At Hearst UK, there’s always more to the story. Join us as our Designer (Luxury) to start the next chapter in your career.
We’re the UK’s leading premium publisher, and the people behind iconic media brands such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Country Living, Red, Prima and Good Housekeeping. We’ve created a working environment that encourages everyone to pull together. We never stop looking for brave new ideas. We’ll always try to develop and improve, we trust each other to do our best, and we have fun as we build on our heritage to make history.
About the role
You will design and support the team to maintain the quality of work. This is from initial design concept through to the final product. You will be responsible for supporting the Art Editor to ensure the perfect execution of the vision of the Editor-in-Chief as well as working alongside other designers to liaise on style and ensure brand identity.
- Support the Art team in the design and layouts of all pages
- Marking up pages to be sent to press and pre-media
- Checking colour proofs, ensuring pages are of an excellent standard and any corrections or instructions have been actioned when requested
- Scanning if needed and supporting the art team with general administrative tasks
- Design regular pages and features across the brand
- Attend art meetings and generate exciting ideas for layout of features and regular pages
- To work with industry-standard toolsets to complete your work, as well as work within the prescribed processes of the structured workflow systems used to create editorial content
About you
- Ability to work effectively to meet deadlines
- Fully adaptable – able to design across all titles on all multi-platform offerings
- Able to build close working relationships with the entire team and completely understand the vision of each brand
- Enthusiasm and endless supply of new ideas
- A passionate approach to work
- The ability to think creatively
- A strong eye for detail
- Self-motivated
- Some experience working as a Designer on a publication in the consumer magazine market and digital experience.
What we offer
At Hearst UK, you can choose from a huge range of perks and benefits that can help you learn well, work well and live well including:
- 25 days’ holiday (with the option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days) - pro rated for part-time or fixed-term employees
- Hybrid working – Three days per week in the office
- Discounted gym membership
- Healthcare cash plan
- Spend a charity day with your favourite good cause
- Life assurance and pension scheme
- Regular socials and more!
There’s more to your story than you imagine. And the next chapter begins right here.
Hearst UK is deeply committed to using our influential brands to reflect the world we want to live in – one that respects, protects, represents and uplifts the voices and opinions of all people. As a business, we recognise the significant benefits of creativity, collaboration and innovation that comes with diverse teams. Not only is diversifying the voices in our organization the right thing to do, but it also helps us to make powerful and exciting content that can be enjoyed by many more people. This is why we’re working to build a sense of true belonging within our business and foster a culture in which everyone feels heard.
