News UK Hiring for Freelance designer (casual shifts) at London Full Time

Freelance designer (casual shifts)

The Times is looking for an experienced freelance editorial designer to work various design shifts across the News, Features and Sport sections, on both digital and print platforms.

We are looking for someone with significant print layout experience who has a background in publishing and experience in multi-platform design and digital products.

Please apply by August 14.

Responsibilities

• Designing and laying out pages to tight deadlines

• Able to translate and execute a design brief successfully and to deadline

• Following current affairs and culture and understanding the paper’s perspective

• Manage good working relationships with editors and production colleagues

• Be at the forefront of emerging technologies and understand their relevance

• Work a variety of shifts across a 6 day rota, including occasional evenings and weekends

Skills and experience

• Design qualification at degree level or equivalent

• Experience in publishing at a newspaper or magazine

• Expert knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite and working knowledge of newspaper CMS systems such as Methode or similar

• Experience in multi-platform design and digital products

• Experience working collaboratively with multi-skilled teams

• Well-developed interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate succinctly and effectively

• Ability to articulate the importance of design and graphics

• Varied portfolio that demonstrates adaptability across different design disciplines