Graphic Designer, Magazine Production

Graphic Designer / Production Artist for print and digital

Marin Open Studios

Marin County, CA

DURATION:

Jan. 15 - April 15 -- (3 months with possibility of extension)

Mentorship is provided by previous teams.

Requirements:

• Experience in catalogue and advertising print and digital design and production
• Work remotely
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines and interact with a team of administrators and participating artists

Required systems and software knowledge of:

• Mac OS 12.7 or above
• Adobe Suite of tools:
• InDesign - for print & digital document production
• Photoshop - for photo editing, batch processing, map production
• Illustrator - for map production
• Acrobat Pro - for PDF creation, editing, map production files
• Microsoft Office (Word and Excel - Must be able to edit Excel spreadsheets)

SCOPE of work:

Beginning Jan. 15

TOUR GUIDE for ANNUAL EVENT: Produce 40-page Tour Guide using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator

and Acrobat Pro. Includes 250-260 artists’ images and info, plus advertising. Deadline for all print

production approximately March 21. Printing by local magazine for insert in May issues. Review and

approve all pages for final printing.

TOUR GUIDE COVER: Identify and design cover for Tour Guide based on participating artworks. Develop

concept for 3-5 design options for Board final review and decision. This design will be replicated in all

visual communications for the Open Studios season Jan-May.

MAPS: Create Maps showing location of the participants’ studios to be used in Tour Guide.

ADVERTISING: Advertising design and production begins in February for long lead print. Design and

produce 20-25 print and digital ads of varying sizes for publication in local media. Copy, dates, times,

sponsors will be provided by administration teams. Majority of advertising runs April and early May.

OTHER COLLATERAL: Manage design and/or print production of posters, signage, postcards and other

collateral materials.