Graphic Designer/Compositor

GW, Inc.•Maryland Heights, MO

20d•$18 - $20•Hybrid

About The Position

GW, a premier publishing services provider, is seeking a detail-oriented page designer with experience in publications and Adobe InDesign to join our team as a Compositor/Graphic Designer. The ideal candidate for this position has a mastery of InDesign skills, an attention to detail, a desire to problem-solve, and wants to make a positive contribution to learning and education. Projects require excellent time management and creative thinking skills. As a Compositor/Graphic Designer your work will involve layout of various types of deliverables for educational purposes, such as medical, scientific, and trade books, magazines, and online works. Daily work could include design and page composition, revisions of illustration, accessibility, digital (ePub) deliverables, and more.

Requirements

Exceptional skills in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, especially InDesign
Skill in Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Skills and knowledge of automation of tasks through scripts
Comfortable working on multiple projects and multiple types of work
Ability and willingness to solve problems
Ability to work within deadlines

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and other CC applications
ePub3 creation and knowledge of accessibility standards, various outputs, and deliverables
Knowledge of HTML or XML

Responsibilities

Design and page composition for educational deliverables (medical, scientific, trade books, magazines, online works)
Revisions of illustration
Ensuring accessibility of digital deliverables
Creating digital (ePub) deliverables