Print Designer
Description
Description
Daily Racing Form (DRF) has an exciting opportunity for a full-time print designer. Projects include designing news and data pages for the Daily Racing Form newspaper, including the front page; producing several DRF digital products; and designing occasional web ads/artwork for DRF.com. The ideal candidate has newspaper/magazine layout experience with InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustratrator in a PC environment. Occasional weekend work and holiday work may be required.
Responsibilities
- Design news pages on daily deadline, including preparing pages for press, color correcting photos, and placing advertisements.
- Design front page of newspaper, and assist in sending multiple regional front pages to the press each day.
- Lay out data-heavy pages and products.
- Style and produce a variety of DRF handicapping products as interactive PDFs.
- Design web ads for DRF.com.
- Design artwork for DRF social media accounts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Strong knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator in a PC environment.
- 1-2 years experience, or strong internships in print media preferred.
- Ability to work on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Availability for occasional weekend and holiday work may be required.
- Experience with K4 and/or Drupal a plus.
- Knowledge of and interest in horse racing a plus.
The position is hybrid requiring some work in the New York office
Pay Range $42K-$48K