Newsweek is the global media organization that has earned audience time and trust for more than 90 years. Newsweek reaches 100 million people each month with thought-provoking news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City, Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and Asia.
Newsweek is looking for a Magazine Designer/Art Editor with a passion for strong editorial layout, publication design, and visual storytelling—plus experience overseeing weekly production and collaborating across editorial channels. This role is central to the visual output of Newsweek’s flagship magazine and will play a key role in managing the production cycle from layout to press.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design weekly long-form feature stories and editorial layouts for Newsweek’s print magazine, ensuring top-tier visual quality, storytelling, and composition.
- Oversee the smooth flow of each issue through the production cycle, coordinating with editors, art director, and photo teams to meet tight weekly deadlines.
- Work closely with the editors and art director to ensure each issue is visually cohesive and on-brand across platforms.
- Maintain and evolve the magazine’s visual identity while responding to editorial needs and breaking news.
- Commission and art-direct photography, illustration, and infographics.
- Contribute to the visual planning of feature stories, covers, and special issues.
- Prepare files for print production, ensuring all layouts meet technical and editorial standards.
- Support content adaptation across digital formats when needed.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of professional experience in magazine or editorial design, preferably in a fast-paced, weekly or daily newsroom.
- Exceptional layout skills and a deep understanding of publication structure, grid systems, and visual hierarchy.
- Advanced skills in Adobe InDesign, with excellent knowledge of creating tables for long lists, and expert use of paragraph and character stylesheets. Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Knowledge of Figma, Canva and PowerPoint is a plus.
- Proven ability to juggle multiple pages, deadlines, and collaborators under pressure.
- Experience commissioning and directing editorial visuals is a plus.
- A portfolio demonstrating strong editorial design and layout is essential.
- Excellent written and spoken English; flexibility in working hours.
- Familiarity with AI design tools
Newsweek is an equal opportunity employer. We seek employees of diverse backgrounds and are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and respectful workplace.
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Newsweek is a global news magazine that provides high quality, in-depth coverage and analysis of the major events shaping our world. For more than 80 years, the iconic brand has been offering readers a unique perspective on world affairs and giving context to the most important events in global news. Today, via its print and digital editions, Newsweek continues to help its readers navigate a rapidly-changing world. Newsweek publishes a U.S. and International edition weekly in English. The international edition – branded as Newsweek International –serves the Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions while language-specific editions are available in Japan, Korea, Latin America, Pakistan, Poland and Serbia. A separate English-language edition is also published for the Middle East.
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