Job Description
Title: Visual/Print Designer
Location: Pasadena, CA 91109
Shift: 1st
Pay Range: $51-83/HR
Contract: 18 months
Part time Role
Summary:
The Visual / Print Designer will focus on high-quality visual execution across print and static formats, with opportunities to contribute illustration and conceptual thinking. This role is ideal for a designer who values craft, clarity, and strong visual systems—particularly when working with dense or technical information.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designs art and copy layouts for material to be presented by visual communications media such as books, magazines, newspapers, Internet websites, television, and packaging.
- Develops materials manually or utilizes graphic software to design and produce finished artwork or product.
- Plans content, graphic aspects, and presentation of material, product, or service.
- Determines size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, selects style and size of type, and arranges layout based upon available space, knowledge of layout principles, and esthetic design concepts.
- Draws sample of finished layout.
- Ensures consistency of design.
- Prepares notes and instructions for workers who assemble and prepare final layouts for printing.
- Reviews final layout and suggests improvements as needed.
- May key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.
- May prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material according to instructions of client or supervisor.
- May prepare series of drawings to illustrate sequence and timing of story development for television production.
- May mark up, paste, and assemble final layouts to prepare layouts for printer.
- May specialize in particular field, medium, or type of layout.
- May produce still and animated graphic formats for on-air and taped portions of television news broadcasts, using electronic video equipment.
- May photograph layouts, using camera, to make layout prints for supervisor or client.
- May develop negatives and prints, using negative and print developing equipment, tools, and work aids to produce layout photographs for client or supervisor.
Required Skills:
- Design print materials including posters, publications, reports, and signage
- Create layouts that balance technical accuracy with visual clarity
- Develop illustrations and visual assets to explain complex ideas
- Apply strong typographic systems to support readability and hierarchy
- Collaborate with writers and technical partners to refine content presentation
- Prepare files for production with attention to detail and efficiency
Desired Skills:
- Strong portfolio demonstrating print design, typography, and layout
- Illustration skills (conceptual, technical, or explanatory)
- Deep understanding of visual hierarchy and communication
- Experience working within brand or design systems
- Production-ready mindset with strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Highly skilled at using Adobe design software (InDesign, Illustrator, & Photoshop)