Project Role: Graphic Designer (WACTAC ALUMNI)
Walker Art Center 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
The designer will support the layout, formatting, and visual design of a submission-based publication, focusing on organizing written and visual submissions into a cohesive design. Key tasks include creating the cover design and ensuring consistent formatting, typography, and visual clarity throughout the final product.
Responsibilities
- Design and produce the layout for a magazine or booklet-style publication
- Compile and format multiple submissions (text, images, artwork, and graphics)
- Design the front cover of the publication
- Apply consistent typography, formatting, and page structure
- Maintain clear visual hierarchy and readability throughout the publication
- Prepare print-ready and/or digital-ready files
- Collaborate with the editorial or project team to ensure accuracy and clarity
- Incorporate edits and revisions based on feedback
- Ensure files meet printing specifications or digital distribution standards
- Coordinate communication with printer and ensure project stays within designated budget
Requirements
- WACTAC Alumni
- Working knowledge of Adobe InDesign (required) and familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite
- Basic experience with editorial layout, publication design, or booklet formatting
- Strong attention to typography, spacing, and visual organization
- Ability to manage multiple pieces of content and maintain consistent formatting
- Comfort incorporating feedback and making revisions
Benefits
- The Walker offers a wide range of benefits for both part-time and full-time employees
- Click link to view benefits
Key Skills
About Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art. Walker programs examine the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities. Learn about current opportunities at the Walker at: walkerart.org/jobs.
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