for various platforms, including Apple News +. Proficiency in motion graphics and designing social media assets and promotional materials is essential. The ideal candidate will also be a proficient visual storyteller with a genuine interest in women's lifestyle content.
To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter clearly outlining your suitability for this role. An application without a cover letter will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Layout Design
1. Design and layout pages for the weekly print magazine, ensuring high standards of viisual appeal, readability and brand consistency
2. Work closely with editors, photographers and writers to create engaging cohesive visual content
Digital Adaptation
1. Convert print layouts into digital formats for multiple platforms, including Apple News +, ensuring a seamless and optimized reader experience
2. Maintain the integrity of the magazines design across all digital platforms
Motion Graphics
1. Create compelling motion graphics for digital editions, social media and promotional use
2. Enhance digital content with animations and interactive elements to engage readers
Social Media and Promotional Design
1. Design visually appealing social media assets to promote magazine content across various platforms
2. Develop promotional materials that align with the magazine’s brand identity and marketing strategy
Visual Storytelling
1. Utilise strong visual storytelling skills to create compelling narratives that resonate with our audience
2. Ensure that all visual content supports and enhances the editorial voice of HELLO! Magazine
Collaboration and Communication
1. Collaborate with the editorial and marketing teams to ensure visual content aligns with editorial and promotional goals
2. Communicate effectively with team members to manage project timelines and deliverables
Quality Control
1. Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in all design work
2. Ensure all designs adhere to brand guidelines and are free of errors

Your profile

Experience with digital publishing platforms, including Apple News +
Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in print layout, digital design, motion graphics, and social media assets
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously
High attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work
Proficient visual storyteller with a genuine interest in women's lifestyle content

Experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience in print and digital design, preferably in the magazine or publishing industry
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects)

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field
To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter clearly outlining your suitability for this role. An application without a cover letter will not be considered.

Benefits

As well as getting to work with an amazing team on exciting work, the role offers the following:

25 days annual leave per year.
1 birthday day per year
Employee Assistance Programme that offers support to employees with a wide range of concerns from mental health through to finances
Private medical scheme
Life assurance 6 x salary
Group Income Protection

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About us

MISSION STATEMENT

To influence and inspire with relevant, exclusive and entertaining content in a positive, celebratory and kind environment via stringent editorial integrity.

History of Hello

HELLO! is a market-leading lifestyle and celebrity publication, known for its positive and celebratory reporting and unrivalled showbiz exclusives which have been entertaining audiences since 1988.

Over the years, its digital brand has transformed from a small legacy publishing site into an influential global website.

HELLO! is part of the HOLA group, who launched ¡HOLA! magazine in Barcelona in 1944. The husband and wife team of Antonio Sánchez Gómez and Mercedes Junco Calderón launched the publication with the aim of adding some sparkle to their readers’ lives. Always positive,¡HOLA! and HELLO! continue to remain true to the guiding principles of a new type of journalism - always positive, highly visual and celebratory, allowing readers a moment of escape into the worlds of the rich and famous to inspire, brighten and entertain.

With offices in London, New York and Toronto, HELLO! Magazine is now a 24-hour global website, with unique user experiences in our three main audience territories of the UK, US and Canada.

Our readership is more global than that however, with audiences also visiting the site from Australia, India, Europe and all other parts of the world.

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HELLO! looks forward to hearing from you!

Thank you for your interest in Hello Limited. Please fill out the following short form. Should you have difficulties with the upload of your data, please send an email to careers@hellomagazine.com