Senior Art Director

America's Test Kitchen • Boston, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

America’s Test Kitchen is seeking a Senior Art Director to lead work on its collaborative editorial design team. The role focuses on ideation, strategy, and execution of design and layout for books, magazines, and other ATK programs. It is part of the editorial design team within the Content + Design team, which produces approximately 9 books, 18 magazines, and additional print and digital editorial content each year. The ideal candidate brings strong creative and technical editorial design skills, photography art direction experience, and familiarity with and enthusiasm for food and cooking.

The position is based in America’s Test Kitchen’s Boston Seaport office and follows a hybrid schedule: three days per week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and two days remotely. The schedule may change from week to week based on business needs. The stated salary range is $80,000–$90,000; the actual offer depends on factors including relevant experience, job-related knowledge and skills, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of design experience in a publishing or branding environment.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong editorial design and art direction, with clean, clear, and creative visual presentation of content.
• Experience with photography art direction, particularly food photography.
• Proficiency with Macintosh OS and Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Woodwing, K4, Figma, and Asana.
• Food content experience and/or a passion for cooking.

Responsibilities

• Create and advise on innovative graphic design solutions that elevate the department’s visual presentation of editorial content.
• Take projects from brainstorm through final production in collaboration with stakeholders and department leads.
• Manage and mentor other members of the design team.
• Apply creative, editorially sound instincts to help ATK fulfill its mission to empower and inspire confidence in the kitchen.
• Collaborate with designers, editors, kitchen staff, and imagery team members on design, art direction, and production of layouts and photography, including on-set direction of food photography.
• Communicate and prioritize effectively at all stages of production to keep work on track.
• Listen and respond productively to team feedback throughout the process.
• Take ownership of design files and assets through production, keeping layouts tidy, consistent, and error-free.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed