CREATIVE SERVICES - GRAPHIC DESIGNER
LEXINGTON CLIPPER - HERALD
Lexington, NE
Full-time
Advertising / Marketing / Public Relations
Posted on March 7, 2023
CREATIVE SERVICES – GRAPHIC DESIGNER
LEXINGTON CLIPPER - HERALD
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce advertising ROP layouts for weekly printed products in the Dawson and Gosper County region as well as digital and special sections
- Pagination of ROP and classified advertising pages for weekly products
- Work with Advertising to ensure proper ad placement and follow up on missing ad creative
- Enter creative into Affinity
- Enter some ads into Phoenix. Enter classified ads into Phoenix
- Follow requests from News for budgeting space for editorial content
- Processing of completed layouts to ensure a smooth and timely flow to page designers
- Communicating completed layout specs along with revisions among all involved parties
- Participating in additional tasks and assignments as necessary in order to achieve department goals (photographing news//sports events, minor IT functions, assisting customers with advertising and//or circulation questions, etc.)
Experience:
- Background in design or experience in a print production environment
- Expertise in collaborating with a cross-functional team to meet deadlines
- Newspaper or publishing experience preferred
Skills:
- Proficiency with the Microsoft suite of business applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
- Proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite of applications (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc.)
- Other communication software experience such as Slack or Teams
- Detail oriented with an ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines
- Ability to effectively and clearly communicate with a large audience
- Flexible and adaptive in response to changing team needs
- Critical thinking and the ability to make decisions based on experience and knowledge of processes