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Editorial Designer

Department

Creative

Location

Dallas or Remote

Employment type

Full-time

We’re seeking a highly skilled and creative Editorial Designer to join our team, bringing expertise in editorial design, page layout, and information design to elevate our diverse range of publications and curriculum materials. This role requires a visionary designer with a strong foundation in typography, typesetting, and multi-page layout design, capable of producing cohesive and engaging experiences across print and digital formats. The ideal candidate will have experience in the publishing industry—working on books, papers, academic journals, or magazines—and will demonstrate mastery in tools like Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. A key aspect of this role is the ability to create compelling information graphics and data visualizations to enhance the readability and impact of our publications, ensuring they communicate complex ideas with clarity and creativity. This is an opportunity to shape how our written and visual content resonates with our audience, maintaining a high standard of design excellence that reflects our organization’s mission and vision.

Responsibilities

1- Publication design, layout and typesetting:
Collaborate with authors and the editorial team to conceptualize and design book covers and interior pages, ensuring alignment with the theme and tone of the content.
Ensure impeccable typesetting, page layout, and integration of type and image.
Apply professional academic typesetting to research papers, ensuring they meet high standards for academic credibility and readability
Create a cohesive visual language and design system for print and digital publications, ensuring strong typographic hierarchy for optimal readability.
2- Visual Assets for Marketing and Communication:
Produce complementary social media graphics, website assets, and other promotional materials to promote designed publications to external audiences.
3- Brand and Visual Consistency:
Uphold and contribute to the development of our brand guidelines, ensuring that all designs align with our organization’s aesthetic and mission across print and digital media.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, research, and product, to maintain brand consistency across all projects.
4- Information Design and Data Visualization
Creation and integration of visual elements such as infographics, tables, and other design elements into publications to enhance readability and engagement.

Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, print design, editorial or related field. Relevant work experience (e.g. publishing books, magazines) may substitute for educational requirements.
Portfolio required with examples of multiple page layouts, typesetting, functional and expressive typography, editorial illustration, book covers and information graphics.
3+ years of experience in editorial or publication design, particularly with book design, academic typesetting, digital editorial design, or curriculum development.
Proficiency in design software, specifically Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop for print and digital media.
Strong understanding of visual storytelling, with a focus on enhancing academic and educational content for both print and digital media.
Expertise in creating design systems and templated page layouts that can be modified or reused in multiple publications.
Impeccability with print production, layout, composition, typography and typesetting.
Successfully create compelling and meaningful visual language around a verbal concept.
Maintain a consistent brand identity across all designs, customizing as required.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing creative design with production deadlines.
Preferred: Familiarity with web and UI design with Figma to collaborate effectively on digital enhancements is a plus.
Familiarity with academic publishing and non-profit/mission-driven organizations
Key Qualities:
Creativity: Ability to translate complex concepts into visually appealing designs that are easy to understand and impactful across print and digital.
Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with diverse teams across editorial, marketing, product, and web development functions.
Adaptability: Flexibility to adjust designs based on audience needs, particularly for international and educational contexts.

Assignment

Please submit a PDF of your resume along with a cover letter, and portfolio showcasing relevant projects that showcase your skills and proficiency in editorial design. Any UI design projects or academic publications are a plus.

Any applications submitted without a PDF portfolio will NOT be considered. As part of your job application you are also required to submit an editorial design challenge. Any job applications submitted without the assignment will not be considered. Instructions are provided inside the challenge kit.

Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research embraces a philosophy that recognizes and values diversity. Our goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented, diverse workforce in a culture where all employees will contribute to their fullest potential.

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