Editorial Designer
Tes Global
London
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- Salary:
- Competitive
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- Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
Reporting to the Creative Director, TES & THE, the Designer will produce layouts and designs to enhance the readability and attractiveness of the content of TES, TESS and THE magazines and any supplements.
Key Responsibilities
· To create, design and layout pages for the various publications that comply with the overall design guidelines.
· To ensure quality pictures have been sourced for pages that are engaging, original and of strong composition. Either via commissioning or researching, the designer is responsible for the images for the pages he/she is laying out.
· To ensure images accurately visualise the content of the article; including providing briefs for the illustrators/photographers that interpret the article and give a strong sense of the editorial angle.
· To create layout that is attention grabbing and encourages the reader to immediately grasp the sense of the article and want to read on.
· To enliven the copy with such devices as quotes, boxes and entry points when required.
· To design with awareness of where the page to be laid out falls within the publication, especially if the page is part of an editorial spread.
· Work with sub editors to ensure that there are no delays in the production process.
· Assist sub editors working on the layout of news pages when required.
· Use Photoshop and other programs to produce images to illustrate TES articles and supplements.
· To generate highly creative, unique and vibrant ideas that reflect the needs and wants of the reader. Ensuring original design, creating aesthetic appeal and of innovative nature.
· To adhere to deadlines.
· To provide cover across the department as required.
· To be flexible to the demands of the products.
· To develop and maintain excellent working relationships with other departments within TES Global.
Person Specification
Essential Skills/Qualifications· Conversant with various software packages including Illustrator, Photoshop and other programmes used in page layout, cover design and to handle photographic images.
· Enthusiastic person, who wants a challenge and knows what skills they still need to acquire.
· Communicates well with colleagues.
· Ability to visualise difficult concepts
· Highly creative and original design skills.
· Must demonstrate ability to interpret Editorial content.
· Willingness to take risks with original designs and images.
· Eager to learn new methods and to improve skills.
· The ability to take responsibility for actions and lack of actions and to work unchecked.
· Self-starter, high degree of personal motivation.
· Ability to work fast and creatively.
· Diploma or degree in design or art related subject
Experience· Two years as a designer with a B2B title, national or regional newspaper or consumer magazine.
· Experience on a weekly.
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About Tes Global
- Tes Global
- 3 St Paul’s Place, Norfolk Street, Sheffield
- South Yorkshire
- S1 2JE
- United Kingdom
Tes Global is a digital education company that has been supporting educators for over 100 years.
Our mission is what we stand for. ''We believe in the power of great teaching. We support and connect teachers and schools worldwide, helping them to improve children's lives through education''
Our company
We’re aiming to develop the products and services that will make the biggest difference in global education. We’re providing teachers and schools with training, resources and jobs services alongside the world’s largest online teacher community.
We are working to making a difference in the lives of educators, children and students by building a strong and sustainable digital education company, with commercial and social purpose that will improve standards in education worldwide.
Our culture
We put educators at the heart of everything we do and we‘re passionate about the difference we’re making in global education. We succeed by working together to develop and deliver by collaborating across teams and global locations.
We’re excited about our future; we’re embracing new ideas, innovative ways of working and open technologies so that we can help every educator in the world to raise global teaching standards.
Our people
We treat others’ as we would like to be treated ourselves – with dignity and respect. We’re sociable people with a sense of fun and if you believe in improving education worldwide we’ll warmly welcome you here.
We are diverse, we come from different backgrounds and different countries; we are teachers, journalists, designers, technologists, sales people, events managers, software engineers and more. We are socially engaged and united by our passion to support educators, schools, universities and students to ensure that everyone has the best education wherever they are.
Our rewards and benefits
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and engaging workplace where we value everyone’s contribution. We have high expectations and our people work hard so when it comes to our benefits, we have everything you’d expect, from health insurance, generous annual holiday entitlement and retirement benefits. But we also offer more than the basics. Our benefits are part of who we are and are there to support your work / life balance, your health, your development and your financial security.
Our commitment to diversity
We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation and we believe that we are stronger when we are inclusive. You’ll be treated fairly whatever your age, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity or family circumstances.
Everyone is responsible for the promotion and advancement of our diversity policy and we are an Equal Opportunities employer. As such, we are committed to ensuring a culture of equal opportunities with respect and dignity at work for all employees.
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We are a truly global company with a presence in the UK, US, Australia and beyond, and everyone, in every location is an integral part of the Tes team.
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