Job Opening: Designer

Note: This position is no longer open

Garden & Gun seeks an experienced Graphic Designer to join our creative services design team in Charleston, South Carolina. The ideal candidate is creative, detail-oriented, and has superior design skills. Candidate should have experience producing content across all media platforms, including print, digital, social, and experiential. A clear understanding of magazine branding is required and magazine and media experience is preferred. Designer will assist in procuring estimates and developing budgets. Designer should be comfortable working collaboratively under tight deadlines. This is an opportunity for the ideal candidate to showcase excellent design skills while joining a dynamic brand that values creativity and innovation.

This position reports to the Design Director.

Responsibilities include:

> Create graphics and design layouts for print, digital, and experiential platforms

> Collaborate with Marketing, Editorial, and brand extensions to support projects with design solutions

> Work with Marketing and Advertising Sales as directed to create design initiatives

> Establish and implement production schedules

> Supervise and execute all project production needs with precision and attention to detail, while working with vendors and timelines best suited for the project

> Assist in developing and adhering to creative budgets

Required qualifications:

> Exceptional typography and layout skills

> Proven strong attention to detail

> Excellent time management skills

> Ability to work at a high level while managing multiple projects

> Highly proficient in Adobe CC – InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator

> Adept at studio skills – creating physical comps, mockups, and short-run printed materials

> Strong communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on being collaborative and efficient

> Experience in photography, video production, and web design highly desired

> Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or Communications Design

> Minimum of 5 years design experience within a magazine or agency environment

For immediate consideration, please email your letter of interest, resume and design portfolio to careers@gardenandgun.com

Garden & Gun Magazine, LLC is a lifestyle brand anchored by its award-winning national magazine, Garden & Gun, that covers the best of the South, including the sporting culture, the food, the music, the art, the literature, the people and their ideas. With a national audience of more than one million passionate and engaged readers, the magazine has won numerous awards for its journalism, design, and overall excellence. The publication was launched in the Spring of 2007. The company and editorial team are headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, with advertising sales offices across the United States.