Description: The Design Editor helps curate and establish the aesthetic vision for Roundabout Magazine. Their job is to oversee design production and layout, as well as train new graphic designers.
Requirements:
- Has knowledge of using the Adobe Creative Suite
- Demonstrates excellence in creativity, knowledge in design principles, and attention to detail.
- Attend weekly editorial meetings (they usually last for an hour)
- Attend bi-weekly all-staff meetings
Assignments:
- Administer spread assignments and magazine layout
- Regularly complete spread assignments
- Plan coverage and design with the other editors
- Brainstorm content ideas
Staff Development:
- Recruit and train new staff members
- Work with the other editors to develop templates, colors and styles.
- Lead initial design process of the publication’s style and spread
- Work with the other editors on special projects such as the cover
Other Responsibilities:
- Meet weekly with the Roundabout staff to assess progress and deadlines.
- Assist in marketing, promotion and distribution of Roundabout
- Be an example to new staff.
- Other duties as assigned by the editor-in-chief.
To Apply:
- Prepare your resume
- Prepare a portfolio of what you consider your best design work (from any genre), including designs you’ve created for Roundabout
- Go to the Roundabout issue archive and pick three spreads that stand out to you. The spreads can be from multiple issues or all from the same issue.
- Review the strengths and weaknesses of each spread and describe changes you would recommend.
- Write your reviews as if you were addressing the spread’s designer to their face in an actual design critique.
- There is no length requirement for your reviews: an abundance of insight, not an abundance of words, is the goal.
- Email your resume, portfolio, and reviews to roundabout-editor@ncsu.edu by Sunday September 1st at midnight. Please copy amjavan@ncsu.edu, enpeedin@ncsu.edu, and erblack@ncsu.edu on the email as well.
- After we review your application, we’ll schedule a brief interview! (sweatpants are mandatory attire)