Friday, February 15, 2008

Graphic designer opening ...

Here ya go:

Job Description
Job Title: Graphic Designer
Department: Hoof Beats Magazine/Communication Department
Reports to: Art Director
Supervises: None
Status: Exempt

Position Summary: Designing advertising, editorial and company products.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities: Design of commercial advertisement using Quark, InDesign, Photoshop, illustrator and Acrobat

Design of editorial, as guided by the branding set out on Hoof Beats magazine including some departments.

Design internal products including forms, books, brochures, flyers, mailings, etc…, as guided by the branding of the USTA.

The baseline for the in-house and editorial products will be established by the USTA Art Director, who will set out templates and design models (fonts, styles) to be utilized in execution.


Qualifications:
College degree in related field

Minimum two years design/production experience, preferably with a magazine or newspaper.
Working Knowledge of both PC and Mac platforms

Working knowledge of the following software programs: Quark Xpress, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator

Creative self starter who is detail oriented and able to work within the structure of a trade organization

Knowledge of pre-press and printing technology helpful

To apply, contact:

Nicole Kraft
Director of Communications
nkraft@ustrotting.com

US Trotting Association
750 Michigan Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215