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About the Role

APL Media is seeking two talented and creative Art Editors for fixed-term maternity cover contracts. These roles involve producing exceptional design across print and digital consumer and trade publications, branded content, and digital channels, managing projects from concept to publication.

Responsibilities

• Design editorial features, cover stories, supplements, collections, and commercial content.
• Produce engaging layouts from concept to final artwork.
• Maintain and evolve the visual identity of APL Media’s brands across print and digital.
• Manage magazine layout, including working with copy, InDesign layouts, and flatplan management.
• Review and proof artwork before publication.
• Work with the production team to ensure files are print-ready.
• Source and select photography for publication.
• Commission photographers, illustrators, and freelance creatives.
• Conduct picture research and manage picture budgets.
• Liaise with agencies, picture libraries, and external suppliers.
• Adapt editorial content for digital platforms.
• Design social media assets.
• Produce basic video and motion graphics using Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe Express.
• Support the development of APL Media’s visual presence across digital channels.
• Design editorial and commercial projects across various platforms.
• Liaise with editorial, commercial, and client teams.
• Manage artwork amends through to final delivery.
• Collaborate with editorial, production, and commercial teams to deliver projects on schedule.
• Contribute ideas during planning meetings and creative discussions.
• Support and share knowledge with junior members of the design team.
• Stay updated on design trends, publishing innovation, and creative tools.

Requirements

• Proven experience in magazine or editorial design.
• Passion for high-quality editorial design and visual storytelling.
• Ability to manage projects from brief through to publication.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced publishing environment.
• Exceptional eye for detail and consistently high creative standards.
• Enjoy collaborating with editorial, production, commercial teams, and clients.
• Proactive, organised, and able to work independently.
• Ability to bring fresh ideas and continually develop creative skills.
• Interest in travel and lifestyle publishing and understanding of how visual design enhances journalism.

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Express
• Editorial design
• Typography
• Colour theory
• Composition
• Visual storytelling
• Print production
• Pre-press
• Print and digital publishing
• Organisational skills
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Commissioning photographers and illustrators
• CMS platforms (desirable)
• Project management software (e.g., Asana) (desirable)
• Video editing
• Motion graphics

Location

• London office
• Remote

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Fixed-term contract
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Mid-level

About the Company

• APL Media produces award-winning consumer and trade publications, branded content, and digital channels.