Summary:- We are seeking a highly skilled Editorial Designer to join our creative team. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience designing long-form and data-rich materials for print and digital, including reports, brochures, presentations and interactive PDFs. This role requires strong typography and layout skills, a sharp eye for detail, and proven expertise in making documents ADA compliant.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and produce editorial materials, including reports, white papers, brochures, fact sheets and thought leadership pieces, for print and digital. • Build and format presentation decks in PowerPoint, following brand templates and standards. • Create accessible PDFs that meet ADA, WCAG 2.1 AA and PDF/UA standards, including tagging, reading order, alt text and table structure. • Test and fix documents with accessibility tools such as Acrobat Pro and PAC. • Lay out charts, tables and data visualizations clearly and accurately. • Prepare print-ready files and work with vendors on production specs. • Apply brand guidelines consistently across all deliverables. • Work with writers, marketers and compliance reviewers to handle edits and revision rounds on tight timelines. • Build and maintain templates, style sheets and file libraries for reuse. • Stay current on design and accessibility best practices.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Communication Design or a related field (or equivalent work experience). • 3+ years of professional experience in editorial, publication or document design. • Portfolio showing long-form print and digital work.
Skills:
• Expert in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat Pro. • Advanced PowerPoint skills, including master slides and templates. • Proven hands-on experience remediating PDFs to accessibility standards. • Strong typography, grid and layout skills. • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines. • Strong communication and organizational skills. • High attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in financial services or another regulated industry. • Familiarity with compliance review workflows. • Experience making Word and PowerPoint files accessible. • Accessibility certification (for example, IAAP CPACC or Adobe accessibility training). • Basic motion or digital publishing skills.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate is a detail-driven designer who is equally comfortable building a 40-page report, cleaning up a sales deck and tagging a PDF for screen readers. They are proactive, collaborative and able to own projects from layout through final accessible delivery.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $50.00/hr - $56.66/hr.
